Synopses & Reviews
Harwood-Nussand#39; Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicineand#160;presents a clinically focused and evidence-based summary of this specialty, giving youand#160;
fast, dependable answers to the clinical questionsand#160;that arise in your practice. Templated chapters guide you through the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, and disposition of aand#160;
full range of complaints and conditions seen in the ED, with highlighted critical interventions and common pitfalls andndash; all the information you need to provide each patient with optimal care.
Features:
- Additional online-only content (including chapters, figures, and tables) and access to over 1500 self-assessment questions and answers online
- A unique section onand#160;High-Risk Chief Complaintsand#160;guides you through the most critical presentations in the ED, such as chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and altered mental status, so you can ensure that these patients are stabilized and treated quickly and effectively.
- A section onand#160;Clinical Dispositionand#160;draws attention to important post-ED management concerns.
- Aand#160;concise, readable formatand#160;allows quick access to the information you need.
- Reorganized pediatric section
- New Key Testingand#160;sections found in appropriate chapters
Your bookand#160;
purchase includes an eBook versionand#160;created for Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, and Mac. This eBook features:
- Complete content with enhanced navigation
- A powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
- Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
- Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
- Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
- Quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use
Synopsis
Organized for easy reference, this comprehensive, concise, and clinically focused text covers all aspects of emergency medicine. Chapters follow a consistent, structured format—clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, and disposition with highlighted critical interventions and common pitfalls.
In this edition, the Pain and Pain Management section is now at the front of the book, since a large percentage of emergency department patients present with pain-related complaints. The Trauma section now follows the High-Risk Chief Complaint section. A new two-color design will help readers find critical elements of each chapter easily.
A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, more than 400 self-assessment questions with answers, and additional images and tables.
Synopsis
Organized for easy reference, this comprehensive, concise, and clinically focused text covers all aspects of emergency medicine. Chapters follow a consistent, structured format--key points, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, disposition, and common pitfalls. This edition places greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine and includes tables with statistical data. A resuscitation section has been added. Medical and surgical emergencies have been merged together in sections organized by anatomic system. Each chapter includes references essential for American Board of Emergency Medicine recertification, highlighted in bold. A bound-in CD-ROM contains 496 multiple-choice questions and answers cross-referenced to the relevant book chapters.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: RESUSCITATION
- 1 Airway Management
- 2 Airway Procedures
- 3 Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- 4 Shock
- 5 Vascular Access
SECTION II: PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROCEDURAL SEDATION
- 6 Acute Pain Management
- 7 Chronic Pain Syndromes
- 8 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
SECTION III: HIGH-RISK CHIEF COMPLAINTS
- 9 Chest Pain
- 10 Abdominal Pain
- 11 Shortness of Breath
- 12 Syncope
- 13 Fever
- 14 Altered Mental Status and Coma
- 15 Headache
- 16 Weakness
- 17 Dizziness
SECTION IV: TRAUMA
PART I. General Considerations
- 18 General Principles of Trauma
- 19 Trauma Airway Management
- 20 Traumatic Shock
- 21 Wound Management
PART II. Specific Injuries
- 22 Head Injuries
- 23 Maxillofacial Injuries
- 24 Dental Injuries
- 25 Eye Trauma
- 26 Blunt Neck Trauma
- 27 Penetrating Neck Trauma
- 28 Cervical Spine Fractures
- 29 Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
- 30 Spinal Cord Injuries
- 31 Blunt Chest Trauma
- 32 Penetrating Chest Trauma
- 33 Blunt Abdominal Trauma
- 34 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
- 35 Genitourinary Trauma
- 36 Peripheral Vascular Injuries
PART III. Orthopaedic Trauma
- 37 Approach to Musculoskeletal Injuries
- 38 Shoulder Injuries
- 39 Elbow Injuries
- 40 Wrist and Forearm Injuries
- 41 Hand Injuries
- 42 Pelvic Fractures
- 43 Hip and Femur Injuries
- 44 Knee Injuries
- 45 Ankle and Foot Injuries
PART IV. Special Considerations
- 46 Burns
- 47 Replantation
- 48 Acute Compartment Syndrome
- 49 Ballistics
- 50 Blast Injuries
- 51 Hanging and Strangulation Injuries
- 52 Trauma in Pregnancy
- 53 Trauma in the Elderly
SECTION V: EYE EMERGENCIES
- 54 The Eye Examination
- 55 Common Ophthalmic Medications
- 56 The Red Eye
- 57 Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Bodies
- 58 Acute Vision Loss
- 59 Diplopia
- 60 Acute Eye Infections
- 61 Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
SECTION VI: ENT AND DENTAL EMERGENCIES
- 62 Dental Emergencies
- 63 Oral and Maxillofacial Disorders
- 64 Nontraumatic Upper Airway Obstruction
- 65 Sore Throat
- 66 Complications of Tracheostomies
- 67 Sinusitis and Rhinitis
- 68 Ear Infections in Adults
- 69 Epistaxis
- 70 Vertigo
- 70 Vertigo
- 71 Acute Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
SECTION VII: PULMONARY EMERGENCIES
- 72 Respiratory Failure
- 73 Pneumonia
- 74 Pleural Effusion
- 75 Asthma
- 76 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 77 Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum
- 78 Pulmonary Embolism
- 79 Hemoptysis
- 80 Sarcoidosis
SECTION VIII: CARDIAC EMERGENCIES
- 81 Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 82 Congestive Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale
- 83 Bradydysrhythmias
- 84 Tachydysrhythmias
- 85 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
- 86 Valvular Heart Disease
- 87 Infectious Endocarditis
- 88 Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- 89 Hypertension
SECTION IX: VASCULAR EMERGENCIES
- 90 Nontraumatic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disorders
- 91 Peripheral Arterial Disease
- 92 Deep Venous Thrombosis
- 93 Vascular Graft Complications
- 94 Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- 95 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abbreviated Table of Contents