# Emergency Medicine/Stencil Chapter

* Emergency Medicine Symptoms and Presentations | Diseases | Tests Treatment | Special Populations | Practice and Administration | Knowledge and Communication
Open-Content Textbook of Emergency Medicine (OCTEM)
This is a Disease Oriented Template - Consider other Templates (to come soon) that are structured in different manners, e.g. a symptom or symdrome Template, to discuss the workup of a severe acute headache, or syncope in a young person.

## Title

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## Quick Summary

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### Bullet Summary

* Bullet 1
* Bullet 2
* Bullet 3
* Bullet 4

## Introduction to Current Edition

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## Historical Aspects

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## Background

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## Definition

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## Pathophysiology / Etiology

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## Epidemiology

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## Risk factors

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## Morbidity and Mortality

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## ED Presentations

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## Diagnosis

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## Symptoms (with LRs)

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## Signs (with LRs)

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## Investigations (with LRs)

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## Lab

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## Imaging

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## Bedside

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## Invasive

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## Other

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## Consultations

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## Differentials

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## Complications

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## Therapy, with indications and evidence

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### Prehospital

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### ABCs

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### Medication

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### Procedures

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## Disposition

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### Admission criteria

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### Type of admission

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### Discharge (criteria)

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## Follow-up (with timing)

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## Prognosis

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## Cost and impact of care

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## Patient Education Leaflet

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## Evidence Based Medicine

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## Controversies and Consensus

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## Changes in practice

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## Pitfalls

So where is the content?

## Common questions on examinations

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## Table Summaries

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| Pokeball | Regular Pokeball | All Versions |
| Great Ball | Better than a Pokeball | All Versions |
| Ultra Ball | Better than a Great Ball | All Versions |
| Master Ball | Catches any Pokémon without fail. | All Versions |

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