Main description:

The first edition of the Guide to the Essentials in Emergency Medicine co-edited by two prominent emergency physicians Associate Professors Shirley Ooi and Peter Manning with a combined total of 64 years of Emergency Medicine practice between them was first published in Singapore in 2004. This book focuses on the practical management of the most life-threatening and common conditions encountered by emergency physicians. It is designed to offer a balanced viewpoint advocating the tenets of evidence-based medicine. This second edition preserves several of its predecessor's hallmark features.

Easy-to-read format: clinical descriptions are presented succinctly and problems are introduced with the same symptom-based approach in Section One.Popular sections such as Caveats covering the pitfalls likely to be encountered in medical practice and Special Tips for GPs are retained.

New features of this second edition include:

Twenty new chaptersThorough revision of the text for more content coverage easier reading and reflection of the latest evidenceReorganisation of Section Two into specific systems for ease of reading and revision for examsInclusion of coloured photographsAddition of further illustrations ECGs plain radiographs CT scans and ultrasound images

Contents:

PART 1 COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULT PATIENTSChap 1Altered mental state Chap 2Bleeding GIT Chap 3Bleeding, Vaginal, Abnormal Chap 4Blurring of visionChap 5Breathlessness, acuteChap 6Diarrhoea and vomitingChap 7FeverChap 8GiddinessChap 9HaemoptysisChap 10HeadacheChap 11HyperventilationChap 12Lower limb swellingChap 13Pain, abdominalChap 14Pain, chest, acuteChap 15Pain, joint, peripheralChap 16Pain, low backChap 17Pain, scrotal and penileChap 18PalpitationsChap 19Poisoning, General PrinciplesChap 20Red eyeChap 21SeizureChap 22Shock/hypoperfusion statesChap 23StridorChap 24SyncopeChap 25Trauma Multiple, Initial ManagementChap 26Urinary retention, acuteChap 27Violent and psychotic patientsPART 2 SPECIFIC CONDITIONSPART 2A: AIRWAY AND RESUSCITATIONChap 28Airway Management/Rapid Sequence Intubation Chap 29Allergic reactions/AnaphylaxisChap 30Cardiac arrest algorithmsChap 31Cardiogenic ShockChap 32Neurogenic shockChap 33Sepsis/septic shock
PART 2B: CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIESChap 34Aortic EmergenciesChap 35BradydysrhythmiasChap 36Coronary syndromes, acuteChap 37Other Heart Conditions (Pericarditis, Myocarditis, Infective Endocarditis, Cardiomyophathy)Chap 38Heart failure, acuteChap 39Hypertensive CrisesChap 40Acute limb ischaemiaChap 41Pulmonary EmbolismChap 42Venous emergenciesChap 43TachydysrhythmiasPART 2C: RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIESChap 44AsthmaChap 45Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chap 46Pneumonia, Community Acquired (CAP)Chap 47PneumothoraxChap 48Respiratory Failure, AcutePART 2D: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIESChap 49Acute AppendicitisChap 50Hepatic encephalopathy, acuteChap 51Hepatobiliary EmergenciesChap 52Intestinal ObstructionChap 53Ischaemic Bowel/Mesenteric IschaemiaChap 54Pancreatitis, acuteChap 55Peptic Ulcer Disease/ DyspepsiaChap 56Perianal ConditionsPART 2E: ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC EMERGENCIESChap 57Acid Base EmergenciesChap 58Adrenal Insufficiency, acuteChap 59Fluid and Electrolyte DisordersChap 60Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)Chap 61HypoglycaemiaChap 62Thyroid Emergencies -Thyroid Crisis and MyxoedemaPART 2F: RENAL AND GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIESChap 63Renal EmergenciesChap 64Urinary Tract InfectionChap 65UrolithiasisPART 2G: NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIESChap 66MeningitisChap 67Migraine and Cluster HeadacheChap 68StrokeChap 69Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH)Chap 70Temporal ArteritisChap 71Transient Ischaemic AttackPART 2H: INFECTIOUS DISEASESChap 72Coping with Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century in the Emergency Department - A New Norm Chap 73Dengue Fever & Chikungunya FeverChap 74MalariaChap 75Needle Stick/Body Fluid ExposureChap 76Tetanus and anti-tetanus prophylaxisPART 2I: HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIESChap 77Administration of Blood Products in the EMDChap 78Oncology EmergenciesChap 79OverwarfarinisationPART 2J: DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIESChap 80Dermatology in Emergency CarePART 2K: GERIATRIC EMERGENCIESChap 81Geriatric EmergenciesPART 2L: TOXICOLOGYChap 82Alcohol Intoxication & Poisoning with other alcoholsChap 83Poisoning, BenzodiazepineChap 84Poisoning, Carbon MonoxideChap 85Poisoning, Cyclic AntidepressantsChap 86Poisoning, DigoxinChap 87Poisoning, OrganophosphatesChap 88Poisoning, ParacetamolChap 89Poisoning, Salicylates

PART 2M: TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)Chap 90Bites, Mammalian and HumanChap 91Bites, SnakePART 2N: SURGICAL & ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIESChap 92Crush SydromeChap 93Trauma, AbdominalChap 94Trauma, ChestChap 95Trauma, HeadChap 96Trauma and infections, HandChap 97Trauma, Lower ExtremityChap 98Trauma, MaxillofacialChap 99Trauma , Paediatric (refer to Chap 137)Chap 100Trauma, PelvicChap 101Trauma in PregnancyChap 102Trauma, Spinal Cord Chap 103Trauma, Upper ExtremityChap 104Wound Care & ManagementPART 2O: ENT EMERGENCIESChap 105Common ENT EmergenciesPART 2P: EYE EMERGENCIESChap 106Blurring of vision and Red and Painful eye PART 2Q: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIESChap 107ASSAULT (non-sexual)PART 2R: OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIESChap 108EclampsiaChap 109Ectopic PregnancyChap 110Emergency delivery of the newbornChap 111Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)PART 2S: ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIESChap 112Burn, MajorChap 113Burns, MinorChap 114Diving EmergenciesChap 115Electrical and Lightning InjuriesChap 116HyperthermiaChap 117Submersion InjuriesPART 2T: IMAGINGChap 118Emergency UltrasoundChap 119Views of x-rays to orderPART 2U: PHARMACOLOGYChap 120Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in AdultsChap 121List of drugs to avoid in G6PD deficiencyChap 122Prescribing PregnancyPART 2V: PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIESChap 123Child, Abdominal painChap 124Child with breathlessnessChap 125Child/baby, cryingChap 126Child with diarrhoeaChap 127Child with feverChap 128Child, fittingChap 129Child, VomitingChap 130Paediatric AsthmaChap 131BronchiolitisChap 132Febrile FitChap 133Fluid Replacement in PaediatricsChap 134Newborn Resuscitation in the EDChap 135Non-accidental Inj
ury in PaediatricsChap 136Paediatric Drugs and EquipmentChap 137Trauma, PaediatricPART 2W: MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATIONChap 138Commonly Used Scoring SystemsChap 139Common Emergency ProceduresChap 140Pain ManagementChap 141Simple StatisticsChap 142Useful Formulae
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