Building on the strengths of its award-winning predecessor, this new edition of An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine is a must-have resource for individuals training and practising in this challenging specialty. Guided by the patient’s chief complaint, this text presents a concise, methodical approach to patient evaluation, management and problem solving in the Emergency Department. Unlike other textbooks, which elaborate on known diagnoses, this extraordinary book approaches clinical problems as clinicians approach patients – without full knowledge of the final diagnosis. Fully revised and updated, the second edition includes new chapters on sepsis, bleeding, burns, neonatal, alcohol-related, and dental emergencies. Stunning full-color chapters include clinical images (photographs, ECGs and radiologic studies), detailed illustrations and practical tables. Written and edited by experienced educators, researchers, and practitioners in Emergency Medicine, this text is core reading for students and residents, and an important resource for practising emergency physicians, faculty, and other healthcare providers.

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Building on the strengths of the award-winning first edition, this fully revised edition is a must-have resource for individuals practising in the challenging field of emergency medicine. Unlike other textbooks, this book approaches clinical problems as clinicians approach patients – without full knowledge of the final diagnosis. Stunning full-color chapters.

Contents

۱ Approach to the emergency patient
۲ Airway management
۳ Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation
۴ Cardiac dysrhythmias
۵ Severe sepsis and septic shock
۶ Shock
۷ Traumatic injuries
۸ Emergency medical services
۹ Pain management
۱۰ Abdominal pain
۱۱ Abnormal behavior
۱۲ Alcohol-related emergencies
۱۳ Allergic reactions and anaphylactic syndromes
۱۴ Altered mental status
۱۵ Bleeding
۱۶ Burns
۱۷ Chest pain
۱۸ Constipation
۱۹ Crying and irritability
۲۰ Dental pain
۲۱ Diabetes-related emergencies
۲۲ Diarrhea
۲۳ Dizziness and vertigo
۲۴ Ear pain, nosebleed and throat pain (ENT)
۲۵ Extremity trauma
۲۶ Eye pain, redness and visual loss
۲۷ Fever in adults
۲۸ Fever in children
۲۹ Gastrointestinal bleeding
۳۰ Headache
۳۱ Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies
۳۲ Joint pain
۳۳ Low back pain
۳۴ Pelvic pain
۳۵ Rash
۳۶ Scrotal pain
۳۷ Seizures
۳۸ Shortness of breath in adults
۳۹ Shortness of breath in children
۴۰ Syncope
۴۱ Toxicologic emergencies
۴۲ Urinary-related complaints
۴۳ Vaginal bleeding
۴۴ Vomiting
۴۵ Weakness
۴۶ Child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence
۴۷ Environmental emergencies
۴۸ Ethics and end-of-life issues
۴۹ Legal issues In medicine
۵۰ Patient safety in emergency medicine
۵۱ Occupational exposures in the emergency department