Essentials of Emergency Medicine

This comprehensive, affordable, one-volume reference is the reliable and up to date source of emergency medical information you’ve been searching for! In 22 sections, covering the spectrum of topics from Resuscitation to Administration, Editor-in-Chief Richard V. Aghababian and his outstanding team of 6 editors and 184 contributors offer their timely, expert advice on the evolving practice of emergency medicine. The book covers all the medical and surgical conditions emergency professionals are likely to encounter, with emphasis on complex clinical situations and proper assessment of these situations to avoid errors. Essentials of Emergency Medicine is an invaluable resource for all emergency physicians, residents, and EMS professionals and students.

Table of Contents

Preface

SECTION I RESUSCITATION
Introduction Richard V. Aghababian

CHAPTER 1 Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Mark C. Restuccia

CHAPTER 2 Pediatric Resuscitation
Andrew L. Garrett

SECTION II EMS DISASTER
Introduction Richard V. Aghababian

CHAPTER 3 Emergency Medical Services
Christopher J. Fullagar, N. Heramba Prasad

CHAPTER 4 Public Health Issues After a Disaster
Stacy N. Weisberg

CHAPTER 5 Disaster Triage
Stacy N. Weisberg

CHAPTER 6 Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Stacy N. Weisberg

CHAPTER 7 Pediatric Disaster Medicine
Andrew L. Garrett

CHAPTER 8 Radiation Exposures, Blast Injury, and Bioterrorism
Kurt R. Horst, James A. Fitch

SECTION III ABDOMINAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
Introduction John C. Moorhead

CHAPTER 9 Approach to Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gary A. Johnson

CHAPTER 10 Esophagus and Stomach
John Moorhead, Derek S. Halvorson

CHAPTER 11 Liver
Kurt R. Dischner

CHAPTER 12 Diseases of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract
Laura Roff Hopson, Suzanne Dooley-Hash

CHAPTER 13 The Pancreas
Louis A. Prince, Daniel R. Hehir, Michael Peikert

CHAPTER 14 Small Bowel
Robert Knopp, Jon Hokanson

CHAPTER 15 Large Bowel
Nicole DeIorio

CHAPTER 16 Rectum and Anus
Janice Blanchard, Tina Rosenbaum

SECTION IV CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
Introduction Louis Graff

CHAPTER 17 Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Richard V. Aghababian, Djiby Diop

CHAPTER 18 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
J. Douglas Kirk, Deborah B. Diercks

CHAPTER 19 Peridcarditis
Luis E. Rodriquez, John E. Gough

CHAPTER 20 Endocarditis and Myocarditis
John E. Gough, Luis E. Rodriquez

CHAPTER 21 Cardiomyopathies
John E. Gough, Luis E. Rodriquez

CHAPTER 22 Valvular Disease
John E. Gough, Luis E. Rodriquez

CHAPTER 23 Dysrhythmias
John E. Gough, E. Jackson Allison

CHAPTER 24 Hypertension
Gary Setnik, Arshad Khan

CHAPTER 25 Peripheral Vascular Disease
John E. Gough, Luis E. Rodriguez

SECTION V CUTANEOUS DISORDERS
Introduction Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 26 Dermatitis
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 27 Bacterial Infections
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 28 Fungal Infections
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 29 Parasitic Infections
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 30 Viral Infections
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 31 Maculopapular Lesions
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 32 Purpura and Petechiae
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 33 Urticaria/Angeoedema
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 34 Papular/Nodular Lesions
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 35 Erythemas
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 36 Vesicular/Bullous Lesions
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

CHAPTER 37 Cancers
Constance G. Nichols, Eric Schmidt

SECTION VI ENDOCRINE METABOLIC DISORDERS
Introduction Louis Graff

CHAPTER 38 Acid-Base Disturbances
Andrew Singer

CHAPTER 39 Adrenal Disease
G. Richard Braen

CHAPTER 40 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
Daniel M. Joyce

CHAPTER 41 Disorders of Glucose Metabolism
Sandra M. Schneider

CHAPTER 42 Nutritional Disorders
Rob J. Edwards

CHAPTER 43 Parathyroid Disorders
Tomer Feldman

CHAPTER 44 Pheochromocytoma
Michael A. Pellegrino

CHAPTER 45 Pituitary Disorders
Jerry R. Balentine

CHAPTER 46 Thyroid Disease
Gary A. Johnson

CHAPTER 47 Endocrine Manifestations of Neoplasia
Jerry R. Balentine

SECTION VII HEAD, EARS, EYES, NOSE AND THROAT DISORDERS
Introduction Lilly Lee

CHAPTER 48 Life Threatening Emergencies
Lilly Lee

CHAPTER 49 Disorders of The External Ear
Lilly Lee

CHAPTER 50 Disorders of The Internal Ear
Lilly Lee

CHAPTER 51 Nose/Sinus
John L. Alexander, Ramin R. Samadi, John Burton

CHAPTER 52 Throat and Oropharynx
Christopher J. DeFlitch

CHAPTER 53 External Eye
James M. Leaming

SECTION VIII HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS
Introduction G. Richard Braen

CHAPTER 54 Hemostatic Disorders
Jeffrey R. Suchard

CHAPTER 55 Lymphomas
Robert F. McCormack

CHAPTER 56 Red Blood Cell Disorders
Jeanne M. Basior

CHAPTER 57 Transfusions
Anthony J. Billittier IV

CHAPTER 58 White Blood Cell Disorders
Robert F McCormack

CHAPTER 59 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Robert L. Levine

SECTION IX IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS
Introduction G. Richard Braen

CHAPTER 60 Autoimmune Diseases
David L Pierce, Dietrich V.K. Jehle

CHAPTER 61 Cardiac Transplantation
Susan Graham

CHAPTER 62 Hypersensitivity
Richard Krause

SECTION X SYSTEMIC INFECTIOUS DISORDERS

CHAPTER 63 Bacterial Infections
Gregory Volturo, Jill Griffin, Thomas Germano, Thomas A. Brunell, Joseph Schmidt, Ajeet Singh, Chad Le Blanc, Ramin R. Smadi, Steven J. Playe

CHAPTER 64 Parasites
Steven Playe, Michael D. Dunkerley, Thomas A. Brunell, Eddie Fernandez

CHAPTER 65 Rickettsial Infections
Thomas A. Brunell, Jill McGovern, Laurel Plante

CHAPTER 66 Viral Infections
Rosemary Guerguerian , Ajeet Singh, Thomas A. Brunell, Laura Matzkin, Steven Playe, Ramin R. Samadi

CHAPTER 67 Sepsis
Ronald J. DeBellis, Jason E. Cross

SECTION XI MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (NON-TRAUMATIC)
CHAPTER 68 Bony Abnormalities
Rania Habal

CHAPTER 69 Joint Disorders
Brian Sloan

CHAPTER 70 Disorders of the Spine
Colleen N. Roche, Genevieve Bensinger

CHAPTER 71 Overuse Syndromes
Lauren Pipas

CHAPTER 72 Muscle Abnormalities
Lauren Pipas

CHAPTER 73 Soft Tissue Infections
James Winslow, David E. Manthey

SECTION XII NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS
CHAPTER 74 Cerebrovascular Disorders
Jonathan M. Sullivan

CHAPTER 75 Cranial Nerve Disorders
Sheila Webb

CHAPTER 76 Demyelinating Diseases of the Nervous System
Samuel H. Kim, John Moorhead

CHAPTER 77 Neuromuscular Disorders
John Moorhead, Samuel Kim

CHAPTER 78 Peripheral Neuropathies
Blaine C. White

CHAPTER 79 Acute Spinal Cord Compression
Estacia Su

CHAPTER 80 Hydrocephalus
Estacia Su, Jenna Timm

CHAPTER 81 Seizures
Robert C. Reiser

CHAPTER 82 Headache
Steven Go

CHAPTER 83 Tumors of the Central Nervous System
James “Tripp” Winslow

SECTION XIII OBSTETRICAL AND PREGNANCY DISORDERS
CHAPTER 84 Contraception, Uncomplicated Pregnancy, and Complicated Pregnancy
Chris J. Michalakes

CHAPTER 85 Labor and Delivery
Mark R. Pundt

CHAPTER 86 Postpartum Complications
Kerry B. Broderick

SECTION XIV PEDIATRIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 87 Important Aspects in the Care of the Pediatric Patient
Mariann Manno

CHAPTER 88 Respiratory Disorders
Susan Torrey, Mariann M. Manno

CHAPTER 89 Gastrointestinal Disorders
Sig Karasch, John Alexander, Anthony Montoya, Gail Galletta

CHAPTER 90 Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, and Acquired Heart Disease
Michele VanderHeyden, Mariann M. Manno

CHAPTER 91 Seizures
Douglas Nelson

CHAPTER 92 Infectious Diseases
Peter Murphy, Richard Bachur, Mariann Manno, Mary O’Neill, Allison Brent, Katherine Harrison

CHAPTER 93 Sickle Cell Disease
Barbara M. Walsh

CHAPTER 94 Renal Disorders
Allison Brent, Mary O’Neill

CHAPTER 95 Endocrine Disorders
Mariann M. Manno

CHAPTER 96 Orthopedic Disorders
Mariann Manno, Katie Hamblett

CHAPTER 97 Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Baruch Krauss

CHAPTER 98 Child Maltreatment
Christine Barron

SECTION XV PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 99 Crisis Intervention
Patrick Smallwood

CHAPTER 100 Psychotic Disorders
Patrick Smallwood

CHAPTER 101 Suicide
Heidi S. Vermette

CHAPTER 102 Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal
Ralph J. Seymour

CHAPTER 103 Psychiatric Presentation of Delirium
Ralph J. Seymour

CHAPTER 104 Mood Disorders
Heidi S. Vermette

CHAPTER 105 Anxiety Disorders
Ralph J. Seymour

CHAPTER 106 Somatoform Disorders
Ralph J. Seymour

CHAPTER 107 Personality Disorders
Patrick Smallwood

CHAPTER 108 Legal Issues
Heidi S. Vermette


SECTION XVI RENAL DISEASES
CHAPTER 109 Structural Renal Disorders
Leonard G. Gomella, Juraj Letko

CHAPTER 110 Pyelonephritis
Jennifer L. Brown

CHAPTER 111 Glomerular Disorders
Gerald P. Igoe

CHAPTER 112 Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Ronald Moscati

CHAPTER 113 Acute and Chronic Renal Failure and Interstitial Tubular Necrosis
Richard S. Krause

CHAPTER 114 Complications of Dialysis
Constance G. Nichols

SECTION XVII THORACIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
CHAPTER 115 Asthma
Rita Manfredi

CHAPTER 116 Bronchitis
Gregory A. Volturo

CHAPTER 117 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Rita Manfredi

CHAPTER 118 Pneumonia
Gregory A. Volturo, Ronald J. DeBellis

CHAPTER 119 Pulmonary Embolism
James Ducharme

CHAPTER 120 Aspiration of Gastric Contents and Foreign Bodies
Bret P. Nelson, Stephen H. Thomas

CHAPTER 121 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sandeep K. Johar, E. Jackson Allison, Jr.

CHAPTER 122 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Sandeep K. Johar, E. Jackson Allison, Jr.

SECTION XVIII UROGENITAL/GYNECOLGICAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 123 Female Genital Tract
Katherine Brinsfield

CHAPTER 124 Male Genital Tract
Michael David DiBella

CHAPTER 125 Sexual Assault
Mary K. Bennett, G. Richard Braen

CHAPTER 126 Genital Lesions
David Pierce, Dietrich Jehle

SECTION XIX ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDERS
CHAPTER 127 Temperature–Related Disorders
Walter C. Robey III, Kevin J. Corcoran

CHAPTER 128 Diving Emergencies/Dysbarism
Eunice M. Singletary

CHAPTER 129 High-Altitude Illness
Eric M. Kardon

CHAPTER 130 Electrical Injuries
Taryn Kennedy

CHAPTER 131 Bites and Stings: Insects, Marine, Mammals, and Reptiles
Eunice M. Singletary, Christopher P Holstege

SECTION XX TOXICOLOGIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 132 Toxidromes: An Approach to the Poisoned Patient
Darren Menditto, Robert J. Hoffman

CHAPTER 133 Gastrointestinal Decontamination
Joshua G. Schier

CHAPTER 134 Acetaminophen
Steven D. Salhanick

CHAPTER 135 Salicylates
Kavita Babu

CHAPTER 136 Cocaine
Tamas Peredy, Charles McKay

CHAPTER 137 Opiates and Opioids
Nicole C. Bouchard, Rama B. Rao

CHAPTER 138 Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
Christina Hernon

CHAPTER 139 Club Drugs
Edward W. Boyer

CHAPTER 140 Anticholinergic Agents
Ivan Liang

CHAPTER 141 Toxic Alcohols
Beth Cadigan, Edward W. Boyer

CHAPTER 142 Abstinence Syndromes: Alcohol
Jeffrey M. Cukor

CHAPTER 143 Antipsychotic Agents
Tamas Peredy, Charles McKay

CHAPTER 144 Lithium
Christina Hernon, Edward W. Boyer

CHAPTER 145 Tricyclic Antidepressants
Rachel Goldstein, Charles McKay

CHAPTER 146 Anticonvulsants
Alberto Perez, Charles McKay

CHAPTER 147 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Eric Adar, Mark Su

CHAPTER 148 Beta Adrenergic Antagonist Toxicity
Boris Khodorkovsky, Mark Su

CHAPTER 149 Calcium Channel Antagonists
Michael Ganetsky

CHAPTER 150 Digitalis
Alberto Perez, Marc Bayer

CHAPTER 151 Centrally Acting Antihypertensive Agents
Adhi N. Sharma, Beth Cadigan


CHAPTER 152 Cellular Asphyxiants: Cyanide and Hydrogen Sulfide
Melisa W. Lai, David Osborne

CHAPTER 153 Carbon Monoxide
Gar Ming Chan, Robert S. Hoffman

CHAPTER 154 Caustics
Robert J. Hoffman, Brian Rose

CHAPTER 155 Hydrocarbons
Howard A. Greller, Lewis S. Nelson

CHAPTER 156 Heavy Metal Poisoning
Ricky Kue

CHAPTER 157 Hypoglycemic Agents
Jessica Fulton, Lewis Nelson

CHAPTER 158 Methemoglobinemia
Melisa W. Lai, MD

CHAPTER 159 Organophosphate Poisoning
Steven B. Bird

CHAPTER 160 Mushroom Poisoning
Sage W. Wiener, Robert J. Hoffman

SECTION XXI TRAUMATIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 161 Shock in the Trauma Victim
Richard V. Aghababian, Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson, III

CHAPTER 162 Initial Assessment and Management of the Trauma Victim
Richard V. Aghababian, Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 163 Radiologic Evaluation
Richard V. Aghababian, Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 164 Head Injuries
Richard V. Aghababian, Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 165 Spine Injuries
Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 166 Facial Injuries
Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 167 Opthamologic Injuries
Mark Shapiro

CHAPTER 168 Otologic Injuries
Mark Shapiro

CHAPTER 169 Neck and Upper Airway Injuries
Mark Shapiro

CHAPTER 170 Chest Injuries
Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 171 Abdominal Injuries
Mark Shapiro

CHAPTER 172 Upper and Lower Extremity Injuries
Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 173 Hip and Pelvic
Harry L. Anderson III

CHAPTER 174 Genitourinary Injuries
Peter Angood

CHAPTER 175 Cutaneous Injuries Including Crush Injuries
Harry L. Anderson III, Peter Angood, Marc Gautreau

Chapter 176 Burns
Marc Gautreau

CHAPTER 177 Trauma in Pregnancy
Richard V. Aghababian, Peter Angood, Harry L. Anderson III, Mark Shapiro

CHAPTER 178 Pediatric Injuries
Ruben Peralta, Michael Hirsh

SECTION XXII ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 179 Hospital Medical Staff
Michael T. Rapp

CHAPTER 180 Fundamentals of Emergency Medicine Practice Groups
James M. Brown, Manisha Gupta

CHAPTER 181 Fundamentals of Physician Contracts
Michael A. Peterson

CHAPTER 182 Performance Monitoring and Improvement
Timothy J. Reeder, Nicholas H. Benson

CHAPTER 183 Patient Safety and Quality Assurance in Emergency Medicine
Cherri Hobgood, Carrie Vice

CHAPTER 184 Fundamentals of Physician Billing, Coding, and Compliance
Jonathan E. Siff

CHAPTER 185 Regulatory Issues
James M. Brown, Manisha Gupta

CHAPTER 186 Ethics and Professionalism
Andrew R. Barnosky, Bradley J. Uren

CHAPTER 187 Physician Wellness
Kristin E. Harkin

CHAPTER 188 Faculty Development
Nicholas J. Jouriles

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