Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine E-Book

Peter Cameron

Description

Now fully revised and updated, Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine provides clear and consistent coverage of this rapidly evolving specialty. Building on the success of previous editions, it covers all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department. It will also prove invaluable to the range of other professionals working in this setting - including nurse specialists and paramedics - who require concise, highly practical guidance, incorporating latest best practices and current guidelines.

For the first time, this edition now comes with access to addtional ancillary meterial, including practical procdure videos and self-assessment material. 

• Updates throughout reflect latest practice developments, curricula requirements and essential guidelines
• Key point boxes highlight topic ‘essentials’ as well as controversial areas of treatment
• An expanded list of leading international contributors ensures comprehensive coverage and maximizes worldwide relevance
• New and enhanced coverage of important and topical areas - including latest imaging in emergency medicine; organ donation; massive transfusion protocols; medico legal issues; patient safety and quality measures
• All new accompanying electronic ancillariy material, including procedure videos and self-assessment materials to check your understanding and aid exam preparation

• Expansion of administration section - especially patient safety
• New and enhanced coverage of important and topical areas - including latest imaging in emergency medicine; organ donation; massive transfusion protocols; medico legal issues; patient safety and quality measures
• All new accompanying electronic ancillary materials - including practical procedures videos and self-assessment materials

Informations

• Publié par: Churchill Livingstone
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780702054389
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 24 Mo

Extrait

Textbook of Adult
Emergency Medicine
FOURTH EDITION
EDITED BY
Peter Cameron, MBBS, MD, FACEM
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash
University, Victoria, Australia
The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
George Jelinek, MBBS, MD, DipDHM, FACEM
Director, Emergency Practice Innovation Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia
Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Australia
Anne-Maree Kelly, MD, MBBS, MClinEd, FACEM, FCCP
Academic Head of Emergency Medicine and Director, Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine
Research, Western Health, Melbourne, Australia
Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Australia
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of
Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Anthony Brown, MBChB, FRCP, FRCSEd, FACEM, FCEM
Professor of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital,
Brisbane, Australia
Mark Little, MBBS, FACEM, MPH&TM, DTM&H, IDHA
Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Associate Professor, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Queensland Tropical Health Alliance,
James Cook University, Queensland, AustraliaTable of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Preface to Fourth Edition
Contributors
International Advisory Board
Introduction
Definition
The development of emergency medicine
The future
Section 1. Resuscitation
1.1 Basic Life Support
1.2 Advanced Life Support
Section 2. Critical Care
2.1 Airway and ventilation management
2.2 Oxygen therapy
2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring
2.4 Shock overview
2.5 Sepsis and septic shock
2.6 Arterial blood gases
2.7 Cerebral resuscitation after cardiac arrest2.8 Anaphylaxis
Section 3. Trauma
3.1 Trauma overview
3.2 Neurotrauma
3.3 Spinal trauma
3.4 Facial trauma
3.5 Abdominal trauma
3.6 Chest trauma
3.7 Limb trauma
3.8 Radiology in major trauma
3.9 Trauma in pregnancy
3.10 Wound care and repair
3.11 Burns
3.12 Massive transfusion
Section 4. Orthopaedic Emergencies
4.1 Injuries of the shoulder
4.2 Fractures of the humerus
4.3 Dislocations of the elbow
4.4 Fractures of the forearm and carpal bones
4.5 Hand injuries
4.6 Pelvic injuries
4.7 Hip injuries
4.8 Femur injuries
4.9 Knee injuries
4.10 Tibia and fibula injuries
4.11 Ankle joint injuries
4.12 Foot injuries
4.13 OsteomyelitisSection 5. Cardiovascular Emergencies
5.1 Chest pain
5.2 Acute coronary syndromes
5.3 Assessment and management of acute pulmonary oedema
5.4 Arrhythmias
5.5 Pulmonary embolism
5.6 Pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and myocarditis
5.7 Heart valve emergencies
5.8 Peripheral vascular disease
5.9 Hypertension
5.10 Aortic dissection
5.11 Aneurysms
Section 6. Respiratory Emergencies
6.1 Upper respiratory tract
6.2 Asthma
6.3 Community-acquired pneumonia
6.4 Influenza and emerging respiratory infections
6.5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
6.6 Pneumothorax
6.7 Pleural effusion
6.8 Haemoptysis
Section 7. Digestive Emergencies
7.1 Dysphagia
7.2 Approach to abdominal pain
7.3 Bowel obstruction
7.4 Hernia
7.5 Gastroenteritis
7.6 Haematemesis and melaena7.7 Peptic ulcer disease and gastritis
7.8 Biliary tract disease
7.9 Pancreatitis
7.10 Acute appendicitis
7.11 Inflammatory bowel disease
7.12 Acute liver failure
7.13 Rectal bleeding
7.14 Perianal conditions
Section 8. Neurology Emergencies
8.1 Headache
8.2 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks
8.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage
8.4 Altered conscious state
8.5 Seizures
8.6 Syncope and vertigo
8.7 Weakness
Section 9. Infectious Disease Emergencies
9.1 Approach to undifferentiated fever in adults
9.2 Meningitis
9.3 Septic arthritis
9.4 Urinary tract infections
9.5 Skin and soft-tissue infections
9.6 Hepatitis
9.7 HIV/AIDS
9.8 Sexually transmitted infections
9.9 Antibiotics in the emergency department
9.10 Needlestick injuries and related blood and body fluid exposures
9.11 Tropical infectious diseasesSection 10. Genitourinary Emergencies
10.1 Acute kidney injury
10.2 The acute scrotum
10.3 Renal colic
Section 11. Endocrine Emergencies
11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia: an overview
11.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic state
11.3 Thyroid and adrenal emergencies
Section 12. Metabolic Emergencies
12.1 Acid–base disorders
12.2 Electrolyte disturbances
Section 13. Haematology Emergencies
13.1 Anaemia
13.2 Neutropaenia
13.3 Thrombocytopaenia
13.4 Haemophilia
13.5 Blood and blood products
Section 14. Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Emergencies
14.1 Rheumatological emergencies
14.2 Monoarthritis
14.3 Polyarthritis
14.4 Musculoskeletal and soft-tissue emergencies
Section 15. Dermatology Emergencies
15.1 Emergency dermatology
Section 16. Ocular Emergencies
16.1 Ocular emergenciesSection 17. Dental Emergencies
17.1 Dental emergencies
Section 18. ENT Emergencies
18.1 Ears, nose and throat emergencies
Section 19. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergencies
19.1 Emergency delivery and complications
19.2 Ectopic pregnancy and bleeding in early pregnancy
19.3 Bleeding after the first trimester of pregnancy
19.4 Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient
19.5 Pelvic inflammatory disease
19.6 Pelvic pain
19.7 Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Section 20. Psychiatric Emergencies
20.1 Mental state assessment
20.2 Distinguishing medical from psychiatric causes of mental disorder
presentations
20.3 Deliberate self-harm/suicide
20.4 Depression
20.5 Psychosis
20.6 Pharmacological management of the aroused patient
Section 21. Challenging Situations
21.1 Death and dying
21.2 Sexual assault
21.3 Family violence
21.4 Alcohol-related illness
21.5 The challenging patient
21.6 End of life decision making and palliative care
21.7 Organ and tissue donationSection 22. Pain relief
22.1 General pain management
22.2 Local anaesthesia
22.3 Procedural sedation and analgesia
Section 23. Emergency Imaging
23.1 Emergency department ultrasound
23.2 CT scanning in emergency medicine
23.3 Magnetic resonance imaging in emergency medicine
Section 24. Academic Emergency Medicine
24.1 Research methodology
24.2 Writing for publication
24.3 Principles of medical education
24.4 Undergraduate teaching in emergency medicine
24.5 Postgraduate emergency medicine teaching and simulation
Section 25. Emergency Medicine and the Law
25.1 Mental health and the law: the Australasian and UK perspectives
25.2 The coroner: the Australasian and UK perspectives
25.3 Consent and competence – the Australasian and UK perspectives
25.4 Privacy and confidentiality
25.5 Ethics in emergency medicine
Section 26. Emergency and Medical Systems
26.1 Pre-hospital emergency medicine
26.2 Retrieval
26.3 Medical issues in disasters
26.4 Triage
26.5 Emergency care in a humanitarian crisis
26.6 Emergency department observation wards
26.7 Overcrowding26.8 Rapid response systems and the emergency department
26.9 Public health and emergency medicine
Section 27. Administration
27.1 Emergency department staffing
27.2 Emergency department layout
27.3 Quality assurance/quality improvement
27.4 Business planning
27.5 Accreditation, specialist training and recognition in Australasia
27.6 Specialist training and recognition in emergency medicine in the United
Kingdom
27.7 Complaints
27.8 Patient safety
Section 28. Environmental Emergencies
28.1 Heat-related illness
28.2 Hypothermia
28.3 Dysbarism
28.4 Radiation incidents
28.5 Drowning
28.6 Electric shock and lightning injury
28.7 Altitude illness
Section 29. Toxicology Emergencies
29.1 Approach to the poisoned patient
29.2 Cardiovascular drugs
29.3 Antipsychotic drugs
29.4 Antidepressant drugs
29.5 Lithium
29.6 Antihistamine and anticholinergic poisoning
29.7 Paracetamol29.8 Salicylate
29.9 Antidiabetic drugs
29.10 Colchicine
29.11 Theophylline
29.12 Iron
29.13 Drugs of abuse
29.14 Methaemoglobinaemia
29.15 Cyanide
29.16 Corrosive ingestion
29.17 Hydrofluoric acid
29.18 Pesticides
29.19 Ethanol and other ‘toxic’ alcohols
29.20 Carbon monoxide
Section 30. Toxinology Emergencies
30.1 Snakebite
30.2 Exotic snakebite
30.3 Spider bite
30.4 Marine injury, envenomation and poisoning
IndexC o p y r i g h t
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