Guide to Essentials in Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition
Samenvatting
This book aims to achieve a fine balance between a practical evidence-based tool, that can be carried around to be used at the patients’ bedside, and a comprehensive reference with sufficient information for examination requirements in Emergency Medicine, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
This edition preserves several of its predecessor’s hallmark features, in particular:
Easy-to-read format: clinical descriptions are presented succinctly, key points are highlighted, and problems are introduced with a symptom-based approach in Part 1;Popular sections such as Caveats, covering pitfalls likely to be encountered in clinical practice, and Special Tips for GPs.New features of this edition include:
Clear demarcation between chapters for basic learners (medical students) and advanced learners, with 805 pages for basic learners and advanced chapters marked with blue bars on the sides;Thorough revision of all chapters, including more comprehensive illustrations;9 additional brand-new chapters, including 3 chapters on emergency CT interpretation;QR codes to: more than 100 between clinical photos, radiological images and videos; reference chapters, to ensure that the extra information is available without making the book too voluminous.
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p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2G | NEUROLOGICEMERGENCIES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>68<span> </span>Meningitis</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>69<span> </span>Migraine, Tension and ClusterHeadache</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>70<span> </span>Stroke</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>71<span> </span>Subarachnoid Haemorrhage</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>72<span> </span>Transient Ischaemic Attack</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>73<span> </span>Giant Cell Arteritis</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2H | INFECTIOUSDISEASES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>74<span> </span>Dengue Fever</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>75<span> </span>Coping with Emerging InfectiousDiseases in the Emergency Department</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>76<span> </span>Malaria</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>77<span> </span>Needlestick/Body Fluid Exposure</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>78<span> </span>Tetanus</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2I<span> | </span>HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES/PALLIATIVECARE</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>79<span> </span>Administration of Blood Products inthe Emergency Department</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>80<span> </span>Emergency Anticoagulation Reversal</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>81<span> </span>Oncologic Emergencies</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>82<span> </span>Palliative and End-of-life EmergencyCare</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2J<span> | </span>DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>83<span> </span>Introduction to Dermatology inEmergency Care</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>83A<span> </span>Inflammatory Dermatological Conditions</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>83B<span> </span>Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>83C<span> </span>Infections and the Skin</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>83D<span> </span>Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIVPost-exposure Prophylaxis</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2K | GERIATRICEMERGENCIES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>84<span> </span>Geriatric Emergencies</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2L |<span> </span>TOXICOLOGY</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>85<span> </span>Poisoning, Benzodiazepine</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>86<span> </span>Poisoning, Cyclic Antidepressants</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>87<span> </span>Poisoning, Organophosphates</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>88<span> </span>Poisoning, Paracetamol</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>89<span> </span>Alcohol Intoxication and Poisoningwith Other Alcohols</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>90<span> </span>Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>91<span> </span>Poisoning, Digoxin</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>92<span> </span>Poisoning, Salicylates</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>93<span> </span>Poisoning, Novel PsychoactiveSubstances</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>94<span> </span>Poisoning, Serotonin Syndrome</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2M | TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>95<span> </span>Bites, Mammalian and Human</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>96<span> </span>Snake-related Injuries</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2N | SURGICALAND ORTHOPADIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">97<span> </span>Trauma,Abdominal</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">98<span> </span>Trauma,Chest</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">99<span> </span>Trauma,Head</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>100<span> </span>Trauma and Infections, Hand</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>101<span> </span>Trauma, Lower Extremity</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>102<span> </span>Trauma, Maxillofacial</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>103<span> </span>Trauma, Pelvic</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>104<span> </span>Trauma, Spinal Cord and Cervical SpineClearance</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>105<span> </span>Trauma, Upper Extremity</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>106<span> </span>Wound Care and Management</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">107<span> </span>CrushSyndrome</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">108<span> </span>Trauma,Paediatric</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span lang="IT">109<span> </span>Trauma,in Pregnancy</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART<span> </span>2O | ENT EMERGENCIES</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>110<span> </span>Common Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART<span> </span>2P | EYE EMERGENCIES</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>111<span> </span>Eye Emergencies</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART<span> </span>2Q | PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>112<span> </span>Assault (Non-sexual)</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART<span> </span>2R | OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>113<span> </span>Eclampsia</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>114<span> </span>Ectopic Pregnancy</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>115<span> </span>Pelvic Inflammatory Disease</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>116<span> </span>Emergency Delivery of the Newborn</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2S |<span> </span>ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>117<span> </span>Burns, Major</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>118<span> </span>Burns, Minor</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>119<span> </span>Electrical and Lightning Injuries</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>120<span> </span>Hyperbaric Emergencies</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>121<span> </span>Hyperthermia</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>122<span> </span>Submersion Injuries</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2T | IMAGING<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>123<span> </span>Emergency CT Brain Interpretation</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>124<span> </span>Emergency Ultrasound</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>125<span> </span>Views of X-rays to Order</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>126<span> </span>Emergency CT Abdomen and PelvisInterpretation</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>127<span> </span>Emergency CT Thorax Interpretation</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART
2U | PHARMACOLOGY<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>128<span> </span>Prescribing in Pregnancy</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>129<span> </span>Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in Adults</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>130<span> </span>Drugs to Avoid in G6PD Deficiency</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2V | PAEDIATRICEMERGENCIES<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>131<span> </span>Child with Acute Abdominal Pain</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>132<span> </span>Child with Breathlessness</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>133<span> </span>Child/Baby, Crying</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>134<span> </span>Child with Diarrhoea</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>135<span> </span>Child with Fever</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>136<span> </span>Child, Fitting</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>137<span> </span>Child with Vomiting</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>138<span> </span>Paediatric Asthma</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>139<span> </span>Bronchiolitis</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>140<span> </span>Fluid Replacement in Paediatrics</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>141<span> </span>Newborn Resuscitation in the EmergencyDepartment</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>142<span> </span>Non-accidental Injury in Paediatrics</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>143<span> </span>Paediatric Drugs and Equipment</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>144<span> </span>Trauma, Paediatric</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>145<span> </span>Child with Altered Mental State</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>PART 2W | MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATION<span> </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>146<span> </span>Common Emergency Procedures</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>147<span> </span>Pain Management and Nerve Blocks</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>148<span> </span>Procedural Sedation</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span>149<span> </span>Simple Statistics</span></p><p></p><p></p>

