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Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine |
| © 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Introduction: The Approach to the Emergency Department Patient
Chapter 1 Airway Management
Chapter 2 Airway Procedures
Chapter 3 Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Chapter 4 Shock
Chapter 5 Vascular Access
Chapter 6 Chest Pain
Chapter 7 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 8 Shortness of Breath
Chapter 9 Syncope
Chapter 10 Fever
Chapter 11 Altered Mental Status and Coma
Chapter 12 Headache
Chapter 13 Weakness
Chapter 14 Dizziness
Chapter 15 The Ophthalmic Examination
Chapter 16 Common Ophthalmic Medications
Chapter 17 The Red Eye
Chapter 18 Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Bodies
Chapter 19 Acute Vision Loss
Chapter 20 Diplopia
Chapter 21 Acute Eye Infections
Chapter 22 Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Chapter 23 Dental Emergencies
Chapter 24 Oral and Maxillofacial Disorders
Chapter 25 Nontraumatic Upper Airway Obstruction
Chapter 26 Sore Throat
Chapter 27 Complications of Tracheostomies
Chapter 28 Sinusitis and Rhinitis
Chapter 29 Acute Ear Infections in Adults
Chapter 30 Epistaxis
Chapter 31 Vertigo and Labyrinthine Disorders
Chapter 32 Respiratory Failure
Chapter 33 Pneumonia
Chapter 34 Pleural Effusion
Chapter 35 Asthma
Chapter 36 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 37 Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum
Chapter 38 Pulmonary Embolism
Chapter 39 Hemoptysis
Chapter 40 Sarcoidosis
Chapter 41 Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 42 Congestive Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale
Chapter 43 Bradydysrhythmias
Chapter 44 Tachydysrhythmias
Chapter 45 The Patient with a Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator
Chapter 46 Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 47 Infectious Endocarditis
Chapter 48 Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
Chapter 49 Hypertension
Chapter 50 Nontraumatic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disorders
Chapter 51 Peripheral Arterial Disease
Chapter 52 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis
Chapter 53 Complications of Vascular Grafts
Chapter 54 Venous Gas Embolism
Chapter 55 Aortic Dissection and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 56 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Chapter 57 Mesenteric Ischemia and Infarction
Chapter 58 Esophageal Disease
Chapter 59 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 60 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 61 Peptic Ulcer Disease
Chapter 62 Approach to Jaundice
Chapter 63 Acute Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Chapter 64 Hepatitis
Chapter 65 Hepatic Failure and Cirrhosis
Chapter 66 The Patient with a Liver Transplant
Chapter 67 Pancreatitis
Chapter 68 Acute Appendicitis
Chapter 69 Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 70 Hernias
Chapter 71 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chapter 72 Diarrhea and Proctitis
Chapter 73 Diverticular Disease
Chapter 74 Perianal, Rectal, and Anal Diseases
Chapter 75 Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies
Chapter 76 Hematuria
Chapter 77 Acute Scrotal Pain
Chapter 78 Urinary Tract Infections
Chapter 79 Prostatitis
Chapter 80 Fournier’s Gangrene
Chapter 81 Urolithiasis
Chapter 82 Urinary Incontinence and Retention
Chapter 83 Genitourinary Stents and Catheters
Chapter 84 Penile Disorders
Chapter 85 Azotemia and Acute Renal Failure
Chapter 86 Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis-Related Emergencies
Chapter 87 The Patient with a Renal Transplant
Chapter 88 Pelvic Pain
Chapter 89 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Chapter 90 Vaginal Bleeding in the Nonpregnant Patient
Chapter 91 Vaginitis
Chapter 92 Breast Masses and Breast Infection
Chapter 93 Sexual Assault
Chapter 94 Emergencies in Early Pregnancy
Chapter 95 Ectopic Pregnancy
Chapter 96 Complications of Induced Abortion
Chapter 97 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chapter 98 Emergencies of Late Pregnancy
Chapter 99 Emergency Delivery
Chapter 100 Postpartum Emergencies
Chapter 101 Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 102 Painful Syndromes of the Hand and Wrist
Chapter 103 Bursitis and Tendinopathy
Chapter 104 Hand Infections
Chapter 105 Low Back Pain
Chapter 106 Common Foot Disorders
Chapter 107 Monoarticular Arthritis
Chapter 108 Polyarticular Arthritis
Chapter 109 Organic Brain Syndrome
Chapter 110 Headache
Chapter 111 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Chapter 112 Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 113 Seizures
Chapter 114 Transient Global Amnesia
Chapter 115 Peripheral Neuropathies
Chapter 116 Bell’s Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia
Chapter 117 Myopathies and Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
Chapter 118 Demyelinating Disease
Chapter 119 Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
Chapter 120 Medical Clearance
Chapter 121 Depression and Suicide Ideation
Chapter 122 Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attack
Chapter 123 The Agitated or Violent Patient
Chapter 124 Factitious Illness, Malingering, and Conversion Disorder
Chapter 125 Bereavement and Grief Reactions
Chapter 126 Life-Threatening Dermatoses
Chapter 127 Papulosquamous Eruptions
Chapter 128 Blistering Disorders
Chapter 129 Purpuric Eruptions
Chapter 130 Urticaria
Chapter 131 Anaphylaxis
Chapter 132 Angioedema
Chapter 133 Drug Allergy and Other Drug Reactions
Chapter 134 Multisystem Autoimmune Disease
Chapter 135 Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
Chapter 136 Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
Chapter 137 Tetanus
Chapter 138 Meningitis and Encephalitis
Chapter 139 Central Nervous System Abscess
Chapter 140 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 141 Lyme Disease
Chapter 142 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Chapter 143 Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Chapter 144 Tuberculosis
Chapter 145 Infectious Mononucleosis
Chapter 146 Influenza
Chapter 147 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Related Disorders
Chapter 148 Toxic Shock Syndromes
Chapter 149 Parasitic Disease
Chapter 150 Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in the Health-Care Worker
Chapter 151 Bleeding Disorders
Chapter 152 Antithrombotic Therapy and Its Complications
Chapter 153 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome
Chapter 154 Sickle Cell Disease
Chapter 155 Anemia
Chapter 156 Transfusion Reactions and Complications
Chapter 157 The Cancer Patient in the Emergency Department
Chapter 158 Acid–Base Disturbances
Chapter 159 Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 160 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 161 Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
Chapter 162 Hypoglycemia
Chapter 163 Thyroid Emergencies
Chapter 164 Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
Chapter 165 Disorders of Sodium and Water Metabolism
Chapter 166 Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
Chapter 167 Disorders of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism
Chapter 168 Rhabdomyolysis
Chapter 169 General Principles of Trauma
Chapter 170 Trauma Airway Management
Chapter 171 Traumatic Shock
Chapter 172 Wound Management
Chapter 173 Head Injuries
Chapter 174 Maxillofacial Injuries
Chapter 175 Dental Injuries
Chapter 176 Eye Trauma
Chapter 177 Blunt Neck Trauma
Chapter 178 Penetrating Neck Trauma
Chapter 179 Cervical Spine Fractures
Chapter 180 Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
Chapter 181 Spinal Cord Injuries
Chapter 182 Blunt Chest Trauma
Chapter 183 Penetrating Chest Trauma
Chapter 184 Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 185 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 186 Genitourinary Trauma
Chapter 187 Peripheral Vascular Injuries
Chapter 188 Approach to Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 189 Shoulder Injuries
Chapter 190 Elbow Injuries
Chapter 191 Wrist and Forearm Injuries
Chapter 192 Hand Injuries
Chapter 193. Pelvic Fractures
Chapter 194 Hip and Femur Injuries
Chapter 195 Knee Injuries
Chapter 196 Ankle and Foot Injuries
Chapter 197 Burns
Chapter 198 Replantation
Chapter 199 Acute Compartment Syndrome
Chapter 200 Ballistics and Blast Injuries
Chapter 201 Hanging and Strangulation Injuries
Chapter 202 Trauma in Pregnancy
Chapter 203 Trauma in the Elderly
Chapter 204 General Approach to the Pediatric Emergency Patient
Chapter 205 Newborn Resuscitation
Chapter 206 Pediatric Resuscitation
Chapter 207 Rapid-Sequence Induction
Chapter 208 Shock and Vascular Access
Chapter 209 General Approach to Pediatric Trauma
Chapter 210 Head Trauma
Chapter 211 Evaluation of the Cervical Spine
Chapter 212 Chest and Abdominal Trauma
Chapter 213 Fractures and Sports Injuries
Chapter 214 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 215 Altered Mental Status
Chapter 216 Apnea and Apparent Life-Threatening Events (ALTE)
Chapter 217 Ataxia
Chapter 218 Chest Pain
Chapter 219 Constipation
Chapter 220 Crying, Fussy Infant
Chapter 221 Dehydration
Chapter 222 Diarrhea
Chapter 223 Failure to Thrive
Chapter 224 Fever of Acute Onset
Chapter 225 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 226 Headache
Chapter 227 Heart Murmurs
Chapter 228 Hematuria
Chapter 229 Limp
Chapter 230 Respiratory Distress
Chapter 231 Seizures
Chapter 232 Syncope
Chapter 233 Vomiting
Chapter 234 Abuse: Sexual
Chapter 235 Abuse and Neglect: Physical
Chapter 236 Appendicitis
Chapter 237 Asthma
Chapter 238 Bronchiolitis
Chapter 239 Cellulitis
Chapter 240 Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, and Other Cardiac Presentations
Chapter 241 Croup and Other Airway Disorders
Chapter 242 Dermatologic Disorders
Chapter 243 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 244 Ear Infections
Chapter 245 Eye Disorders
Chapter 246 Foreign Bodies
Chapter 247 Genitourinary Disorders
Chapter 248 Glomerulonephritis and the Nephrotic Syndrome
Chapter 249 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Chapter 250 Immunizations
Chapter 251 Intussusception
Chapter 252 Kawasaki Disease
Chapter 253 Lymphadenitis and Neck Masses
Chapter 254 Meningitis and Encephalitis
Chapter 255 Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 256 Newborn Problems
Chapter 257 Nursemaid’s Elbow
Chapter 258 Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Chapter 259 Pertussis
Chapter 260 Pharyngitis and Rheumatic Fever
Chapter 261 Pneumonia
Chapter 262 Psychosocial and Behavioral Emergencies
Chapter 263 Pyloric Stenosis
Chapter 264 Sickling Syndromes
Chapter 265 Sinusitis
Chapter 266 Torticollis
Chapter 267 Urinary Tract Infections in Children
Chapter 268 Ventricular Shunt Problems
Chapter 269 Pediatric Sedation and Pain Management
Chapter 270 Dealing with Death or Catastrophic Illness in Children
Chapter 271 Approach to the Poisoned Patient
Chapter 272 Gastrointestinal Decontamination
Chapter 273 Ethanol
Chapter 274 Ethylene Glycol
Chapter 275 Methanol
Chapter 276 Isopropanol, Acetone, and Other Glycols
Chapter 277 Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 278 Alcohol Withdrawal
Chapter 279 Other Complications of Chronic Ethanol Abuse
Chapter 280 Acetaminophen
Chapter 281 Ergot Alkaloids
Chapter 282 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
Chapter 283 Opioids
Chapter 284 Salicylates
Chapter 285 Complications of Injection Drug Use
Chapter 286 Barbiturates
Chapter 287 Benzodiazepines
Chapter 288 Carbamazepine
Chapter 289 Gamma Hydroxybutyrate
Chapter 290 Muscle Relaxants and Other Sedative–Hypnotic Agents
Chapter 291 Phenytoin
Chapter 292 Valproic Acid
Chapter 293 Other Anticonvulsants
Chapter 294 Antimalarial Drugs
Chapter 295 Herbicides
Chapter 296 Isoniazid
Chapter 297 Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides
Chapter 298 Other Insecticides
Chapter 299 Rodenticides
Chapter 300 Antidysrhythmic Drugs and Local Anesthetics
Chapter 301 Centrally Acting Antihypertensive Agent
Chapter 302 Beta Blockers
Chapter 303 Calcium Channel Antagonists
Chapter 304 Cardiac Glycosides
Chapter 305 Arsenic and Mercury
Chapter 306 Carbon Monoxide
Chapter 307 Corrosives and Chemical Burns
Chapter 308 Cyanide
Chapter 309 Fluoride and Hydrofluoric Acid
Chapter 310 Hydrocarbons
Chapter 311 Hydrogen Sulfide
Chapter 312 Iron
Chapter 313 Irritant Gas Inhalation
Chapter 314 Lead
Chapter 315 Methemoglobinemia
Chapter 316 Smoke Inhalation
Chapter 317 Antipsychotic Agents
Chapter 318 Cyclic Antidepressants
Chapter 319 Dystonic Reactions
Chapter 320 Lithium
Chapter 321 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Chapter 322 Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors
Chapter 323 Anticholinergic Agents
Chapter 324 Cocaine
Chapter 325 Hallucinogens
Chapter 326 Methylxanthines
Chapter 327 Phencyclidine and Ketamine
Chapter 328 Sympathomimetics
Chapter 329 Thyroid Hormones
Chapter 330 Biological Warfare Agents
Chapter 331 Chemical Warfare Agents
Chapter 332 Complications of Parenteral Drug Therapy
Chapter 333 Drug Withdrawal
Chapter 334 Food Poisoning
Chapter 335 Botulism
Chapter 336 Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
Chapter 337 Mushrooms
Chapter 338 Plants
Chapter 339 Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medications
Chapter 340 Seafood Toxins
Chapter 341 Vitamins
Chapter 342 Crotaline Snake Envenomation
Chapter 343 Elapid Snake Envenomation
Chapter 344 Hymenoptera Envenomation
Chapter 345 Marine Envenomation
Chapter 346 Scorpion Envenomation
Chapter 347 Black Widow Spider Envenomation
Chapter 348 Brown Recluse Spider Envenomation
Chapter 349 Insect, Tick, Mite Bites and Infestations
Chapter 350 Mammal Bites and Associated Infections
Chapter 351 Hypothermia
Chapter 352 Cold-Induced Tissue Injuries
Chapter 353 Heat-Related Illness
Chapter 354 High-Altitude Illness
Chapter 355 Underwater and Diving Injuries
Chapter 356 Submersion Injuries
Chapter 357 Electrical Injuries
Chapter 358 Lightning Injuries
Chapter 359 Radiation Injuries
Chapter 360 Emergency Medical Services
Chapter 361 Air Medical Services
Chapter 362 Disaster Planning and Management
Chapter 363 Errors and Patient Safety
Chapter 364 Ethical Issues
Chapter 365 Legal Issues
Chapter 366 Regulatory Issues
Chapter 367 Acute Pain Management
Chapter 368 Chronic Pain Syndromes
Chapter 369 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Chapter 370 Interpersonal Violence