Emergency medicine handbook

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Start with the complaint.
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An algorithmic guide to the undifferentiated patient.

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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/VFPrint page 2
  3. ShockPrint page 3
  4. BradycardiaPrint page 6
  5. TachycardiaPrint page 9
  6. Post-Cardiac ArrestPrint page 15
02CardiologyChest pain and syncope.2 topics
  1. Chest PainPrint page 19
  2. SyncopePrint page 31
03PulmonaryBreathing complaints and procedural sedation.2 topics
  1. Shortness of BreathPrint page 35
  2. Procedural SedationPrint 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. DiarrheaPrint page 67
05GenitourinaryThe acute scrotum.1 topic
  1. Acute ScrotumPrint page 68
06Infectious DiseaseRecognizing and approaching sepsis.1 topic
  1. SepsisPrint page 71
07NeurologyFrom altered mental status to acute stroke.6 topics
  1. Altered Mental StatusPrint page 77
  2. WeaknessPrint page 90
  3. VertigoPrint page 93
  4. HeadachePrint page 97
  5. Acute CVAPrint page 105
  6. SeizurePrint page 113
08PediatricsFever, airway concerns, and the sick neonate.5 topics
  1. Fever: <29 daysPrint page 115
  2. Fever: 4–8 weeksPrint page 118
  3. Fever: >8 weeksPrint page 121
  4. StridorPrint page 125
  5. Crashing NeonatePrint page 130
09OB/GynPelvic pain and bleeding in pregnancy.2 topics
  1. Pregnant Vaginal BleedingPrint page 135
  2. Acute Pelvic PainPrint page 139
10TraumaInitial assessment, resuscitation, and regional injuries.12 topics
  1. Trauma: Primary SurveyPrint page 143
  2. Trauma: ResuscitationPrint page 147
  3. Trauma: Cardiac ArrestPrint page 149
  4. Trauma: Blunt HeadPrint page 151
  5. Trauma: Cervical SpinePrint page 157
  6. Trauma: Penetrating NeckPrint page 161
  7. Trauma: Blunt NeckPrint page 165
  8. Trauma: Penetrating ChestPrint page 167
  9. Trauma: Blunt ChestPrint page 170
  10. Trauma: Penetrating AbdomenPrint page 176
  11. Trauma: Blunt AbdomenPrint page 179
  12. Trauma: PelvisPrint page 183
11OrthopedicsBack and joint complaints.2 topics
  1. Low Back PainPrint page 188
  2. Joint PainPrint page 195
12EnvironmentalHypothermia and burns.2 topics
  1. HypothermiaPrint page 199
  2. BurnsPrint page 203

Page numbers refer to the 2014 print edition.