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| Contributors | |
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| Reviewers | |
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| Prefacex | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| introduction To Emergency Medicine | |
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| Emergency Medical Services | |
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| Airway Management | |
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| Shock | |
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| Fluids | |
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| Electrolytes | |
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| Neurologic Emergencies | |
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| Headaches | |
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| Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis | |
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| Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Meningitis | |
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| Cerebrovascular Accident | |
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| Vertigo | |
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| Peripheral Neurologic Lesions | |
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| Lower Back Pain | |
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| Syncope | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Ophthalmologic Emergencies | |
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| Basic Ophthalmology | |
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| Trauma of the Eye | |
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| Infections of the Eye | |
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| Acute Visual Loss | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Ent and Dental Emergencies | |
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| Acute Otitis Media | |
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| Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) | |
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| Acute Hearing Loss | |
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| Nasal | |
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| ENT Infections | |
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| Dental Emergencies | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Pulmonary Emergencies | |
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| Asthma | |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
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| Pneumonia | |
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| Hemoptysis | |
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| Pleural Effusion and Empyema | |
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| Lung Abscess | |
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| Tuberculosis | |
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| Spontaneous Pneumothorax | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Cardiovascular and Vascular Emergencies | |
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| Dysrhythmias | |
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| Cardiac Devices | |
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| Peripheral Arteriovascular Disease | |
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| Acute Coronary Syndrome | |
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| Congestive Heart Disease and Pulmonary Edema | |
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| Thromboembolic Disease | |
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| Cardiomyopathies | |
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| Endocarditis | |
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| Myocarditis | |
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| Pericardial Disease | |
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| Valvular Disease | |
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| Thoracic Aortic Dissection | |
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| Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Gastrointestinal Emergencies | |
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| Esophagus | |
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| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | |
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| Peptic Ulcer Disease | |
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| Appendicitis | |
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| Gallbladder Disease | |
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| Pancreatitis | |
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| Colitis and Ileitis | |
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| Mesenteric Ischemia | |
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| Diverticular Disease | |
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| Hernia | |
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| Anorectal | |
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| Diarrhea | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Genitourinary Emergencies | |
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| Acute Renal Failure | |
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| Chronic Renal Failure | |
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| Nephrolithiasis | |
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| Urinary Tract Infections | |
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| Male Genital Problems | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Orthopedic Emergencies | |
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| General Principles | |
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| Basic Pediatric Orthopedic Principles | |
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| Hand and Wrist Injuries | |
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| Shoulder Injuries | |
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| Elbow and Radial/Ulnar Injuries | |
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| Pelvis Injuries | |
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| Knee Injuries | |
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| Lower Leg Injuries | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Endocrine Emergencies | |
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| Disorders of Glucose Regulation | |
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| Disorders of Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Function | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Hematology And Oncology | |
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| Selected Oncologic Emergencies | |
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| Selected Hematologic Emergencies | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Infectious Diseases | |
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| influenza and Herpes Viruses | |
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| HIV/AIDS | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| Malaria | |
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| Soft Tissue Infections | |
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| Gas Gangrene | |
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| Toxic Shock Syndrome | |
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| Occupational Postexposure Prophylaxis | |
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| Infectious Disease Appendices | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Pediatric Emergencies | |
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| High-Yield Pediatric Charts | |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | |
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| Neonatal/Infant-Specific Conditions | |
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| Congenital Heart Disease | |
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| Airway Emergencies | |
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| Pediatric Gastrointestinal | |
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| Infectious Disease | |
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| Child Abuse | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies | |
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| Normal Pregnancy | |
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| Ectopic Pregnancy (EP) | |
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| Emergencies During. Early Pregnancy | |
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| Emergencies During Later Pregnancy | |
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| Emergencies During Postpartum | |
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| Vaginal Bleeding In Reproductive Women (Nonpregnant) | |
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| Pelvic/Abdominal Pain In Nonpregnant Women | |
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| Vulvovaginitis | |
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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Trauma | |
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| General Approach | |
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| Head Injury | |
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| Neck Trauma | |
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| Bony Oral-Maxiliofacial Injury | |
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| Spinal Trauma | |
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| Thoracic Trauma | |
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| Abdominal Trauma | |
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| Genitourinary Trauma | |
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| Orthopedic Trauma | |
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| Trauma in Pregnancy | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Environmental Exposures | |
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| High-Altitude illnesses | |
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| Dysbarism | |
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| Hypothermia | |
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| Heat Illness | |
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| Burns | |
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| Electrical, Lightning, and Chemical Injuries | |
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| Drowning | |
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| Radiation | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Topological Emergencies | |
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| Toxicology Supplement | |
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| General Approach | |
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| Over-the-Counter Drugs | |
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| Prescription Medications | |
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| Psychiatric Medications | |
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| Neuroleptics | |
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| Drugs of Abuse | |
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| Metals, Chemicals, and Gases | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Behavioral Emergencies | |
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| Medical Evaluation and Clinical Approach | |
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| Depression and Suicide | |
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| Acute Psychosis | |
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| Mania | |
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| Panic Attacks | |
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| Eating Disorders | |
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| Dementia and Delirium | |
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| Intoxication and Withdrawal | |
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| Psychopharmacology | |
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| Clinical Vignettes�Make the Diagnosis | |
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| Stimulus Section | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |