Signs and Symptoms in Emergency Medicine

Abdominal Pain

Agitation and Psychosis

AIDS

The Alcoholic Patient

Back Pain, Lower

Back Pain, Upper

Biological Terrorism

Bleeding

Chemical Terrorism

Chest Pain

Dizziness (Vertigo)

Ear Pain

Envenomations

Extremity Pain and Numbness

Eye Pain and Redness

Fever (Elevated Temperature)

Fever in Children Under 2 Years of Age

Fractures Not to Miss

Headache

Heat Illness, Hypothermia, and Submersion Injury

Hypotension

The Irritable Child and Vomiting

Jaundice

Joint Pain

Limping Child/Child Won't Walk

Mental Status Change and Coma

Neck Pain and Stiffness

Organ Transplantation

Palpitations and Tachycardia

Radiation Terrorism

Rash

Scrotal Pain

Seizure, Adult

Seizure, Pediatric

Shortness of Breath

Sore Throat

Syncope and Near-Syncope

Toxic Ingestion, Approach to

Trauma and Burns, Approach to

Vaginal Bleeding

Vision, Change in

Weakness and Fatigue

Appendixes

A. World Wide Web Resources and Decision Support

B. Emergency Drug Treatments

C. Pediatric Emergency References and Defibrillation and Cardioversion

Code Blue "Unstable?/?Stable? Reference Card

Klappentext

Current and concise, the updated and revised 2nd Edition of this pocket-sized reference reflects the substantial changes shaping the evaluation and treatment of many emergency conditions today. Its unique "signs and symptoms" approach offers the quickest possible way to diagnose critical conditions in an emergency situation. Organized around presenting symptoms, it can be used in real time to answer patient care questions. Diagnoses are listed in order of their severity in each chapter, with the symptoms, signs, suggested workup, and patient disposition given for each diagnosis.

Zusammenfassung
Reflects the changes that shape the evaluation and treatment of emergency conditions. This work offers a way to diagnose critical conditions in an emergency situation. Diagnoses are listed in order of their severity in each chapter, with the symptoms, signs, suggested workup, and patient disposition given for each diagnosis.

Inhalt

1. Abdominal Pain 2. Agitation and Psychosis 3. AIDS 4. The Alcoholic Patient 5. Back Pain, Lower 6. Back Pain, Upper 7. Biological Terrorism 8. Bleeding 9. Chemical Terrorism 10. Chest Pain 11. Dizziness (Vertigo) 12. Ear Pain 13. Envenomations 14. Extremity Pain and Numbness 15. Eye Pain and Redness 16. Fever (Elevated Temperature) 17. Fever in Children Under 2 Years of Age 18. Fractures Not to Miss 19. Headache 20. Heat Illness, Hypothermia, and Submersion Injury 21. Hypotension 22. The Irritable Child and Vomiting 23. Jaundice 24. Joint Pain 25. Limping Child/Child Won't Walk 26. Mental Status Change and Coma 27. Neck Pain and Stiffness 28. Organ Transplantation 29. Palpitations and Tachycardia 30. Radiation Terrorism 31. Rash 32. Scrotal Pain 33. Seizure, Adult 34. Seizure, Pediatric 35. Shortness of Breath 36. Sore Throat 37. Syncope and Near-Syncope 38. Toxic Ingestion, Approach to 39. Trauma and Burns, Approach to 40. Vaginal Bleeding 41. Vision, Change in 42. Weakness and Fatigue Appendixes A. World Wide Web Resources and Decision Support B. Emergency Drug Treatments C. Pediatric Emergency References and Defibrillation and Cardioversion Code Blue "Unstable"/"Stable" Reference Card