Accident and emergency medicine Books

Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Assessment of the Medical Patient Chapter 2: Critical Thinking and Decision Making Chapter 3: The Difficult Airway (Sample Chapter) Chapter 4: States of Hypoperfusion and Shock Chapter 5: Dyspnea, Respiratory Distress, or Respiratory Failure Chapter 6: Chest Discomfort or Pain Chapter 7: Altered Mental Status Chapter 8: Acute Abdominal Discomfort or Pain Chapter 9: Gastrointestinal Bleeding Chapter 10: Seizures and Seizure Disorders Chapter 11: Syncope Chapter 12: Headache, Nausea, and Vomiting Appendix A: Waveform Capnography Appendix B: Electrocardiographic Interpretation Appendix C: Normal Laboratory Values

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Book SynopsisProvides guidance on the advanced techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This book helps you to optimize various aspects of patient care.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Emergency Wound Care: An Overview CHAPTER 2 Patient Evaluation and Wound Assessment CHAPTER 3 Anatomy of Wound Repair CHAPTER 4 Wound Healing and Cosmetic Outcome CHAPTER 5 Wound Care and the Pediatric Patient CHAPTER 6 Infiltration and Nerve Block Anesthesia CHAPTER 7 Wound Cleansing and Irrigation CHAPTER 8 Instruments, Suture Materials, and Closure Choices CHAPTER 9 Decisions before Closure: Timing, Débridement, and Consultation CHAPTER 10 Basic Laceration Repair: Principles and Techniques CHAPTER 11 Complex Skin Wounds: Advanced Repair Techniques CHAPTER 12 Special Anatomic Sites CHAPTER 13 The Hand Chapter 14 Tissue Adhesives and Alternative Wound Closure CHAPTER 15 Bite Wounds CHAPTER 16 Common Wound Care Problems CHAPTER 17 Minor Thermal Burns CHAPTER 18 Cutaneous and Superficial Abscesses CHAPTER 19 Complicated, Chronic, and Aging Skin Wounds CHAPTER 20 Wound Dressing and Bandaging Techniques CHAPTER 21 Tetanus Immunity and Antibiotic Wound Prophylaxis CHAPTER 22 Suture Removal and Wound Aftercare

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I Opening Round Part II Fair Game Part III Challenge PART IV Answers Index of Cases Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Imaging Modalities in the Pediatric Patient: How to Choose 2. ALARA principles 3. Sedation/Anxiolysis for Pediatric Imaging Section 1: Neonatal 4. My What a Big Thymus You Have! Neonate/Infant Mediastinal Masses 5. A Wheezin' We Will Go: Bronchiolitis/Viral Pathology 6. Twisting the Night Away: Malrotation 7. Double Bubble.Double Trouble! Duodenal Obstruction 8. Breakin' My Heart: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease 9. More Than Constipation: Failure to Pass Meconium 10. Rumbly in the Tumbly: Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Section 2: Cardiac 11. Matters of the Heart: Pericarditis 12. A Bit of a Mix-up: Right Sided Aortic Arch 13. You're Surrounded: Vascular Rings Section 3: Gastroenterology 14. Twisting Tubes: Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube/Buttons 15. Not Movin': Pediatric Bowel Obstruction 16. Screaming Fits: Intussusception 17. My Tummy! Appendicitis 18. SMA Syndrome: It's Not In to Be Thin 19. You Ate What? Swallowed Foreign Bodies 20. Right Out of 'The Exorcist': Pyloric Stenosis Section 4: Genitourinary 21. Twists and Turns: Testicular Torsion 22. That Looks Painful: Hydrocele 23. Unusually Painful: Ovarian torsion 24. All Pain and No Gain: Renal Stones 25. Belly Getting Bigger? Wilms Tumor 26. TOA (Tubo-ovarian Abscess): Three Letters You Don't Want to Hear Section 5: Neurologic 27. Don't Lose Your Head: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Issues 28. More than a Migraine: Intracranial Mass - Medulloblastoma 29. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: DIPG 30. Not Actin' Right: Lacunar Infarct and Pediatric Stroke 31. Hard to Wake Up: Cerebritis 32. Nothing Cute About It: Acute Flaccid Myelitis 33. Headache? Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformation 34. Can you see it? Orbital Cellulitis 35. Something in Your Eye: Periorbital Cellulitis 36. Somethin' Growin': Pediatric Arachnoid Cysts Section 6: Pulmonary 37. Rattlin' in the Chest: Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children 38. Is That Pneumonia? Atelectasis 39. Will the Cough Ever Stop? Atypical Pneumonia 40. Of Course You Have Asthma: Persistent Wheezing Section 7: Trauma 41. Buckle Up: Abdominal Trauma 42. Case: Where's the Air? Pneumothorax 43. Can't Pee: Pediatric Bladder Trauma 44. Heads Up!: Head Trauma 45. Cruisn' For a Bruisin': Pulmonary contusion 46. The Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Trauma 47. Chest Pains: Pediatric Chest Trauma Imaging 48. Check That Neck: Cervical Spine Imaging 49. My Achin' Back: Vertebral Compression Fractures 50. How'd That Happen? Non-accidental Trauma (NAT) Section 8: Musculoskeletal 51. Growing Pains: Salter-Harris Classification of Physeal Injuries 52. My Fracture Is Not Humerus: Supracondylar fractures 53. Elbow Grease: Lateral and Medial Condyle Fractures of the Humerus 54. Rough Trip: Scapula Fracture 55. Humeral Shaft Fractures: Nothing Funny About That! 56. In Pieces: Clavicle Fractures 57. Let's Play: Forearm fractures 58. Italian Twins: Monteggia and Galleazzi Fractures 59. Bones Out of Place? Wrist fractures 60. Snuffbox? Scaphoid fractures 61. Punchin' Out: Fifth Metacarpal (Boxer's) Fracture 62. Pfunny Pfingers: Phalanx fractures (dislocations, etc) 63. Can't Move Your Hips: Pelvic fractures 64. All Fun and Games: Femoral fractures 65. Knee Pain: It's Not Always the Knee - Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis 66. Weak in the Knees: Patellar dislocation 67. It's the Way You (Don't) Walk: Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula 68. Tough Day: Triplane Fracture 69. My Achin' Feet: Talus fracture 70. My Achn' Back! Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis 71. Achy Muscles: Pyomyositis/Myositis 72. 'Lil Stuffy Noses: Sinusitis 73. Who's Brodie? Brodie's abscess 74. I Feel It In My Bones: Osteomyelitis 75. More Than an Achy Back: Spinal Epidural Abscess 76. It's Tough Being a Kid: Toddler's fracture 77. Hurtn' To Stand: Discitis 78. My Knee Won't Stop Swelling! Osteosarcoma 79. Not THOSE Ewings: Ewing sarcoma 80. What Is This? Bone cyst Section 9: ENT 81. Who Let the Dogs Out? Croup 82. All That Drools: Retropharyngeal and Peritonsillar Abscess 83. Frog In Your Throat: Supraglottic Infections and Bacterial Tracheitis

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Anatomy: will describe the relevant anatomy of the tibial plateau including bony, ligamentous, and muscular anatomy with pictures and descriptions with commonly used surgical approaches for fixation. Chapter 2: Mechanism, Evaluation, and Temporary Treatments: this chapter will describe the demographic data for these fractures, give detailed information on the evaluation from history taking to physical exam, to radiographic evaluation and how to decide what imaging to obtain. Additionally, initial emergency department management and temporary splinting vs external fixation will be discussed. Chapter 3: Nonsurgical Treatment: Indications for nonsurgical treatment and detailed evidence based descriptions on how to perform nonsurgical treatment. Chapter 4: External Fixation: Indications and techniques for both temporary and definitive external fixation of tibial plateau fractures Chapter 5: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: Indications and techniques for open treatment of tibial plateau fractures Chapter 6: Treatment of Associated Soft Tissue Injuries: Indications and techniques for soft tissue repair/reconstruction associated with tibial plateau fractures Chapter 7: Postoperative Care/Rehabilitation: postoperative care including wound care, weight bearing, exercises, rehabilitation for a wide spectrum of tibial plateau injuries Chapter 8: Complications: common complications associated with tibial plateau fractures (such as compartment syndrome, wound healing issues, post-traumatic arthritis, etc) and methods of treating these complications

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Role of the Hospital ED and the Speciality of Emergency Medicine Chapter 2: The Organization of the Hospital and the ED Chapter 3: Medical Terminology Chapter 4: Nursing, MDs, and ED Techs: Teamwork and Communication Chapter 5: ED Flow and Patient Assessment Chapter 6: Point of care testing Chapter 7: Cardiology and ECG;s Chapter 8 : Respiratory Care Chapter 9: Abdominal and Genitourinary Issues Chapter 10: Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Issues Chapter 11: Stroke Chapter 12: Vascular Access Chapter 13: Sonographic Vascular Access Chapter 14: Wound Care Chapter 15 Musculoskeletal Injuries Chapter 16: Splinting Chapter 17: The Major Trauma Patient Chapter 18: Behavioural Health and Toxicologic Emergencies Chapter 19: Case Studies in Emergency Triage

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Book SynopsisEchocardiography is the most powerful and cost-effective imaging technique for assessing patients suffering from unstable cardiovascular diseases. This didactically structured third edition of Emergency Echocardiography contains fully rewritten chapters by well-known, internationally recognized contributors. It includes new chapters on echo-guided patient management in the ICU, lung ultrasound, and complications of percutaneous interventions. Special attention is given to Focus Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) in emergency settings. The book uses over 600 video loops of illustrative cases to interest a wide readership of all medical professionals involved in diagnostics and treatment of emergency cardiovascular patients.Key Features Covers the role of cardiac ultrasound in most cardiovascular emergencies and emergency settings Offers clinically useful information to a wide range of medical professionals dealing with cardiovascular emergeTable of ContentsPreface to the third editionPreface to the second edition Preface to the first editionContributors Image and video contributors Abbreviations 1. Emergency echocardiography: general considerations 2. Echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction 3. Echocardiography in complications of acute myocardial infarction 4. Echocardiography in acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock 5. Echocardiography and Focus Cardiac Ultrasound in cardiac arrest 6. Echocardiography in acute aortic dissection 7. Echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism 8. Echocardiography in cardiac tamponade 9. Echocardiography in acute aortic insufficiency 10. Echocardiography in acute mitral regurgitation 11. Echocardiography in obstruction of native valves 12. Emergency echocardiography in patients with prosthetic valves 13. Echocardiography in detecting cardiac sources of embolism 14. Emergency intraoperative and postoperative echocardiography 15. Echocardiography in mechanical circulatory support 16. Echocardiography in chest trauma 17. Stress echocardiography in the emergency department 18. Handheld ultrasound devices in the emergency setting 19. Focus cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) 20. Lung ultrasound in emergency cardiac care 21. Echocardiography-guided patient management in the intensive care unit 22. Echocardiography in complications of percutaneous interventions Index

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Book SynopsisClinicians undergoing competency testing, certification, and periodic recertification are frequently faced with computer-based exams designed to evaluate clinical acumen and judgment. Test questions often include an image or radiograph followed by a vignette of the clinical encounter and a series of questions. Designed to better prepare practitioners for image-intense, computer-based examinations in their respective fields, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming is a visual and written reminder of the ubiquitous sources of toxins and toxoids in the environment and the outcomes of accidental or intentional toxic exposures in humans. The Second Edition has been restructured with bulleted text, tables, and figures resembling the vignettes that accompany national examinations. Combining the four specialties of toxicologyanalytical, medical, environmental, and industrialinto one comprehensive atlas, the book presents photographs and diagrams of toxic plants aTrade Review"Compared to other narrative-based references in this exceptionally complicated and detail-driven field, this atlas presents small bites of easily digestible information."—Sean P. Boley, MD, Regions Hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center for Doody's Review ServiceTable of ContentsGeneral Medical Toxicology. The Pharmacology of Human Poisoning and Envenoming. General Poisoning Management. Diagnostic Work-Up of the Poisoned Patient. Poison Antidotes. Toxicity of Antiseptics and Drug Additives. Poisonings with Over-the-Counter and Opioid Analgesics. Household Product Poisonings. Drug and Illicit Substance Abuse. Anticonvulsants and Sedative-Hypnotics. Reproductive and Perinatal Toxicology and Teratogenesis. Hypoglycemic and Other Endocrine Agent Toxicity. Cardiovascular Drug Toxicity. Antibiotic Toxicity. Anticancer Drug Toxicity. Environmental and Occupational Nephrotoxicology. Neurotoxicology. Environmental Toxicology. Food Poisoning. Seafood Poisoning. Mushroom Poisonings. Herbal Poisonings. Common Poisonous Household and Garden Plants. Bites and Stings: Terrestrial Envenomings. Common Arthropod Vectors of Infectious Diseases. Tick Paralysis. Bites and Stings: Marine Envenomings. Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Cajun Traditions and Poisonings. Industrial and Occupational Toxicology. Volatile Organic Chemicals. Petrochemical Toxicity. Industrial Gas Exposures and Occupational Lung Diseases. Metal and Metalloid Poisonings. Pesticide Poisonings: Insecticides, Rodenticides, and Herbicides. Radiation Toxicology. Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Weapons and Warfare. Workplace Substance Abuse Monitoring. Miscellaneous Toxicants. Epidemiology and Statistics for Toxicology. Epidemiology and Statistics for Toxicology. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe World Health Organization's recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwidemaking the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.Written by leading researchers and academics from around the world, The Science of Beach Lifeguarding focuses on the scientific evidence that underpins what is taught to and practised by beach lifeguards. It is the first book to pull together all the different areas involved in beach lifeguarding and evaluate their evidence base.An accessible and informative reference underpinned by the best current research, the book's key themes cover the context of beach lifeguarding, the physical environment in which lifeguards work, medical aspects, practical lifeguarding techniques, physiological standards for lifeguards, safety education, and future developments in beach lifeguarTable of ContentsContext, History of Beach Lifeguarding, Lifeguard Effectiveness, Data, Risk Analysis and Evaluation, Modern Day Beach Lifeguarding Practice, Physical Environment, Beach Hazard Identification, Rip Currents, Beach Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment in Practice, Human Environment, Drowning, Cold Water Immersion, Human Environment: Implications for Practice, Lifeguarding, Recognition, Vigilance and Surveillance Techniques, Lifeguard Swimming Performance in Surf, Resuscitation Techniques for Lifeguards, Beach Lifeguard First Aid, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Techniques, Effectiveness of Beach Lifesaving Equipment, Technological Advantages in Beach Safety and Lifeguarding, Lifeguarding Practice: Recent Advances, Lifeguard Standards, Injuries and Risks whilst Lifeguarding, Medical Standards, Eyesight Standards, Occupational Fitness and Strength Standards, The importance and Implications of Lifeguard standards, Safety Education, A Behavioural Approach to Safety Education, Beach Safety Prevention Strategies, Effectiveness of Beach Safety Educational Programmes, Safety Education in Practice

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Book SynopsisThere are many emergencies that the dermatologist needs to address and many cutaneous diseases in the emergency room that require rapid dermatologic consultation. The dermatologist is frequently the ?rst physician to examine such patients before a hospital admission and also the ?rst to identify a critical situation, stabilize the patient, and choose urgent and appropriate intervention. Both the practicing dermatologist and the emergency physician will benefit from the revised and updated edition of this text from top international dermatologists, enabling them to hone their diagnostic skills, expand their knowledge and understanding of pathologic events, and learn treatment options available for acute life-threatening skin diseases in this complicated and multifaceted ?eld.Trade ReviewI have not seen a book cover this specific topic before and it does it very well...It is well written and as would be expected from a dermatology book, contains high quality illustrations. I would suspect that a full time dermatologist would be interested in owning this excellent book. The price also includes access to an electronic version and all you have to do is rub off the covering on the inside front cover to obtain access to the code. This adds to the usefulness of an interesting and educational book and I am sure if you are involved in the management of a patient who has an emergency dermatology issue, then this book could be very helpful indeedDr Harry Brown, GlycosmediaTable of ContentsCell injury and cell death. Clean and aseptic technique at the bedside. New antimicrobials. Immunomodulators and the "Biologics" in Cutaneous Emergencies. Critical care: stuff you really, really need to know. Acute skin failure. Dermatological emergencies in neonatal medicine. Necrotizing soft-tissue infections. Life-threatening bacterial skin infections. Bacteremia, sepsis, septic shock, and toxic shock syndrome. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome. Life-threatening cutaneous viral diseases. Life-threatening cutaneous fungal and parasitic diseases. Life-threatening stings, bites, and marine envenomations. Severe and acute adverse cutaneous drug reactions – I. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrosis. Severe and acute adverse cutaneous drug reactions – II. DRESS Syndrome, serum sickness- like reaction. Severe and acute complications of dermatologic therapies. Severe and acute allergic and immunologic reactions I: Urticaria, angioedema, mastocytosis, and anaphylaxis. Severe and acute allergic and immunologic reactions II. Other hypersensitivities and immune defects, including HIV. Graft versus host disease. Erythroderma/exfoliative dermatitis. Acute, severe bullous dermatoses. Emergency management of purpura and vasculitis, including purpura fulminans. Emergency management of connective tissue disorders and their complications. Skin signs of systemic infections and other life-threatening systemic diseases. Skin signs of systemic neoplastic diseases and paraneoplastic cutaneous syndromes. Burn injury. Emergency dermatoses of the anorectal regions. Emergency management of sexually transmitted diseases and other genitourethral disorders. Emergency management of environmental skin disorders: Heat, cold, ultraviolet light injuries. Endocrinologic emergencies in dermatology. Emergency management of skin torture and self-inflicted dermatoses. Cutaneous signs of poisoning. Cosmetic complications. Life-threatening dermatoses in travellers. Information management.

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