Blueprints Emergency Medicine

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 - 307 páginas

The Second Edition of Blueprints Emergency Medicine covers the essentials of emergency medicine that students need to know during their rotation and while preparing for the USMLE. The thoroughly updated and reorganized Second Edition features coverage of the most common conditions encountered on the wards.

  • Completely reorganized to cover the most common acute conditions first, followed by a systems-based approach to emergency medicine
  • Expanded coverage of trauma, bioterrorism, and pediatric emergencies
  • Greatly increased number of figures, tables, and algorithms
  • 75 board-format Q&As with answer explanations
  • Now includes evidence-based references

Totally revised, thoroughly updated, and trusted by students, the Blueprints series keeps getting better.

 

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Acute Coronary Syndromes
2
Dysrhythmias
9
Congestive Heart Failure
22
Hypertensive Emergencies
26
Acute Aortic Dissections
30
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
33
Occlusive Arterial Disease
35
PericarditisTamponade
37
Bioterrorism
187
Acetaminophen
189
Salicylates
191
Drugs of Abuse
193
Alcohols
195
SedativeHypnotics
198
Tricyclic Antidepressants
200
Anticholinergic Intoxication
202

Infective Endocarditis
40
Pulmonary Emergencies
43
Pneumothorax
44
Venous Thromboembolic Disease
46
Asthma
50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
53
Pneumonia
55
Tuberculosis
58
Trauma
61
General Approach to the Trauma Patient
63
Head Trauma
64
Facial Trauma
67
Spinal Trauma
70
Chest Trauma
75
Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
80
Emergency Wound Care
91
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
97
Cholecystitis
103
Infectious Diarrhea
113
Neurologic Emergencies
119
Meningitis
126
Atraumatic Headache
133
Vaginal Bleeding in First Trimester
140
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
146
Urinary Tract Infection
154
Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
160
Thyroid Disorders
167
Potassium Disorders
174
Calcium Disorders
181
Toxicologic and Environmental Emergencies
185
General Approach to Overdose
186
Digoxin Toxicity
204
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
207
Frostbite and Hypothermia
209
Heat Illness
212
Pediatric Emergencies
215
Croup
216
Bronchiolitis
218
Pediatric Fever
220
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
223
Child Abuse
225
Pyloric Stenosis
227
Intussusception
228
Otitis Media
230
ENTOphthalmologic Emergencies
233
Retropharyngeal Abscess
234
Peritonsillar Abscess
236
Epiglottitis
238
Ludwig Angina
240
Otitis Externa
242
Epistaxis
244
Traumatic Hyphema
246
Corneal Abrasion
248
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
250
Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma
252
Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis
254
Psychiatric Emergencies
257
Answers
278
Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis
291
Index
294
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Página viii - Preface In 1997, the first five books in the Blueprints series were published as board review for medical students, interns and residents who wanted high-yield, accurate clinical content for USMLE Steps 2 & 3.

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