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SAVES 20%! This value pack consists of the print and PDA versions of Emergency Medicine ON CALL. Logically organized, this quick-access reference focuses on the initial evaluation and treatment of problems most frequently encountered in the emergency room. This portable book features differential diagnosis, key laboratory and diagnostic tests, as well as treatment plans for over 100 of the most common problems facing the emergency department. Utilizes a problem-oriented approach ideally suited for the emergency room.

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Author:   Samuel Keim
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   International ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780071438858

ISBN 10:   0071438858
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   16 July 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

I. Adult Emergency On-Call Problems 1. Abdominal Pain 2. Acid-Base Disorders 3. Altered Mental Status 4. Altitude Sickness 5. Anaphylaxis 6. Aneurysms 7. Anxiety 8. Back Pain 9. Bites and Stings 10. Bleeding Problems 11. Bradycardia 12. Cancer Problems 13. Cardiac Arrest 14. Cardiac Transplant Problems 15. Chest Pain 16. Congestive Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema 17. Consent to Treatment 18. Constipation 19. Cough in Adults 20. Decubitus Ulcer 21. Dental Pain and Infections 22. Dermatologi Problems 23. Diabetic Problems 24. Dialysis Patient Problems 25. Diarrhea 26. Dizziness and Vertigo 27. Drowning/Near Drowning 28. Earache 29. Epistaxis 30. Ethical Dilemma 31. Eye Pain/Red Eye 32. Fever in Adults 33. Foreign Body in Rectum 34. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 35. Gastrointestinal Catheter Problems 36. Genitourinary Catheter Problems 37. Headache 38. Heart Murmur 39. Hemophysis 40. Hemorrhagic Shock 41. Hernia 42. Hiccups 43. Hypertension 44. Hostile Patient 45. Hypertension 46. Hyperthermia 47. Hypotension 48. Hypothermia 49. Indwelling Catheter Problems 50. Jaundice 51. Joint Swelling 52. Pacemaker Problems 53. Palpitations 54. Paresthesias 55. Penile Problems 56. Pregnancy Problems 57. Psychiatric Problems 58. Respiratory Distress 59. Scrotal Problems 60. Seizure 61. Sepsis 62. Sexual Assault 63. Skin Infections 64. Sore Throat 65. Stroke/TIA 66. Swollen, Warm, or Cold Extremity 67. Syncope 68. Tachycardia 69. Transfusion Reactions 70. Urinary Tract Problems 71. Vaginal Bleeding/Discharge 72. Weakness 73. Wheezing in Adults II. Pediatric On-Call Problems 1. General Pediatric Assessment 2. Abdominal Pain in Children 3. Acute Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) 4. Cough in Children 5. Ear Pain in Children 6. Febrile Infant 7. Irritable Child 8. Musculoskeletal Problems in Children 9. Nonaccidental Trauma in Children 10. Swallowed Foreign Body 11. Vomiting and Diarrhea in Children 12. Wheezing in Children III. Trauma Emergency On-Call Problems 1. Trauma Assessment and Resuscitation 2. Blunt Abdominal Trauma 3. Blunt Head Trauma 4. Burns 5. Chest Trauma 6. Electrical Injury 7. Extremity Fractures and Dislocations 8. Eye Trauma 9. Facial Trauma 10. Genitourinary Trauma 11. Neck and Spinal Cord Trauma 12. Needlestick 13. Pelvic and Hip Trauma 14. Trauma in Pregnancy IV. Geriatric Emergency On-Call Problems 1. General Geriatric Assessment 2. Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Older Patient 3. Altered Mental Status in the Older Patient 4. Elder Abuse 5. Falls in the Older Patient 6. Functional Decline V. Common Toxicologic Emergency On-Call Problems 1. Acetaminophen 2. Alcohols 3. Amphetamine Overdose 4. Anticholinergic Poisoning 5. Benzodiazepine Overdose 6. Beta Blocker Overdose 7. Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose 8. Cardiac Glycoside Overdose 9. Caustic and Corrosive Ingestion 10. Cocaine Overdose 11. Cyclic Antidepressant Overdose 12. Designer Drug Overdose 13. Iron Overdose 14. Organophosphate Poisoning 15. Salicylate Overdose 16. SSRI Overdose VI. Terrorist Attacks 1. General Terrorism Assessment and Response 2. Biological Terrorism 3. Chemical Terrorism 4. Nuclear Terrorism VII. Laboratory Diagnosis VIII. Procedures 1. Abscess Drainage 2. Arterial Line Placement 3. Arthrocentesis 4. Bedside Ultrasound 5. Central Venous Line Placement 6. Cricothyrotomy 7. Eye and Nose Procedures 8. Intraosseous Line Placement 9. Laceration and Wound Care 10. Lumbar Puncture 11. Paracentesis 12. Peritoneal Lavage 13. Procedural Sedation in Adults 14. Procedural Sedation in Children 15. Rapid Sequence Endotracheal Intubation 16. Thoracentesis 17. Thoracostomy Tube Placement 18. Venous Cutdown IX. Fluids and Electrolytes 1. Introduction 2. Prehospital 3. Emergency Department and Fluid Management 4. Selected Electrolyte Emergencies X. Blood Component Therapy XI. Ventilator Management 1. Indications and Set up 2. Routine Modification of Settings 3. Troubleshooting 4. Weaning XII. Commonly Used Medications

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