Essentials of emergency medicine /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis :
Mosby,
[1996]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. General concepts
- Emergency medicine: an introduction
- General approach to the emergency patient
- Airway management
- Cardiac arrest
- Shock
- Multiple trauma
- Abdominal pain
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Vomiting
- Acute infectious diarrheal disease
- Pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, and genital infection
- Joint and back pain
- Seizure
- Pt. II. Signs and symptoms
- Fever
- Altered mental status and syncope
- Headache
- Respiratory distress
- Chest pain.
- Pt. III. Trauma
- Head trauma
- Facial and oral trauma
- Spinal injury
- Chest trauma
- Cardiovascular trauma
- Abdominal and genitourinary trauma
- Soft-tissue injuries and lacerations
- Orthopedic injuries
- Pt. IV. Environmental emergencies
- Thermal and chemical injuries
- Electrical and lightning injuries
- Near-drowning
- Heat-and cold-induced injuries.
- Pt. V. Systemic disorder
- Respiratory system
- Acute respiratory tract infection
- Acute adult asthma and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Aspiration and foreign bodies
- Cardiovascular system
- Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Peripheral arteriovascular disease
- Ischemic heart disease
- Hypertension
- Congestive heart failure
- Dysrhythmias
- Upper gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Lower gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Disorders of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas.
- Genitourinary system
- Acute genitourinary disorders
- Renal failure and dialysis
- Pregnancy
- Hematologic and oncologic disorders
- Hematologic disorders
- Oncologic emergencies
- Connective tissue diseases and dermatology
- Rheumatology and connective tissue diseases
- Dermatologic problems
- Neurologic problems
- Stroke
- Vertigo
- Meningitis and encephalitis
- Special neurologic problems
- Emergency psychiatry
- Acute psychosis
- Suicide
- Violence
- Metabolic disorders
- Fluids and electrolytes.
- Endocrine disorders
- Infectious diseases
- Bacterial infectious
- Viral infections
- Human imunodeficiency virus infection and AIDS
- Parasitic disease
- Tickborne illnesses
- Toxicology
- Toxicology: general management principles
- Specific toxins
- Pt. VI. Special problems
- Pediatric emergencies
- Otolaryngologic emergencies
- Disorders of the eye.