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Pocket Emergency Medicine

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by Richard D. Zane and Joshua M. Kosowsky

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The newly updated Pocket Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatment situations. Each chapter begins with approach to a condition, followed by concise discussion of important diagnostic categories, then highlights the essential elements of history, physical examination, testing and treatment.

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Quick-reference outline format, lists, and tables aid quick treatment decision-making
Topics include chief complaints listed in alphabetical order, including trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, airway management, distraction injuries
Chapters address multiple diseases, disorders and procedures, providing definition, history, evaluation, differential diagnosis, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, indications and contraindications, treatment and references
Acronym table and differential diagnosis table boxed for quick access
Clinical pearls throughout text offer important data and warnings on common clinical errors
Appendices include abbreviations, PALS protocols, information on ICU meds, important antibiotics, formulas, and common ED procedures
6-ring binder with pockets for reader’s notes

Contents:

SECTION I: CARDIOVASCULAR

Electrocardiography
Acute Coronary Syndrome (Overview)
STEMI
UA/NSTEMI
Prinzmeta’s (Variant) Angina
Cocaine-Induced Angina
Stress Testing
Cardiac Catheteriazation
Post PCI Complications
Post MI Complications
Pulmonary Embolism and DVT
CHF/Acute Pulmonary Edema
Aortic Dissection
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion
Cardiac Tamponade
Myocarditis
Syncope
Cardiac
Neurocardiogenic
Orthostatic Hypotension
Hypertension and Hypertensive Emergencies
Hypotension and Shock
Hypovolemic Shock
Cardiogenic Shock
Septic Shock
Neurogenic Shock
Dysrhythmia
Bradycardia
AV Node Block
Tachycardia/Palpitations
Pacemaker and AICD Malfunction

SECTION II: PULMONARY

Cough
Dyspnea (shortness of breath)
Hemoptysis

SECTION III: GASTROINTESTINAL

Abdominal Pain
Nausea and Vomiting
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Difficulty swallowing
Diarrhea
Constipation
Jaundice
Rectal Pain

SECTION IV: INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Fever
Abscess
Soft Tissue Infections
Viral Infections
Rabies
Tetanus
Parasitic Infections
Vector Borne Infections
Bioterrorism

SECTION V: NEUROLOGY

Altered Mental Status
Vertigo
Facial Droop
Headache
Seizure
Stroke

SECTION VI: RENAL & GENITOURINARY

Dysuria
Urinary Tract Infection
Flank Pain
Hematuria
Acute Renal Failure
Testicular Torsion/Torsion of Testicular Appendix
Phimosis and Paraphimosis
Priapism
Emergencies in Dialysis Patients

SECTION VII: OBGYN

Vaginal Bleeding
Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Emergency Delivery
Female Pelvic Pain
Vaginal Discharge (Sexually Transmitted Infection)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-Ovarian Abscess

SECTION VIII: DERMATOLOGY

Rash
Viral Exanthems
Bacterial Exanthems
Fungal Exanthems
Allergic/Inflammatory Exanthems
Neoplastic/Other Exanthems
Dermatologic Emergencies

SECTION IX: ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC

Acid-Base Disorders
Abnormal Electrolytes
Hyperglycemic Emergencies (DKA/HHS)
Thyroid Emergencies
Adrenal Insufficiency

SECTION X: ENVIRONMENTAL

Dehydration
Bites and Stings
Occupational Exposure
Burns
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Dysbarism
Electrical Injury
High Altitude Illness
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
Lightning Injury
Drowning
Botulism

SECTION XI: HEMETOLOGY & ONCOLOGY

Allergic Reactions, Anaphylaxis, and Angioedema
Oncologic Emergencies
Sickle Cell Disease
Abnormal Bleeding: Platelet Disorders and Coagulopathy
Transfusions, Reversal, Transfusion Complications
Approach to the Transplant Patient

SECTION XII: MUSCULOSKELETAL & RHEUMOTELOGICAL

Leg Pain and Swelling
Lower Back Pain
Joint Pain

SECTION XIII: OTOLARYNGOLOGY/DENTAL/OPHTHALMOLOGY

Ear Pain
Hearing Loss
Sore Throat
Sinusitis
Epistaxis
Eye Pain/Redness
Vision Change and Vision Loss
Toothache

SECTION XIV: PEDIATRICS

Resuscitation
Abdominal Pain
Cyanosis
Pediatric Fever
Jaundice
Limp
Pediatric Seizure
Nausea and Vomiting
Pediatric Meningitis
Neonatal Complaints
Congenital Cardiac Disease
Respiratory Complaints
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hypoglycemia
Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities
Pediatric Exanthems
Urinary Tract Infection

SECTION XV: PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT

SECTION XVI: TOXICOLOGY

General Approach to the intoxicated patient
Anticholinergic Ingestion
Psychopharmacologic Ingestion and Adverse Effects
Alcohol Ingestions
Drugs of Abuse
Analgesic Overdose
Cardiac Medication Overdose
Caustic Ingestions
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Methemoglobinemia
Hypoglycemics
Other Ingestions

SECTION XVII: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

RSI
Cricothyrotomy

SECTION XVIII: TRAUMA

Primary Survey
Head Trauma
Maxillofacial Injury
Eye Injury
Neck Trauma
Cervical Spine Trauma
Thoracic/Lumbar/Sacral Spine Trauma
Thoracic Trauma
Abdominal Trauma
Genitourinary Trauma
Hip/Pelvic Trauma
Extremity Injury
Wound Management
Abuse

SECTION IXX: APPENDIX

Abbreviations
PALS
Mechanical Ventilation
Analgesia & Conscious Sedation
ICU Medications
Equations
Procedures

PRODUCT DETAILS

ISBN-13: 9781451190656
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: September, 2014
Pages: 288
Weight: 1g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Accident & Emergency Medicine

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