Emergency medicine handbook

THECHIEFCOMPLAINT

The Chief Complaint — original book cover

An algorithmic guide to the undifferentiated patient.

The Cases

Chris Feier, MD, PharmD

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Table of contents

12 sections · 45 topics

01ResuscitationFrom cardiac arrest to shock.6 topics
  1. PEAPrint page 1
  2. VT/VF — Coming soonPrint page 2
  3. Shock — Coming soonPrint page 3
  4. Bradycardia — Coming soonPrint page 6
  5. Tachycardia — Coming soonPrint page 9
  6. Post-Cardiac Arrest — Coming soonPrint page 15
02CardiologyChest pain and syncope.2 topics
  1. Chest Pain — Coming soonPrint page 19
  2. Syncope — Coming soonPrint page 31
03PulmonaryBreathing complaints and procedural sedation.2 topics
  1. Shortness of Breath — Coming soonPrint page 35
  2. Procedural Sedation — Coming soonPrint page 51
04GastrointestinalAn approach to abdominal complaints.4 topics
  1. Abdominal Pain: GeneralPrint page 55
  2. Abdominal Pain: UpperPrint page 59
  3. Abdominal Pain: LowerPrint page 63
  4. Diarrhea — Coming soonPrint page 67
05GenitourinaryThe acute scrotum.1 topic
  1. Acute ScrotumPrint page 68
06Infectious DiseaseRecognizing and approaching sepsis.1 topic
  1. Sepsis — Coming soonPrint page 71
07NeurologyFrom altered mental status to acute stroke.6 topics
  1. Altered Mental Status — Coming soonPrint page 77
  2. Weakness — Coming soonPrint page 90
  3. Vertigo — Coming soonPrint page 93
  4. Headache — Coming soonPrint page 97
  5. Acute CVA — Coming soonPrint page 105
  6. Seizure — Coming soonPrint page 113
08PediatricsFever, airway concerns, and the sick neonate.5 topics
  1. Fever: <29 days — Coming soonPrint page 115
  2. Fever: 4–8 weeks — Coming soonPrint page 118
  3. Fever: >8 weeks — Coming soonPrint page 121
  4. Stridor — Coming soonPrint page 125
  5. Crashing Neonate — Coming soonPrint page 130
09OB/GynPelvic pain and bleeding in pregnancy.2 topics
  1. Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding — Coming soonPrint page 135
  2. Acute Pelvic Pain — Coming soonPrint page 139
10TraumaInitial assessment, resuscitation, and regional injuries.12 topics
  1. Trauma: Primary Survey — Coming soonPrint page 143
  2. Trauma: Resuscitation — Coming soonPrint page 147
  3. Trauma: Cardiac Arrest — Coming soonPrint page 149
  4. Trauma: Blunt Head — Coming soonPrint page 151
  5. Trauma: Cervical Spine — Coming soonPrint page 157
  6. Trauma: Penetrating Neck — Coming soonPrint page 161
  7. Trauma: Blunt Neck — Coming soonPrint page 165
  8. Trauma: Penetrating Chest — Coming soonPrint page 167
  9. Trauma: Blunt Chest — Coming soonPrint page 170
  10. Trauma: Penetrating Abdomen — Coming soonPrint page 176
  11. Trauma: Blunt Abdomen — Coming soonPrint page 179
  12. Trauma: Pelvis — Coming soonPrint page 183
11OrthopedicsBack and joint complaints.2 topics
  1. Low Back Pain — Coming soonPrint page 188
  2. Joint Pain — Coming soonPrint page 195
12EnvironmentalHypothermia and burns.2 topics
  1. Hypothermia — Coming soonPrint page 199
  2. Burns — Coming soonPrint page 203

Page numbers refer to the 2014 print edition.