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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Emergency Medicine Secrets, 7th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style - making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.Approx. 35 illustrations

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I. DECISION MAKING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE

1. Decision Making in Emergency Medicine

2. Management of Cardiac Arrest and Principles of Resuscitation

3. Airway Management

4. Shock

5. Emergency Ultrasound

6. Geriatric Emergency Medicine

7. Palliative Care and Advance Directives

8. How to Critically Review Emergency Medicine Literature

9. Evidence-Based Rational Use of Diagnostic Imaging

10. Emtala, The Joint Commission, and HIPPA

11. Emergency Medicine Observation Medicine

12. Performance Evaluation and Improvement in Emergency Medicine II. PRIMARY COMPLAINTS

13. Altered Mental Status and Coma

14. Fever

15. Chest Pain

16. Abdominal Pain, Nausea and Vomiting

17. Headache

    18.. Syncope, Vertigo and Dizziness

18. Seizures

19. Anaphylaxis

20. Low Back Pain III. NONTRAUMATIC ILLNESS

21. Nontraumatic Ocular Emergencies

22. Nontraumatic ENT Emergencies

23. Dental and Oral Surgical Emergencies IV. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

24. Transient Ischemic Attack and Cerebrovascular Accident

25. Meningitis V. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

26. Breathing and Ventilation

27. Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pneumonia

28. Venous Thromboembolism VI. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

29. Congestive Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema

30. Ischemic Heart Disease

31. Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators

32. Hypertension, Hypertensive Crisis, Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysms

33. Pericarditis and Myocarditis VII. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

34. Esophagus and Stomach Disorders

35. Bowel Disorders

36. Liver and Biliary Tract Disease VIII. GENITOURINARY TRACT

37. Renal Colic and Scrotal Pain

38. Acute Urinary Retention

39. Urinary Tract Infection: Cystitis, Pyelonephritis and Prostatitis

40. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis IX. HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

41. Hemostasis and Coagulopathies

42. Sickle Cell Disease

43. Oncologic Emergencies X. METABOLISM AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

44. Fluids and Electrolytes

45. Acid-Base Disorders

46. Diabetes Mellitus

47. Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders XI. INFECTIOUS DISEASE

48. Sepsis Syndromes and Toxic Shock

49. Soft-Tissue Infections

50. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection

51. Tetanus, Botulism, and Food Poisoning

52. Travel Medicine and Vector-Borne Diseases

53. Arthritis

54. Skin Diseases XII. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

55. Lightning and Electrical Injuries

56. Drowning

57. Hypothermia and Frostbite

58. Heat Illness

59. Altitude Illness and Dysbarisms XIII. NEONATAL AND CHILDHOOD DISORDERS

60. Evaluation of Fever in Children Younger Than Age Three

61. Seizures in Infancy and Childhood

62. Acute Respiratory Disorders in Children

63. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders and Dehydration

64. Pediatric Infectious Diseases

65. Emergency Department Evaluation of Child Abuse

66. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia of the Pediatric Patient

67. Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation XIV. TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

68. General Approach to Poisonings

69. The Alcohols: Ethanol, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol and Isopropyl Alcohol and Alcohol-Related Complications

70. Antipyretic Poisoning

71. Bites and Stings

72. Smoke Inhalation

73. Common Drugs of Abuse

74. Cardiovascular Toxicology

75. Pediatric Ingestions XV. GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

76. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

77. Sexual Assault

78. Spontaneous Abortion, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Vaginal Bleeding

79. Third-Trimester Complications and Delivery XVI. TRAUMA

80. Multiple Trauma

81. Maxillofacial Trauma

82. Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma

83. Head Trauma

84. Traumatic Ophthalmologic Emergencies

85. Neck Trauma

86. Chest Trauma

87. Abdominal Trauma

88. Pelvic Fractures and Genitourinary Trauma

89. Trauma in Pregnancy

90. Pediatric Trauma

91. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Hand Injuries

92. Burns

93. Wound Management XVII. BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCIES

94. Acute Psychosis

95. Depression, Suicide and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

96. Management of the Violent Patient

97. Intimate Partner Violence XVIII. EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

98. EMS Medical Oversight

99. Disaster Management

100. Weapons of Mass Destruction

101. Tactical Medicine **