Description

Book Synopsis

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.


Table of Contents

PART 1 COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULT PATIENTS

1 Altered Mental State

2 Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Tract

3 Bleeding, Vaginal, Abnormal

4 Blurring of Vision

5 Breathlessness, Acute

6 Diarrhoea and Vomiting

7 Fever

8 Giddiness

9 Haemoptysis

10 Headache

11 Hyperventilation

12 Jaundice

13 Lower Limb Swelling

14 Pain, Abdominal

15 Pain, Chest, Acute

16 Pain, Joint, Peripheral

17 Pain, Low Back

18 Pain, Scrotal and Penile

19 Palpitations

20 Poisoning, General Principles

21 Red Eye

22 Seizure

23 Shock/Hypoperfusion States

24 Stridor

25 Syncope

26 Trauma, Multiple, Initial Management

27 Urinary Retention, Acute

28 Violent and Psychotic Patients

29 Weakness

PART 2 SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

PART 2A | AIRWAY AND RESUSCITATION

30 Airway Management/Rapid SequenceIntubation

31 Allergic Reactions/Anaphylaxis

32 Cardiac Arrest Algorithms

33 Cardiogenic Shock

34 Neurogenic Shock

35 Sepsis/Septic Shock

PART 2B | CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES

36 Aortic Emergencies

37 Bradydysrhythmias

38 Coronary Syndromes, Acute

39 Heart Failure, Acute

40 Hypertensive Crises

41 Limb Ischaemia, Acute

42 Pulmonary Embolism

43 Tachydysrhythmias

44 Venous Emergencies

45 Other Heart Conditions

PART 2C | RESPIRATORYEMERGENCIES

46 Asthma

47 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

48 Pneumonia, Community Acquired

49 Pneumothorax

50 Respiratory Failure, Acute

PART 2D | GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES

51 Appendicitis, Acute

52 Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute

53 Hepatobiliary Emergencies

54 Intestinal Obstruction

55 Ischaemic Bowel/Mesenteric Ischaemia

56 Pancreatitis, Acute

57 Peptic Ulcer Disease/Dyspepsia

58 Perianal Conditions

PART 2E | ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC EMERGENCIES

59 Acid-Base Emergencies

60 Adrenal Insufficiency, Acute

61 Diabetic Ketoacidosis andHyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State

62 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

63 Hypoglycaemia

64 Thyroid Emergencies, Thyroid Crisisand Myxoedema

PART 2F | RENAL ANDGENITO-URINARY EMERGENCIES

65 Renal Emergencies

66 Urinary Tract Infections

67 Urolithiasis

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PART 2G | NEUROLOGICEMERGENCIES

68 Meningitis

69 Migraine, Tension and ClusterHeadache

70 Stroke

71 Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

72 Transient Ischaemic Attack

73 Giant Cell Arteritis

PART 2H | INFECTIOUSDISEASES

74 Dengue Fever

75 Coping with Emerging InfectiousDiseases in the Emergency Department

76 Malaria

77 Needlestick/Body Fluid Exposure

78 Tetanus

PART 2I | HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES/PALLIATIVECARE

79 Administration of Blood Products inthe Emergency Department

80 Emergency Anticoagulation Reversal

81 Oncologic Emergencies

82 Palliative and End-of-life EmergencyCare

PART 2J | DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

83 Introduction to Dermatology inEmergency Care

83A Inflammatory Dermatological Conditions

83B Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions

83C Infections and the Skin

83D Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIVPost-exposure Prophylaxis

PART 2K | GERIATRICEMERGENCIES

84 Geriatric Emergencies

PART 2L | TOXICOLOGY

85 Poisoning, Benzodiazepine

86 Poisoning, Cyclic Antidepressants

87 Poisoning, Organophosphates

88 Poisoning, Paracetamol

89 Alcohol Intoxication and Poisoningwith Other Alcohols

90 Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide

91 Poisoning, Digoxin

92 Poisoning, Salicylates

93 Poisoning, Novel PsychoactiveSubstances

94 Poisoning, Serotonin Syndrome

PART 2M | TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)

95 Bites, Mammalian and Human

96 Snake-related Injuries

PART 2N | SURGICALAND ORTHOPADIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES

97 Trauma,Abdominal

98 Trauma,Chest

99 Trauma,Head

100 Trauma and Infections, Hand

101 Trauma, Lower Extremity

102 Trauma, Maxillofacial

103 Trauma, Pelvic

104 Trauma, Spinal Cord and Cervical SpineClearance

105 Trauma, Upper Extremity

106 Wound Care and Management

107 CrushSyndrome

108 Trauma,Paediatric

109 Trauma,in Pregnancy

PART 2O | ENT EMERGENCIES

110 Common Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies

PART 2P | EYE EMERGENCIES

111 Eye Emergencies

PART 2Q | PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

112 Assault (Non-sexual)

PART 2R | OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

113 Eclampsia

114 Ectopic Pregnancy

115 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

116 Emergency Delivery of the Newborn

PART 2S | ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

117 Burns, Major

118 Burns, Minor

119 Electrical and Lightning Injuries

120 Hyperbaric Emergencies

121 Hyperthermia

122 Submersion Injuries

PART 2T | IMAGING

123 Emergency CT Brain Interpretation

124 Emergency Ultrasound

125 Views of X-rays to Order

126 Emergency CT Abdomen and PelvisInterpretation

127 Emergency CT Thorax Interpretation

PART 2U | PHARMACOLOGY

128 Prescribing in Pregnancy

129 Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in Adults

130 Drugs to Avoid in G6PD Deficiency

PART 2V | PAEDIATRICEMERGENCIES

131 Child with Acute Abdominal Pain

132 Child with Breathlessness

133 Child/Baby, Crying

134 Child with Diarrhoea

135 Child with Fever

136 Child, Fitting

137 Child with Vomiting

138 Paediatric Asthma

139 Bronchiolitis

140 Fluid Replacement in Paediatrics

141 Newborn Resuscitation in the EmergencyDepartment

142 Non-accidental Injury in Paediatrics

143 Paediatric Drugs and Equipment

144 Trauma, Paediatric

145 Child with Altered Mental State

PART 2W | MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATION

146 Common Emergency Procedures

147 Pain Management and Nerve Blocks

148 Procedural Sedation

149 Simple Statistics

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      Publication Date: 11/04/2022
      ISBN13: 9789814923446, 978-9814923446
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.


      Table of Contents

      PART 1 COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULT PATIENTS

      1 Altered Mental State

      2 Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Tract

      3 Bleeding, Vaginal, Abnormal

      4 Blurring of Vision

      5 Breathlessness, Acute

      6 Diarrhoea and Vomiting

      7 Fever

      8 Giddiness

      9 Haemoptysis

      10 Headache

      11 Hyperventilation

      12 Jaundice

      13 Lower Limb Swelling

      14 Pain, Abdominal

      15 Pain, Chest, Acute

      16 Pain, Joint, Peripheral

      17 Pain, Low Back

      18 Pain, Scrotal and Penile

      19 Palpitations

      20 Poisoning, General Principles

      21 Red Eye

      22 Seizure

      23 Shock/Hypoperfusion States

      24 Stridor

      25 Syncope

      26 Trauma, Multiple, Initial Management

      27 Urinary Retention, Acute

      28 Violent and Psychotic Patients

      29 Weakness

      PART 2 SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

      PART 2A | AIRWAY AND RESUSCITATION

      30 Airway Management/Rapid SequenceIntubation

      31 Allergic Reactions/Anaphylaxis

      32 Cardiac Arrest Algorithms

      33 Cardiogenic Shock

      34 Neurogenic Shock

      35 Sepsis/Septic Shock

      PART 2B | CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES

      36 Aortic Emergencies

      37 Bradydysrhythmias

      38 Coronary Syndromes, Acute

      39 Heart Failure, Acute

      40 Hypertensive Crises

      41 Limb Ischaemia, Acute

      42 Pulmonary Embolism

      43 Tachydysrhythmias

      44 Venous Emergencies

      45 Other Heart Conditions

      PART 2C | RESPIRATORYEMERGENCIES

      46 Asthma

      47 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      48 Pneumonia, Community Acquired

      49 Pneumothorax

      50 Respiratory Failure, Acute

      PART 2D | GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES

      51 Appendicitis, Acute

      52 Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute

      53 Hepatobiliary Emergencies

      54 Intestinal Obstruction

      55 Ischaemic Bowel/Mesenteric Ischaemia

      56 Pancreatitis, Acute

      57 Peptic Ulcer Disease/Dyspepsia

      58 Perianal Conditions

      PART 2E | ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC EMERGENCIES

      59 Acid-Base Emergencies

      60 Adrenal Insufficiency, Acute

      61 Diabetic Ketoacidosis andHyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State

      62 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

      63 Hypoglycaemia

      64 Thyroid Emergencies, Thyroid Crisisand Myxoedema

      PART 2F | RENAL ANDGENITO-URINARY EMERGENCIES

      65 Renal Emergencies

      66 Urinary Tract Infections

      67 Urolithiasis

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      PART 2G | NEUROLOGICEMERGENCIES

      68 Meningitis

      69 Migraine, Tension and ClusterHeadache

      70 Stroke

      71 Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

      72 Transient Ischaemic Attack

      73 Giant Cell Arteritis

      PART 2H | INFECTIOUSDISEASES

      74 Dengue Fever

      75 Coping with Emerging InfectiousDiseases in the Emergency Department

      76 Malaria

      77 Needlestick/Body Fluid Exposure

      78 Tetanus

      PART 2I | HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES/PALLIATIVECARE

      79 Administration of Blood Products inthe Emergency Department

      80 Emergency Anticoagulation Reversal

      81 Oncologic Emergencies

      82 Palliative and End-of-life EmergencyCare

      PART 2J | DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

      83 Introduction to Dermatology inEmergency Care

      83A Inflammatory Dermatological Conditions

      83B Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions

      83C Infections and the Skin

      83D Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIVPost-exposure Prophylaxis

      PART 2K | GERIATRICEMERGENCIES

      84 Geriatric Emergencies

      PART 2L | TOXICOLOGY

      85 Poisoning, Benzodiazepine

      86 Poisoning, Cyclic Antidepressants

      87 Poisoning, Organophosphates

      88 Poisoning, Paracetamol

      89 Alcohol Intoxication and Poisoningwith Other Alcohols

      90 Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide

      91 Poisoning, Digoxin

      92 Poisoning, Salicylates

      93 Poisoning, Novel PsychoactiveSubstances

      94 Poisoning, Serotonin Syndrome

      PART 2M | TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)

      95 Bites, Mammalian and Human

      96 Snake-related Injuries

      PART 2N | SURGICALAND ORTHOPADIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES

      97 Trauma,Abdominal

      98 Trauma,Chest

      99 Trauma,Head

      100 Trauma and Infections, Hand

      101 Trauma, Lower Extremity

      102 Trauma, Maxillofacial

      103 Trauma, Pelvic

      104 Trauma, Spinal Cord and Cervical SpineClearance

      105 Trauma, Upper Extremity

      106 Wound Care and Management

      107 CrushSyndrome

      108 Trauma,Paediatric

      109 Trauma,in Pregnancy

      PART 2O | ENT EMERGENCIES

      110 Common Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies

      PART 2P | EYE EMERGENCIES

      111 Eye Emergencies

      PART 2Q | PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

      112 Assault (Non-sexual)

      PART 2R | OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

      113 Eclampsia

      114 Ectopic Pregnancy

      115 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

      116 Emergency Delivery of the Newborn

      PART 2S | ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

      117 Burns, Major

      118 Burns, Minor

      119 Electrical and Lightning Injuries

      120 Hyperbaric Emergencies

      121 Hyperthermia

      122 Submersion Injuries

      PART 2T | IMAGING

      123 Emergency CT Brain Interpretation

      124 Emergency Ultrasound

      125 Views of X-rays to Order

      126 Emergency CT Abdomen and PelvisInterpretation

      127 Emergency CT Thorax Interpretation

      PART 2U | PHARMACOLOGY

      128 Prescribing in Pregnancy

      129 Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in Adults

      130 Drugs to Avoid in G6PD Deficiency

      PART 2V | PAEDIATRICEMERGENCIES

      131 Child with Acute Abdominal Pain

      132 Child with Breathlessness

      133 Child/Baby, Crying

      134 Child with Diarrhoea

      135 Child with Fever

      136 Child, Fitting

      137 Child with Vomiting

      138 Paediatric Asthma

      139 Bronchiolitis

      140 Fluid Replacement in Paediatrics

      141 Newborn Resuscitation in the EmergencyDepartment

      142 Non-accidental Injury in Paediatrics

      143 Paediatric Drugs and Equipment

      144 Trauma, Paediatric

      145 Child with Altered Mental State

      PART 2W | MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATION

      146 Common Emergency Procedures

      147 Pain Management and Nerve Blocks

      148 Procedural Sedation

      149 Simple Statistics

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