Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance

Following the familiar, easy–to–use at a Glance format, and in full–colour, this brand new title provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical students and junior doctors. Reflecting the increased profile of Emergency Medicine in clinical practice and the medical school curriculum, Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance provides a user–friendly overview of the key subjects that will enable any student or junior doctor to ‘hit the ground running’ when they enter one of the most exciting areas of clinical medicine. Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance is: • A concise, visually orientated course in emergency medicine that is perfect for both study and revision • Organised around symptoms: ‘Short of Breath’, rather than diagnoses: ‘Pneumonia’ • Focused on the most common or dangerous conditions you will see in the Emergency Department and includes the latest cardiac resuscitation guidelines • Comprehensively illustrated throughout with over 47 full–page colour illustrations Tom Hughes – Consultant in Emergency Medicine 7 Honorary Senior Lecturer, Oxford Clinical School; Jaycen Cruickshank – Director of the Emergency Department, Ballarat Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia Table of Contents Preface 1. Life in the emergency department 2. Diagnosis 3. Shock and intravenous fluids 4. Imaging in emergency department 5. Analgesia 6. Airway management and sedation in emergency department 7. Blood gas analysis 8. Trauma – primary survey 9. Trauma – secondary survey 10. Major head and neck injury 11. Minor head and neck injury 12. Wound care 13. Burns 14. Hand Injuries 15. Wrist Injuries 16. Shoulder and Elbow Injuries 17. Back pain, hip & knee injuries 18. Tibia, Ankle & Foot injuries 19. Abdominal pain 20. Urology 21. Ear, Nose, Throat and Dental 22. Eyes 23. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 24. Toxicology 1 – General Principles 25. Toxicology 2 – Specific Poisons 26. Psychiatry 1 – Self–harm and capacity 27. Psychiatry 2 – Disturbed Patient 28. Observational medicine 29. Off legs/ Acopia 30. Syncope / Collapse/ Falls 31. Arrhythmias 1 32. Arrhythmias 2 33. Cardiac Arrest 34. Chest pain I – Cardiovascular 35. Chest pain 2 – Non–cardiovascular 36. Shortness of breath 37. Anaphylaxis 38. Sepsis 39. Endocrine emerencies 40. Gastroenterology 41. Neurology – headache 42. Neurology – stroke/ TIA 43. Neurology – seizures 44. Hypothermia/Hyperthermia 45. Out of hospital medicine 46. Disaster/major incident medicine 47. Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear and Explosive Incidents Case study questions Case study answers Index