Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment in Emergency Medicine

C. Keith Stone Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Texas A & M University Health Sciences Center Scott & White Memorial Hospital Temple Texas Roger Humphries Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY KEY FEATURES 500 common or important diseases, disorders, or symptoms managed by emergency physicians - covers entire range of problems encountered in the ED Proven, unique format: one-disease-per-page, with bulleted text - easy to use "quick reference" Uses popular Current Emergency Diagnosis & Treatment as information base - based on trusted, highly practical reference TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: SHOCK SECTION 2: CARDIAC EMERGENCIES SECTION 3: PULMONARY EMERGENCIES SECTION 4: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES SECTION 5: NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 6: GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES SECTION 7: VASCULAR EMERGENCIES SECTION 8: HEMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 9: INFECTIOUS DISEASE EMERGENCIES SECTION 10: METABOLIC & ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES SECTION 11: ELECTROLYTE & ACID-BASE EMERGENCIES SECTION 12: RHEUMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 13: OBSTETRIC & GYNECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 14: EYE EMERGENCIES SECTION 15: ENT EMERGENCIES SECTION 16: HEAD TRAUMA SECTION 17: MAXILLOFACIAL & NECK TRAUMA SECTION 18: CHEST TRAUMA SECTION 19: ABDOMINAL TRAUMA SECTION 20: GENITOURINARY TRAUMA SECTION 21: VERTEBRAL & SPINAL INJURIES SECTION 22: ORTHOPEDIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 23: HAND EMERGENCIES SECTION 24: DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 25: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES SECITON 26: EMERGENCIES DUE TO PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS SECTION 27: POISONING SECTION 28: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES SECTION 29: NUCLEAR, BIOLOGIC, AND CHEMICAL AGENTS OF TERRORISM