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Emergency Medicine Board Review
- 1st Edition - June 25, 2021
- Authors: Amy Kaji, Ryan A. Pedigo
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 7 9 7 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 7 9 7 1 - 8
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Request a sales quoteIncrease your opportunity for first-time success on the challenging emergency medicine board exam with this authoritative, highly illustrated review tool! Written and edited by contributors from the UCLA-affiliated residency programs, Emergency Medicine Board Review covers the full range of disorders, procedures, skills, and other core competencies that the emergency medicine physician needs to know. A bulleted, easy-to-read format supported by hundreds of high-quality images and questions make it the most efficient and effective way to study for certification and MOC exams and prepare for clinical practice.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Section One. Gastrointestinal
- 1. Esophagus
- Esophageal perforation
- Caustic ingestions
- Foreign body ingestion
- Food impactions
- Esophagitis
- GERD
- Esophageal dysmotility
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 2. Gallbladder
- Cholelithiasis/choledocholithiasis
- Cholecystitis
- Cholangitis
- Gallbladder tumors
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 3. Small bowel
- Small-bowel obstruction
- Ileus
- Intussusception
- Hernias
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 4. Large bowel
- Appendicitis
- Diverticulitis
- Large-bowel obstruction
- Sigmoid volvulus
- Cecal volvulus
- Diarrheal illness
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 5. Liver
- Hepatitis
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- Cirrhosis
- Drug-induced cirrhosis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Hepatorenal failure
- Liver abscess
- Hepatic cancer
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 6. Pancreas
- Acute pancreatitis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 7. Anorectal emergencies
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fissure
- Rectal prolapse
- Anorectal infections
- Rectal foreign bodies and trauma
- Anorectal malignancies
- Perianal hidradenitis suppurativa
- Pruritus ani
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 8. Disorders of the spleen
- Asplenia/hyposplenia
- Splenomegaly
- Splenic abscess
- Splenic infarction
- Splenic artery aneurysm
- Review questions
- Answers:
- Suggested readings
- 9. Disorders of the stomach
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Gastric volvulus
- Gastric foreign bodies
- Gastroparesis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 10. Assorted gastrointestinal topics
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Two. Cardiovascular
- 11. Cardiopulmonary arrest
- Cardiac arrest
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 12. Cardiac arrhythmias
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Multifocal atrial tachycardia
- Reentrant supraventricular tachycardia
- AV nodal reentry tachycardia
- AV reentrant tachycardia
- Regular wide complex tachycardia
- Irregular wide complex tachycardia
- Conduction disorders (AV blocks)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 13. Congenital heart disease
- Ductal-dependent congenital heart disease
- Pulmonary overcirculation (or congestive heart failure) as the presentation of congenital heart disease
- Tetralogy of fallot and hypercyanotic episodes
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 14. Valvular disorders
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral regurgitation
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic insufficiency
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 15. Diseases of the myocardium
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathies
- Acute coronary syndromes
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 16. Pericardial diseases
- Acute pericarditis
- Cardiac tamponade
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 17. Disorders of circulation
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
- Aortic dissection
- Arterial dissection (nonaortic)
- Arterial thromboembolism (Table 17.1)
- Venous thromboembolism
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 18. Endocarditis
- General principles
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 19. Hypertension
- Asymptomatic hypertension
- Hypertensive emergency
- Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Renal hypertensive emergency
- Sympathetic crisis
- Acute ischemic stroke
- Aortic dissection
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Acute heart failure
- Eclampsia/preeclampsia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 20. Implantable cardiac devices
- Pacemakers
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs)
- Cardiac assist devices
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Three. Cutaneous
- 21. Cancers of the skin
- Melanoma
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Kaposi sarcoma
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 22. Ulcerative lesions
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Decubitus (pressure) ulcers
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 23. Dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis/eczema (Fig. 23.1)
- Contact dermatitis (Figs. 23.2 and 23.3)
- Psoriasis (Fig. 23.5)
- Seborrheic dermatitis (Fig. 23.6)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 24. Skin infections
- Bacterial
- Fungal
- Viral
- Parasitic
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 25. Childhood exanthems
- Measles (rubeola)
- Rubella (german measles)
- Roseola (exanthem subitum aka sixth disease)
- Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease aka “slapped cheek”)
- Scarlet fever
- Coxsackieviruses
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 26. Maculopapular lesions
- Erythema multiforme
- Erythema nodosum
- Henoch-schönlein purpura
- Pityriasis rosea
- Purpura fulminans
- Urticaria
- Drug rashes
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 27. Papular and nodular lesions
- Select types of papular and nodular lesions
- Lipoma/angiolipoma
- Epidermoid (sebaceous) cyst
- Keloid (Fig. 27.2)
- Neurofibroma
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested reading
- 28. Bullous and vesicular diseases
- Stevens-johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
- Bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Four. Metabolic/Endocrine
- 29. Acid–base disturbances
- Suggested reading
- 30. Adrenal and pituitary disorders
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Cushing syndrome
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary disease
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 31. Fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Background
- Hyponatremia
- Hypernatremia
- Potassium abnormalities
- Hypokalemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Calcium abnormalities
- Magnesium abnormalities
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 32. Glucose metabolism disorders
- Hyperglycemic crises
- Hypoglycemia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 33. Thyroid emergencies
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid masses
- Review questions
- Answers
- 34. Nutritional deficiencies
- Wernicke encephalopathy
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Five. Environmental
- 35. Bites and envenomations
- Reptile envenomations
- Arthropod envenomations
- Marine envenomations
- Nonvenomous bites
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 36. Diving injuries
- Descent injuries
- At depth
- Ascent
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 37. Radiation and electrical injuries
- Radiation injuries
- Electrical injuries
- Lightning injuries
- Conducted electrical weapons
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 38. High-altitude illness
- Acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema
- High-altitude pulmonary edema
- High-altitude retinal hemorrhage
- Ultraviolet keratitis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 39. Drowning
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 40. Temperature-related illness
- Heat illness
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Six. HEENT
- 41. Ear emergencies
- The external ear
- External ear trauma
- External ear atraumatic processes
- The middle ear
- The inner ear
- Review questions
- Answers
- 42. Nasal emergencies
- Epistaxis
- Rhinosinusitis
- Nasal foreign bodies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 43. Ophthalmology
- Orbit
- Eyelids
- Lacrimal sac
- Conjunctiva and cornea
- Anterior segment
- Posterior segment/retina
- Optic nerve
- Globe
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 44. Dental emergencies
- Anatomy
- Dentoalveolar trauma
- Disorders of the tooth, gingiva, and periodontium
- Odontogenic abscesses and deep neck infections
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 45. Oropharyngeal emergencies
- Oral cavity
- Salivary gland
- Pharynx and tonsils
- Deep space neck infections
- Larynx/trachea
- Review questions
- Answers
- Section Seven. Hematologic/Oncologic
- 46. Blood transfusion
- Preparation and storage
- Type and screen/crossmatch
- Indications for packed red blood cells
- Indications for platelets
- Indications for fresh frozen plasma
- Indications for cryoprecipitate
- Contraindications
- Equipment and supplies
- Complications of blood transfusion
- Massive transfusion protocol
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 47. Hemostatic disorders
- Primary hemostasis
- Quantitative platelet disorders
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Fibrinolytic disorders
- Secondary hemostasis
- Inherited disorders
- Acquired disorders
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 48. Lymphomas
- Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)
- Non-hodgkin lymphoma
- Aggressive types of T-cell lymphomas
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 49. Pancytopenia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 50. Red blood cell disorders
- Categories of red blood cell disorders
- General principles for approach and treatment of RBC disorders
- Anemias
- Polycythemia
- Methemoglobinemia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 51. White blood cell disorders
- Leukemia
- Multiple myeloma (MM)
- Leukopenia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Recommended readings
- 52. Oncologic and hematologic emergencies
- Local tumor effects
- Metabolic derangements
- Hematologic and immunologic derangements
- Treatment-related complications
- Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Eight. Immune System
- 53. Systemic rheumatic disease
- Raynaud phenomenon
- Reactive arthritis (formerly Reiter’s syndrome)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Vasculitis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 54. Hypersensitivity
- Allergic reaction
- Anaphylaxis
- Angioedema
- Drug allergies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 55. Transplant-related problems
- Immunosuppression
- Rejection
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 56. Immune complex disorders
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki syndrome)
- Rheumatic fever
- Sarcoidosis
- Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 57. Medication-induced immunosuppression
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Nine. Systemic Infectious Diseases
- 58. Sepsis, septic shock, and toxic shock syndrome
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 59. Systemic bacterial infections
- Meningococcemia (neisseria meningitidis)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
- Nontuberculous mycobacterium
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Clostridial infections
- Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
- Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 60. Biological warfare agents
- Category A agents
- Category B agents
- Category C agents
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 61. Fungal infections
- Aspergillosis
- Systemic candidiasis
- Blastomycosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Pneumocystis pneumonia
- Cryptococcus neoformans
- Mucormycosis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 62. Protozoa and parasites
- Protozoa
- Nematodes (roundworms)
- Cestodes (tapeworms)
- Trematodes (flatworms/flukes)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 63. Tick-borne illnesses
- Lyme disease (LD)
- Spotted fever rickettsiosis (SFR)
- Anaplasmosis (ehrlichiosis)
- Tularemia
- Babesiosis
- Tick-borne relapsing fever
- Tick paralysis
- Tick removal and disposal
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 64. Viral infections
- Influenza
- Herpes simplex virus
- Epstein-barr virus
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Human immunodeficiency virus
- Rabies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 65. Emerging infections: Pandemic viruses
- Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus
- Filoviruses: Ebola virus disease and marburg virus
- Hantaviruses
- H1N1 influenza
- H5N1 avian flu
- Lassa virus
- SARS coronavirus
- MERS coronavirus
- Chikungunya
- Tick-borne encephalitis viruses
- Zika virus
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 66. Drug resistance
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Extended-spectrum β-lactamase bacteria
- Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
- Gonococcal resistance, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Ten. Musculoskeletal
- 67. Bone and joint infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Septic arthritis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 68. Bone tumors
- Multiple myeloma
- Osteosarcoma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Ewing sarcoma
- Giant cell tumor
- Other malignant bone tumors (Table 68.1; Fig. 68.7)
- Benign bone tumors (Table 68.2; Figs. 68.8 and 68.9)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 69. Pathologic fractures
- Osteoporosis
- Tumor-related
- Pediatrics
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 70. Disorders of the spine
- Disc disorders
- Inflammatory spondylopathies
- Spinal stenosis
- Back and neck pain
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 71. Arthropathies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 72. Joint disorders
- Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 73. Muscle abnormalities
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 74. Overuse syndromes
- Bursitis
- Muscle strain
- Peripheral nerve syndrome
- Tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Stress fracture
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 75. Soft tissue infections
- Felon
- Paronychia
- Flexor tenosynovitis
- Herpetic whitlow
- High-pressure injection injuries
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Eleven. Nervous System
- 76. Cranial nerve disorders
- Cranial nerve III: Oculomotor palsy
- Cranial nerve IV: Trochlear palsy
- Cranial nerve VI: Abducens palsy
- Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
- Cranial nerve VII: Facial palsy
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 77. Demyelinating disorders
- Inflammatory
- Infectious
- Other
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 78. Disorders presenting with headache and associated symptoms
- Can’t-miss diagnoses
- Hemorrhage
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Epidural hematoma
- Subdural hematoma
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Infections
- Encephalitis
- Brain abscess
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Vascular emergencies
- Pressure-related and mass effect emergencies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 79. Seizures
- Major categories of seizure types
- Status epilepticus
- Special circumstances
- Pediatric febrile seizure
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 80. Delirium
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis and evaluation
- Evaluation
- Treatment and management
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 81. Spinal cord disorders
- Extrinsic spinal cord lesions
- Intrinsic spinal cord lesions
- Spinal cord hemorrhage/arteriovenous malformation
- Spinal cord infarction
- HIV/AIDS myelopathy
- Syphilis
- B12 deficiency: Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 82. Peripheral nerve and neuromuscular junction disorders
- Anatomy (Fig. 82.1)
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Neuromuscular junction disorders
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 83. Hemorrhagic stroke
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 84. Ischemic strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
- Anterior cerebral artery
- Middle cerebral artery
- Posterior circulation
- Lacunar infarction
- Transient ischemic attack
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 85. Vertigo
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 86. Hydrocephalus, intracranial hypertension, and shunt issues
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Twelve. Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 87. Adult gynecology
- Abnormal (or dysfunctional) uterine bleeding (AUB/DUB)
- Adnexal masses
- Hemorrhagic cysts
- Cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Vulvovaginitis
- Bartholin gland cyst/abscess
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 88. Pediatric gynecologic emergencies
- General principles
- Vulvovaginitis
- Vaginal foreign body
- Premenarchal vaginal bleeding
- Imperforate hymen
- Straddle injuries
- Ovarian torsion
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 89. Normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery
- Physiologic changes of normal pregnancy
- Normal labor and delivery
- Precipitous delivery in the emergency department
- Evaluation of the neonate
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 90. Early pregnancy complications
- Basic information
- Ectopic pregnancy
- First trimester vaginal bleeding
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Urinary tract infections
- Appendicitis
- Venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)
- Dysrhythmias
- Vaccines and medications to avoid
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 91. Late pregnancy complications
- Vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy
- Placental abruption
- Placenta previa
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Preterm labor
- Preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP
- Uterine rupture
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- Neurologic emergencies in late pregnancy (and the postpartum period)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 92. Complications of delivery
- Umbilical cord emergencies
- Complications of fetal delivery
- Primary postpartum hemorrhage
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 93. Postpartum emergencies
- Secondary postpartum hemorrhage
- Postpartum depression
- Endometritis
- Amniotic fluid embolus
- Postdural headaches
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 94. The breastfeeding mother in the emergency department
- Mastitis
- Breast abscess
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 95. Complications of assisted reproductive technology
- Background information
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- Section Thirteen. Psychobehavioral
- 96. Emergency care of psychiatric patients
- Review questions
- Answers
- 97. Substance abuse and addiction
- Substance use complications
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 98. Mood and thought disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Major depression
- Bipolar disorder
- General principles of anxiety disorders
- General principles of factitious disorders
- Review questions
- Answers
- 99. Eating disorders and personality disorders
- Eating disorders
- Personality disorders
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 100. Violence, abuse, and neglect
- Intimate partner violence
- Child abuse
- Elder abuse/neglect
- Other general treatment principles for violence, abuse, and neglect
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 101. Side effects of selected psychiatric medications
- Extrapyramidal side effects
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Serotonin syndrome
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitor toxicity
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 102. Agitated delirium, delirium versus dementia
- Agitated delirium
- Delirium versus dementia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 103. Anxiety disorders, factitious disorders, neurotic disorders
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Selective mutism
- Specific phobia
- Social anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Substance-induced or medication-induced anxiety disorder
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Illness anxiety disorder
- Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)
- Psychological factors affecting other medical conditions
- Factitious disorder imposed on self (formerly Munchausen syndrome)
- Factitious disorder imposed on another (formerly Munchausen syndrome by proxy)
- Other somatic symptom and related disorders
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- Section Fourteen. Renal and Urogenital
- 104. Acute kidney injury
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 105. Chronic kidney disease
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 106. Dialysis-related emergencies
- Hemodialysis-related emergencies
- Hemodialysis vascular access complications
- Peritoneal dialysis-related emergencies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 107. Renal transplant emergencies
- Infections
- Graft rejection
- Drug toxicity
- Surgical complications
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 108. Nephrolithiasis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 109. Urogenital infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Male-specific infections
- Female-specific infections
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Syphilis
- Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- Chancroid
- Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
- Granuloma inguinale
- Condylomata acuminata
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 110. Structural urogenital findings and emergencies
- Priapism
- Phimosis and paraphimosis
- Entrapment (tourniquet, foreskin/penile zipper)
- Penile/urethral foreign bodies
- Benign prostate hypertrophy and urethral stricture
- Testicular torsion
- Scrotal and testicular masses
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 111. Proteinuria and hematuria
- Proteinuria
- Hematuria
- Review questions
- Answers
- Section Fifteen. Thoracic/Respiratory
- 112. Pleura, mediastinum, and chest wall
- Pleura
- Mediastinum
- Chest wall
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 113. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary hypertension
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 114. Obstructive and restrictive lung disease
- Restrictive lung disease
- Obstructive lung disease
- Pediatric considerations
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 115. Pulmonary embolism/infarct—septic embolic, VTE, and fat emboli
- Venous thromboembolism
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Other embolic diseases
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Fat embolism
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 116. Pulmonary infections
- Pneumonia
- Lung abscess
- Pediatric considerations
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 117. Breast and lung tumors
- Breast tumors
- Lung tumors
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- Section Sixteen. Toxicology
- 118. General toxicologic principles
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 119. Cardiovascular drugs
- β-blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
- Digoxin
- Clonidine
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 120. Analgesic toxicity
- Acetaminophen
- Nonsteroidal antiiflammatory drugs
- Salicylates
- Opioids
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 121. Local anesthetics
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 122. Hypoglycemics and insulin
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested reading
- 123. Anticoagulants
- Heparin (unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin)
- Vitamin K antagonist (warfarin)
- Direct thrombin inhibitors
- Direct factor Xa inhibitors
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 124. Anticonvulsants and antidepressants
- Benzodiazepines
- Phenytoin and fosphenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Valproate, valproic acid, and divalproex sodium
- Second- and third-generation anticonvulsants
- Antidepressants
- Bupropion
- Mirtazapine
- Trazodone
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 125. Antipsychotics, antiemetics, and lithium
- Antipsychotics
- Antiemetics
- Lithium
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 126. Antimicrobials
- Isoniazid
- Antimalarials
- Antiretrovirals
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 127. Anticholinergic toxicity
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 128. Cholinergics: Nerve agents and organophosphates
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 129. Mushrooms, poisonous plants, and nutritional supplements
- Mushroom poisoning
- Plant poisoning
- Vitamins, herbal supplements, and performance-enhancing and weight loss drugs
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 130. Toxic alcohols
- Methanol and ethylene glycol
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 131. Recreational drugs
- Marijuana
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Opioids
- Cocaine
- Methamphetamines, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and synthetic cathinones (“bath salts”)
- Lysergic acid diethylamide
- Phencyclidine
- γ-Hydroxybutyrate
- Inhalants
- Suggested readings
- 132. Cellular asphyxiants
- Carbon monoxide
- Cyanide
- Hydrogen sulfide
- Methemoglobinemia
- Review questions
- Answers
- 133. Heavy metals
- Iron
- Lead
- Mercury
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 134. Physical and chemical irritants
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Seventeen. Trauma
- 135. Multiple trauma
- Basic principles
- Primary survey
- Secondary survey
- Laboratory and radiographic evaluation
- Disposition
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 136. Abdominal trauma
- Specific abdominal injuries
- Retroperitoneal injuries
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 137. Chest trauma
- Chest wall trauma
- Pulmonary injuries
- Cardiovascular trauma
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 138. Head trauma
- Pediatric head trauma
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 139. Genitourinary trauma
- Kidney injury
- Ureteral injury
- Bladder injury
- Urethral injury
- External genitalia
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 140. Facial trauma
- Skin/soft-tissue, nerve, and vascular trauma
- Eye/orbital/lacrimal duct trauma
- Forehead/nose/midface trauma (fig. 140.4)
- Zygoma trauma
- Oropharynx/airway/mandible trauma
- Auricular trauma
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 141. Spine and neck trauma
- Spine injuries
- Penetrating neck injuries
- Hanging and strangulation injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 142. Ophthalmologic trauma
- Ophthalmologic trauma
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 143. Pediatric trauma and fractures
- The primary survey
- The secondary survey
- Pediatric fractures
- Evaluating children with fractures for child abuse
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 144. Trauma in pregnancy
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 145. Orthopedic trauma
- Upper extremity orthopedic trauma
- Lower extremity orthopedic trauma
- Review questions
- Answers
- Reference
- Suggested readings
- Section Eighteen. Procedures and Skills
- 146. Airway management
- Indications
- Contraindications
- Equipment/supplies
- Complications/pitfalls
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 147. Cardiac arrest (adult, pediatric, neonate), ROSC
- Neonatal and pediatric cardiac arrest
- Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and post-cardiac arrest therapy:
- Equipment/supplies
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 148. Central and intraosseous lines
- Central venous access
- Intraosseous access
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 149. Cardiovascular procedures
- Pericardiocentesis
- Temporary cardiac pacing
- Synchronized cardioversion
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Suggested video
- 150. Wound management
- Wound evaluation and preparation
- Approach to wound closure
- Antibiotic prophylaxis
- Tetanus immunization status
- Review questions
- Answers
- 151. Point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department
- Basics of an ultrasound image
- Common point-of-care ultrasound scans
- Procedural use of POCUS in the emergency department
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 152. Analgesia and procedural sedation
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Section Nineteen. Other
- 153. Negotiation, conflict management, and violence in the emergency department
- Definition of workplace violence
- Statistics
- De-escalation techniques
- Infrastructure to promote safety
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 154. Medical errors, error disclosure, and delivering bad news
- Medical errors
- Error disclosure
- Delivering bad news
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 155. Capacity, consent, & AMA
- Capacity
- Considerations in decision-making capacity
- Consent
- Against medical advice (AMA)
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested reading
- 156. Palliative care, advance directives, and hospice
- Palliative care
- Advanced directives
- Hospice
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 157. Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
- General principles and definitions
- Review question
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 158. Billing, coding, and reimbursement
- Evaluation and management levels
- Chart elements
- Medical decision-making
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 159. Conflicts of interest, and resource stewardship
- Conflicts of interest
- Resource stewardship
- Review question
- Answer
- Suggested readings
- 160. Risk: Liability, litigation, and malpractice insurance
- Liability and insurance
- Litigation in the emergency department
- Litigation and provider well-being
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 161. Quality improvement and root cause analysis
- History of the quality movement
- From quality assurance to quality improvement
- Root cause analysis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- 162. Operational metrics and patient satisfaction
- Emergency department–specific metrics
- System-level implications
- Provider-level implications
- Patient satisfaction
- Limitations of metrics gathering and analysis
- Review questions
- Answers
- Suggested readings
- Index
- No. of pages: 752
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 25, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323679701
- eBook ISBN: 9780323679718
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Amy Kaji
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California; Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CaliforniaRP
Ryan A. Pedigo
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA