Introduction to emergency medicine
By: [edited by] Elizabeth L. Mitchell, Ron Medzon.
Contributors: Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1957-; Medzon, Ron.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Willkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 708
Subjects: Emergency medicine.; Emergency Medical Services -- methods -- Case Reports.; Emergency Medicine -- methods -- Case Reports.; Emergencies -- Case Reports.
Genres: Case Reports.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of emergency medicine / Benjamin Honigman; title: Principles of resuscitation / Joseph H. Kahn; title: Shock / Robert S. Chang; title: Myocardial infarction / James Ford; title: Pulmonary embolus / David Schindler; title: Pneumothorax / Rishi Sikka; title: Atypical chest pain / Rohit Gupta; title: Congestive heart failure / Ron Medzon; title: Asthma / Tipton; title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Elizabeth Mitchell; title: Pneumonia / Darcy Bittner; title: Aortic dissection / Todd Thomsen; title: Urolithiasis / Michael Filbin; title: Pyelonephritis / Robert Murray; title: Musculoskeletal disorder / Eric Legome; title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm / Ami Dave; title: Cholecystitis / Deborah Wong; title: Appendicitis / Karen Casper; title: Diverticulitis / Jeffrey Evans; title: Gastrointestinal bleeding / David Peak, Diane Heller; title: Bowel obstructions / Christopher Kabrhel; title: Hyperemesis / Vicki Noble; title: Gastroenteritis / M.W. Lai; title: Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the nonpregnant patient / Laura Eliseo; title: Complications of the first trimester pregnancy / Robert Dart; title: Pelvic infections / Rebecca Steinberg; title: Pelvic pain / Robert Dart; title: Subarachnoid hemorrhage / Fred N. Jones; title: Migraine / Thomas Perera; title: Central nervous system infections / J. David Walsh; title: Central nervous system neoplasms / Michelle Fischer; title: Acute and chronic alcohol intoxication / Merle Carter, Edward Bernstein; title: Metabolic disorders / Rob Lowenstein; title: Seizure disorder / Joel Wasserman; title: Psychiatric emergencies / Brendan Magauran; title: Cerebrovascular accident / Ron Medzon; title: Vertigo / Frank Carrano; title: Syncope / Tara Director; title: Neuromuscular weakness / Kerry McCabe; title: Traveler's fever / Nanette Lugo; title: Hiv and fever / Thea James; title: Bacterial source of fever / Michael Snyder; title: Fever of uncertain etiology / Brian Hession; title: Prehospital emergency medical services systems / Alexander P. Isakov; title: Disaster management / Kathyrn Brinsfield; title: Hazardous materials / Sophia Dyer; title: General approach to trauma / Simon Roy; title: Musculoskeletal trauma / Elizabeth Mitchell; title: Trauma during pregnancy / Robert P. Collins; title: Burns / Mary H. Stewart; title: Introduction to the poisoned patient / Sophia Dyer, Michelle Fischer; title: Toxidromes / Edward W. Boyer; title: Drugs of abuse / Michelle Fischer; title: Cardiovascular medications overdose / Mark B. Mycyk; title: Acetaminophen / Steven Wexler; title: Salicylate overdose / Brook Beall; title: Hyperthermia / Lamont Clay; title: Hypothermia / J. Matthew Sholl; title: Submersion injuries / Ted Curcio; title: Electrical and lightning injuries / John Swanson; title: Bites and stings / Robert L. Hood, Nicolas Jouriles; title: Laboratory medicine / Peter W. Emblad; title: Arterial blood gases / Peter W. Emblad, Corey Slovis; title: Culturing fluids / Kevin G. Wheeler; title: Pain management, analgesia, and sedation / Amy Kontrick; title: Airway management / Keith Boniface; title: Peripheral intravenous access / Patricia Maher Harrison; title: Central catheter insertion / Kris Arnold; title: Anesthesia : local anesthetic agents and regional blocks / Andreas Dewitz; title: Wound care / Sangeeta Kaushik, Judith Linden; title: Soft tissue infections / Jeff Schneider; title: Lumbar puncture / Jonathan Wasserman; title: Arthrocentesis / Lynn Dezelon, Katherine Manzon, Sandra Najarian; title: Dislocations / Mark Bracken, Tri Tong; title: Extremity splinting / William E. Baker.