Blueprints Emergency Medicine,9781405104616

Blueprints Emergency Medicine

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781405104616
ISBN10: 1405104619
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-23
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

The Second Edition ofBlueprints Emergency Medicinecovers the essentials of emergency medicine that students need to know during their rotation and while preparing for the USMLE. The thoroughly updated and reorganized Second Edition features coverage of the most common conditions encountered on the wards. Completely reorganized to cover the most common acute conditions first, followed by a systems-based approach to emergency medicine Expanded coverage of trauma, bioterrorism, and pediatric emergencies Greatly increased number of figures, tables, and algorithms 75 board-format Q&As with answer explanations Now includes evidence-based referencesTotally revised, thoroughly updated, and trusted by students, theBlueprintsseries keeps getting better.

Table of Contents

Contributor to the first edition ix
Reviewers x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xiv
PART ONE: Cardiovascular Emergencies
1(42)
Acute Coronary Syndromes
2(7)
Dysrhythmias
9(13)
Congestive Heart Failure
22(4)
Hypertensive Emergencies
26(4)
Acute Aortic Dissections
30(3)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
33(2)
Occlusive Arterial Disease
35(2)
Pericarditis/Tamponade
37(3)
Infective Endocarditis
40(3)
PART TWO: Pulmonary Emergencies
43(18)
Pneumothorax
44(2)
Venous Thromboembolic Disease
46(4)
Asthma
50(2)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
52(3)
Pneumonia
55(3)
Tuberculosis
58(3)
PART THREE: Trauma
61(36)
General Approach to the Trauma Patient
62(2)
Head Trauma
64(3)
Facial Trauma
67(3)
Spinal Trauma
70(5)
Chest Trauma
75(5)
Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
80(4)
Orthopedic Injury to the Extremities
84(5)
Emergency Wound Care
89(4)
Burns and Electrical Injuries
93(4)
PART FOUR: Gastrointestinal Emergencies
97(22)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
98(3)
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
101(2)
Cholecystitis
103(2)
Appendicitis
105(3)
Pancreatitis
108(2)
Bowel Obstruction
110(3)
Infectious Diarrhea
113(6)
PART FIVE: Neurologic Emergencies
119(18)
Acute Stroke
120(4)
Meningitis
124(3)
Seizures
127(3)
Atraumatic Headache
130(4)
Vertigo
134(3)
PART SIX: Obstetric/Gynecologic and Urogenital Emergencies
137(22)
Ectopic Pregnancy
138(2)
Vaginal Bleeding in First Trimester
140(3)
Vaginal Bleeding in Third Trimester
143(2)
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
145(3)
Testicular Torsion
148(2)
Renal Colic
150(2)
Urinary Tract Infection
152(3)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
155(4)
PART SEVEN: Immunologic, Endocrine, and Electrolyte Emergencies
159(26)
Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
160(3)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
163(2)
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Coma
165(2)
Thyroid Disorders
167(4)
Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis
171(2)
Potassium Disorders
173(4)
Sodium Disorders
177(3)
Calcium Disorders
180(5)
PART EIGHT: Toxicologic and Environmental Emergencies
185(30)
General Approach to Overdose
186(1)
Bioterrorism
187(2)
Acetaminophen
189(2)
Salicylates
191(2)
Drugs of Abuse
193(2)
Alcohols
195(3)
Sedative-Hypnotics
198(2)
Tricyclic Antidepressants
200(2)
Anticholinergic Intoxication
202(2)
Digoxin Toxicity
204(3)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
207(2)
Frostbite and Hypothermia
209(3)
Heat Illness
212(3)
PART NINE: Pediatric Emergencies
215(18)
Croup
216(2)
Bronchiolitis
218(2)
Pediatric Fever
220(3)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
223(2)
Child Abuse
225(2)
Pyloric Stenosis
227(1)
Intussusception
228(2)
Otitis Media
230(3)
PART TEN: ENT/Ophthalmologic Emergencies
233(24)
Retropharyngeal Abscess
234(2)
Peritonsillar Abscess
236(2)
Epiglottitis
238(2)
Ludwig Angina
240(2)
Otitis Externa
242(2)
Epistaxis
244(2)
Traumatic Hyphema
246(2)
Corneal Abrasion
248(2)
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
250(2)
Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
252(2)
Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis
254(3)
PART ELEVEN: Psychiatric Emergencies
257(10)
General Approach to the Psychiatric Patient
258(2)
Depression and Suicidality
260(1)
Psychosis
261(1)
Delirium and Dementia
262(2)
Panic Disorder
264(3)
Questions 267(11)
Answers 278(7)
Appendix: Evidence-Based Resources 285(9)
Index 294

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