This text distills the entire content of the emergency medicine curriculum into less than one hundred succinct, clinically relevant chapters. This unique book is intended to guide you through what you must know and be able to do during an actual shift and give you a better understanding of the issues and problems you will face while working in the Emergency Department. Featuring a consistent, find-it-now design, Clinical Emergency Medicine delivers concise, must-know information on ninety-eight chief complaints and disorders, ranging from asthma and chest pain to fever and poisoning. Each chapter begins with Key Points, followed by an Introduction, Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Studies, Medical Decision Making, Treatment and Disposition, and Suggested Reading. Whenever possible, the authors provide practical advice on drug dosing, the medical decision-making thought process, treatment plans, and dispositions that will be of value in a clinical environment. Numerous diagnostic algorithms simplify the problem and point you towards a solution.

"A Lange medical book."

Machine generated contents note: I.Common Procedures -- 1. Incision and Drainage -- 2. Arterial Blood Gas -- 3. Central Venous Access -- 4. Procedural Sedation -- 5. Lumbar Puncture -- 6. Laceration Repair -- 7. Needle and Tube Thoracostomy -- 8. Introduction to Emergency Ultrasonography -- II. Resuscitation -- 9. Emergency Medical Services -- 10. Cardiopulmonary Arrest -- 11. Airway Management -- 12. Shock -- III. Cardiovascular Emergencies -- 13. Chest Pain -- 14. Acute Coronary Syndromes -- 15. Congestive Heart Failure -- 16. Dysrhythmias -- 17. Aortic Dissection -- 18. Hypertensive Emergencies -- 19. Syncope -- IV. Pulmonary Emergencies -- 20. Dyspnea -- 21. Asthma -- 22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 23. Pneumonia -- 24. Pneumothorax -- 25. Pulmonary Embolism -- V. Abdominal Emergencies -- 26. Acute Abdominal Pain -- 27. Appendicitis -- 28. Acute Cholecystitis -- 29. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- 30. Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 31. Intestinal Obstruction -- 32. Mesenteric Ischemia. Contents note continued: VI. Infectious Disease Emergencies -- 33. Fever -- 34. Sepsis -- 35. Meningitis and Encephalitis -- 36. Soft Tissue Infections -- 37. Human Immunodeficiency Virus -- 38. Blood and Body Fluid Exposure -- VII. Genitourinary Emergencies -- 39. Nephrolithiasis -- 40. Urinary Tract Infections -- 41. Testicular Torsion -- 42. Penile Disorders -- VIII. Obstetrics/Gynecologic Emergencies -- 43. Vaginal Bleeding -- 44. Vaginal Discharge -- 45. Preeclampsia and Eclampsia -- 46. Emergency Delivery -- IX. Pediatric Emergencies -- 47. The Pediatric Patient -- 48. Pediatric Fever -- 49. Respiratory Distress -- 50. Abdominal Pain -- 51. Dehydration -- 52. Otitis Media -- 53. Pharyngitis -- X. Toxicology -- 54. The Poisoned Patient -- 55. Toxic Alcohols -- 56. Acetaminophen Toxicity -- 57. Salicylate Toxicity -- 58. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- 59. Digoxin -- 60. Cyclic Antidepressants -- XI. Environmental Emergencies -- 61. Hypothermia -- 62. Cold-Induced Tissue Injuries -- 63. Heat-Related Illness. Contents note continued: 64. Drowning Incidents -- 65. Envenomation -- XII. Metabolic/Endocrine Emergencies -- 66. Diabetic Emergencies -- 67. Potassium Disorders -- 68. Thyroid Emergencies -- 69. Adrenal Emergencies -- XIII. Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies -- 70. Oncologic Emergencies -- 71. Sickle Cell Emergencies -- 72. Transfusion Reactions -- 73. Anticoagulant Therapy and Its Complications -- XIV. HEENT Emergencies -- 74. Slit Lamp Examination -- 75. Red Eye -- 76. Acute Visual Loss -- 77. Epistaxis -- 78. Dental Emergencies -- XV. Neurologic Emergencies -- 79. Altered Mental Status -- 80. Headache -- 81. Dizziness -- 82. Cerebrovascular Accident -- 83. Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- XVI. Trauma -- 84. Trauma Principles -- 85. Head Injuries -- 86. Cervical Spine Injuries -- 87. Thoracic Trauma -- 88. Abdominal Trauma -- 89. Burns -- XVII. Orthopedic Emergencies -- 90. Upper Extremity Injuries -- 91. Lower Extremity Injuries -- 92. Low Back Pain -- 93.Compartment Syndromes -- 94. Septic Arthritis. Contents note continued: 95. Splinting -- XVIII. Dermatologic Emergencies -- 96. Life-Threatening Dermatoses -- 97. Allergic Reactions -- XIX. Psychiatric Emergencies -- 98. Approach to the Psychiatric Patient.