Emergency Medicine: An Approach to Clinical Problem Solving

Author: Glenn C. Hamilton
Published: January 1991
Publisher: Saunders W B Co
ISBN: 0721644872
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 1184

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This guide for emergency medicine residents covers the 65 most common disorders seen in emergency rooms. Organized by symptom and presented in outline form, the chapters explain the doctor's responsibilities and identify the decisions she needs to make. Case studies, charts, photographs, and diagrams illustrate major points concerning anatomy, diagnosis, and treatment. Particular attention is given to the treatment of pediatric and geriatric populations.

Table of Contents:

Sect. I Orientation to Emergency Medicine 1
Ch. 1 Introduction to Emergency Medicine 3
Ch. 2 Airway Management 17
Ch. 3 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 39
Ch. 4 Shock 60
Sect. II Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders 75
Ch. 5 Acute Abdominal Pain 77
Ch. 6 Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding 97
Ch. 7 Acute Diarrhea 113
Sect. III Cardiovascular Disorders 129
Ch. 8 Chest Pain 131
Ch. 9 Syncope 154
Ch. 10 Hypertension 170
Sect. IV Cutaneous Disorders 183
Ch. 11 Rash 185
Sect. V Immunologic Disorders 207
Ch. 12 Anaphylaxis 209
Ch. 13 Approach to HIV in the Emergency Department 217
Sect. VI Infectious Disorders 233
Ch. 14 Febrile Adults 235
Sect. VII Toxicology/Environmental Disorders 257
Ch. 15 The Poisoned Patient 259
Ch. 16 Alcohol Intoxication 286
Ch. 17 Heat Illness 300
Ch. 18 Hypothermia 313
Sect. VIII Hematologic Disorders 325
Ch. 19 Sickle Cell Disease 327
Sect. IX Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders 349
Ch. 20 Diabetes 349
Ch. 21 Acute Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis 363
Sect. X Head and Neck Disorders 379
Ch. 22 Epistaxis 381
Ch. 23 Acute Sore Throat 389
Ch. 24 Earache 404
Ch. 25 The Red Painful Eye 417
Sect. XI Infancy and Childhood Disorders 437
Ch. 26 Febrile Infants 439
Ch. 27 Stridor 454
Ch. 28 Dehydration 468
Sect. XII Musculoskeletal Disorders 481
Ch. 29 Acute Low Back Pain 483
Ch. 30 The Swollen and Painful Joint 503
Sect. XIII Nervous System Disorders 515
Ch. 31 Altered Mental Status 517
Ch. 32 Headache 535
Ch. 33 Seizures 552
Ch. 34 Stroke 566
Sect. XIV Psychobehavioral Disorders 581
Ch. 35 Psychobehavioral Disorders 583
Ch. 36 Domestic Violence 600
Sect. XV Thoracorespiratory Disorders 621
Ch. 37 Acute Dyspnea 623
Ch. 38 Wheezing 639
Sect. XVI Urogenital Disorders 657
Ch. 39 Acute Pelvic Pain 659
Ch. 40 Vaginal Bleeding 677
Sect. XVII Trauma 691
Ch. 41 Multiple Blunt Trauma 693
Ch. 42 Penetrating Trauma 723
Ch. 43 Abdominal Trauma 741
Ch. 44 Chest Trauma 758
Ch. 45 Open Injuries to the Hand 774
Ch. 46 Closed Injuries of the Upper Extremity 794
Ch. 47 Lower Extremity Injury 814
Ch. 48 Head and Neck Trauma 843
Ch. 49 Wound Care 870
Index 892

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