| Description |
xi, 435 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Atrial Fibrillation / Jeffrey S. Cooper -- 2. Supraventricular Tachycardia / Brent R. Asplin -- 3. Syncope / Nicholas A. Schwartz -- 4. Venous Thromboembolism / Carin M. Olson -- 5. Acute Coronary Ischemia / Hector Peniston-Feliciano and Leonard R. Frank -- 6. Pericarditis / Mark Leber -- 7. Congestive Heart Failure / Karyn Cole -- 8. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators / Kathleen A. Jobe -- 9. Erythema Multiforme / Anton A. Wray -- 10. Diabetic Emergencies / Martha Ramsey and Trevor J. Mills -- 11. Thyroid Disorders / Curt Meinecke and Jonathan Glauser -- 12. Gastroenteritis / Joseph Adrian Tyndall -- 13. Esophageal Obstruction / Benjamin P. Harrison -- 14. Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Richard M. Toy -- 15. Diverticulitis / Kurtis R. Holt -- 16. Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis / Roger Wang -- 17. Appendicitis / Stephen J. Pieniak -- 18. Abdominal Pain of Unclear Etiology / Prem C. Shukla -- |
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19. Hernias / Ian Doten and Louis Binder -- 20. Sickle Cell Disease / David A. Mooradian -- 21. Anemia / Annette Riggs and Louis Binder -- 22. Neutropenic Fever / Leonard R. Frank and Michele B. Frank -- 23. Spinal Cord Compression / Benson Yeh and Joseph Adrian Tyndall -- 24. Thrombocytopenia and Coagulopathies / Michele B. Frank -- 25. Fever in Adults / Karen A. McDonough -- 26. Meningitis / Jennifer L. Raley and Jill Hurley Call -- 27. Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients / Wesley Zeger -- 28. Wound and Skin Infections / David E. Fosnocht and Eric R. Swanson -- 29. Home Use of Intravenous Antibiotics / Jacquelyn Salas -- 30. Fever in the Intravenous Drug User / Brian Barkley and Trevor J. Mills -- 31. Transient Ischemic Attack / Paul Ishimine -- 32. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Christopher A. Lipinski and Alexander G. Benz -- 33. Acute Stroke / Dedra R. Tolson -- |
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34. Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations / Amy A. Pittman -- 35. Seizures / Sandra K. Archibald-Taylor and Trevor J. Mills -- 36. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Stacie Zelman -- 37. Ectopic Pregnancy / Eric R. Swanson and David E. Fosnocht -- 38. Traumatic Hyphema / Leonard R. Frank -- 39. Orbital and Periorbital Infections / Robert Lather -- 40. Hip Fractures / Jennifer Steinfeldt and Jennifer Krawczyk -- 41. Back Pain / Bradford A. Kilcline -- 42. Angioedema / Laura Grippa and David C. Seaberg -- 43. Epistaxis / Harrison J. Alter -- 44. Neck and Dental Infections / Lubomyr Domashevsky -- 45. Fever in Infants / Leonard R. Frank -- 46. Febrile Children 3 to 36 Months Old / Michael Luszezak -- 47. Croup / Jim J. Goutzamanis -- 48. Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections / Tracey Shirk -- 49. Pediatric Pneumonia / Marcus A. Trione -- 50. Pediatric Asthma / Jim J. Goutzamanis -- 51. Pediatric Dehydration / Beverly Bauman -- |
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52. Bronchiolitis / Jim J. Goutzamanis -- 53. Suicide / Margaret B. Yamanaka -- 54. Conversion Disorder and Malingering / Alexandre F. Migala -- 55. Acute Psychosis / L. Albert Villarin, Jr. -- 56. Asthma / Kristine M. Reid -- 57. Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia / Donald M. Yealy, Thomas E. Auble and Michael J. Fine / [et al.] -- 58. Spontaneous Pneumothorax / David A. Della-Giustina -- 59. Pyelonephritis / Leonard R. Frank -- 60. Urolithiasis / Harrison J. Alter -- 61. Disorders of Serum Sodium / Robert B. Blankenship -- 62. Disorders of Potassium / Neil Stern and David C. Seaberg -- 63. Disorders of Magnesium / Mark E. Green and John G. McManus, Jr. -- 64. Disorders of Serum Calcium / John G. McManus, Jr. and Mark E. Green -- 65. Disorders of Serum Phosphate / John G. McManus, Jr. and Mark E. Green -- 66. Complications of Vascular Access Devices / Richard C. Butler -- |
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67. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis / Michael Hilliard -- 68. Renal Failure / Jonathan Glauser -- 69. Acetaminophen Poisoning / Fergus Kerr -- 70. Salicylate Poisoning / Fergus Kerr -- 71. Cardiac Medication Toxicity / Kevin Coonan -- 72. Toxic Alcohols: Methanol and Ethylene Glycol / Jeffrey R. Suchard and Ivan Wu -- 73. Iron Poisoning / Megan M. Cosentino and David C. Seaberg -- 74. Lead Poisoning / Megan M. Cosentino and David C. Seaberg -- 75. Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose / B. Zane Horowitz -- 76. Lithium Toxicity / Julio E. Vializ and Lisandro Irizarry -- 77. Phenytoin and Phenobarbital Toxicity / Amy Baernstein -- 78. Other Antiepileptic Medication Toxicity / Amy Baernstein -- 79. Cocaine Toxicity / Christopher T. Conti -- |
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80. Theophylline Toxicity / Mauricio Martinez and Petra E. Duran -- 81. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Hartwell Lin -- 82. Minor Head Injury / Sophia Thomas, Christopher A. Lipinski and Leonard R. Frank -- 83. Cardiac Contusion / Prem C. Shukla -- 84. Trauma in Pregnancy / Lisa Hoff and David C. Seaberg -- 85. Near-Drowning / Timothy J. D. Gregory -- 86. Burns / Jennifer DeBlasi -- 87. Alcohol Withdrawal / Jane H. Brice -- 88. Anaphylaxis / Walter Allen Fink, Jr. -- 89. Transplant Patients / Laura E. Fife |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical emergencies.
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Hospitals -- After care.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Hospitals -- Admission and discharge.
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Emergency medical services.
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Emergency medicine.
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Emergencies.
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Patient Admission.
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Patient Discharge.
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Decision Making.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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Decision Making.
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Emergencies.
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Emergency Medicine.
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Emergency Service, Hospital.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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Patient Admission.
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Patient Discharge.
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| Author |
Frank, Leonard R., 1961-
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Jobe, Kathleen A., 1954-
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| LC no. |
2001024824 |
| ISBN |
1560534125 paperback |
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