An introduction to clinical emergency medicine [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

"The Practitioner's understanding of emergency medicine principles and practice, directly benefiting patient care in a variety of emergency settings An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine, Second Edition is a much-needed resource for individuals practicing this challenging field. This textbook is novel in its approach to emergency medicine topics. It describes in detail the best and most current methods to care for patients in the emergency department, including initial evaluation, generation of differential diagnoses, problem solving, and management of challenging conditions based on presenting symptoms. Unlike other textbooks, in which the diagnosis is known, this textbook approaches clinical problems as clinicians manage patients - without full knowledge of the final diagnosis. It provides an understanding for how to approach patients with undifferentiated conditions, ask the right questions, gather historical data, utilize physical examination skills, and order and interpret appropriate laboratory and radiographic tests. This textbook also provides current management and disposition strategies with controversies presented, including pearls, pitfalls, and myths for topics covered. Chapters are written by nationally- and internationally respected clinicians, educators, and researchers in the field of emergency medicine. Second Edition of An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine offers just the right combination of text, clinical images, and practical information for students, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and experienced physicians in all medical disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.

An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Second edition -- Title -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Foreword to the 1st edition -- Section 1. Principles of Emergency Medicine -- 1. Approach to the emergency patient -- Scope of the problem -- Clinical scope of the problem -- Pain -- Difficulty with ... -- Fever -- Bleeding -- Social concerns -- Anatomic essentials -- History -- Physical examination -- General appearance -- Vital signs -- Pearls specific to the physical examination -- Be professional -- Go slowly -- Be gentle -- Be sensitive -- Be thorough -- Be thoughtful

Be efficientDifferential diagnosis -- Diagnostic testing -- Lab oratory. studies -- Electrocardiography -- Radiologic studies -- General treatment principles -- Special patients -- Elderly -- Pediatric -- Drug-seekers -- Difficult patients -- Frequent flyers -- Police custody -- Violent patients -- Disposition -- Consultation -- Serial evaluation -- Admission/discharge -- Pearls, pitfalls and myths -- 2. Airway management -- Scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- Initial airway assessment -- Noninvasive airway management -- Opening the airway -- Supplemental oxygen -- Ventilation -- Indications for definitive airway management

Inability to maintain or protect the airwayFailure to ventilate or oxygenate -- Potential for deterioration based on the patient's clinical presentation -- Patient safety and protection -- Definitive airway management -- Rapid sequence intubation -- Immediate "crash" intubation -- Awake oral intubation -- Blind nasotracheal intubation -- The difficult airway -- The failed airway -- Devices and techniques for the difficult or failed intubation -- Extraglottic devices -- Video laryngoscopy -- Fiberoptic intubation -- Lighted stylet intubation -- Retrograde intubation -- Digital intubation -- Surgical airway -- Special patients

PediatricStatus asthmaticus -- Increased intracranial pressure -- Suspected cervical spine injury -- Pearls, pitfalls and myths -- 3. Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation -- Scope of the problem -- Pathophysiology -- Principles of resuscitation -- Preparation -- Assign team member roles -- Team resuscitation approach -- Initial evaluation and management -- Primary survey -- Circulation -- Airway -- Breathing -- Defibrillation -- Secondary survey -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- History -- Physical examination -- Diagnostic studies -- General treatment principles -- Post-resuscitation care -- Ethical considerations

Withholding and termination of effortsInvolvement of the family -- Special patients -- Pediatric -- Acknowledgment -- 4. Cardiac dysrhythmias -- Scope of the problem -- Anatomic essentials -- The sinoatrial node -- The atrioventricular node -- The His-Purkinje system -- Ventricular repolarization -- Tachycardias and bradycardias -- History -- Physical examination -- General appearance -- Vital signs -- Skin -- Head, eyes, ears, nose and throat -- Neck -- Cardiovascular -- Chest and lungs -- Abdomen -- Extremities -- Neurologic -- Diagnostic testing -- Electrocardiogram with rhythm strip -- Radiologic studies -- Lab oratory. studies

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