Emergency medicine : an approach to clinical problem-solving

Section 1 Orientation to emergency medicine : Introduction to emergency medicine / Glenn C. Hamilton -- Airway management / Scott A. Doak -- Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation / Timothy G. Janz -- Shock / Elif E. Öker. Section 2 Abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders : Acute abdominal pain / Jonathan Van Zile, Matthew L. Emerick -- Acute gastrointestinal bleeding / Robert A. Girmann, Matthew L. Emerick -- Acute diarrhea / Todd J. Crocco. Section 3 Cardiovascular disorders : Chest pain / Glenn C. Hamilton, et al. -- Syncope / Douglas Ward, Timothy G. Janz -- Hypertension / Arthur B. Sanders. Section 4 Cutaneous disorders : Rash / Alexander T. Trott. Section 5 Immunologic disorders : Anaphylaxis / Rhodessa Capulong -- Approach to HIV in the emergency department / Denis J. Fitzgerald, et al. Section 6 Infectious disorders : Febrile adults / Wesley Eilbert. Section 7 Toxicology / environmental disorders : The poisoned patient / Robert Wilson, Leslie Wolf -- Alcohol intoxication / Natalie M. Cullen -- Heat illness / John A. Guisto -- Hypothermia / E. Bradshaw Bunney. Section 8 Hematologic disorders : Sickle cell disease / Patricia Lee. Section 9 Hormonal and metabolic disorders : Diabetes / Gary R. Strange, Carl M. Ferraro -- Acute metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis / Glenn C. Hamilton. Section 10 Head and neck disorders : Epistaxis / Lisa Chan, Steven M. Joyce -- Acute sore throat / Elizabeth A. Lindberg -- Earache / Ronald M. Salik, Nicholas Benson -- The red painful eye / David S. Howes, Mary Kay Hinkebein. Section 11 Infancy and childhood disorders : Febrile infants / Jonathan I. Singer -- Stridor / Teresita Morales-Yurik, Gary R. Strange -- Dehydration / William Ahrens, Jonathan I. Singer. Section 12 Musculoskeletal disorders : Acute low back pain / Mark D. Wright -- The swollen and painful joint / Arthur B. Sanders. Section 13 Nervous system disorders : Altered mental status / Sidney Starkman, Stewart Wright -- Headache / Virgil Davis -- Seizures / Shawna Langstaff -- Stroke / Arthur B. Sanders. Section 14 Psychobehavioral disorders : Psychobehavioral disorders / Jennifer M. Bocock, Karel Isely -- Domestic violence / Teresita Hogan. Section 15 Thoracorespiratory disorders : Acute Dyspenea / Steve Yamaguchi, Jennifer M. Bocock -- Wheezing / Steve Sigrist, Leslie Wolf. Section 16 Urogenital disorders : Acute pelvic pain / Joseph J. Moellman, Jennifer M. Bocock -- Vaginal bleeding / Courtney Hopkins, Thomas Krisanda. Section 17 Trauma : Multiple blunt trauma / John M. Wightman -- Penetrating trauma / Kevin W. Kulow, John M. Wightman -- Abdominal trauma / Gregory J. Fermann -- Chest trauma / Alexander T. Trott -- Open injuries to the hand / Melissa Gillespie, Dennis T. Uehara -- Closed injuries of the upper extremity / Valerie Neylan -- Lower extremity injury / T. J. Rittenberry, et al. -- Head and neck trauma / Ray Legenza, James Brown -- Wound care / Scott A. Doak.