Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets E-Book

Access concise, yet complete clinical guidance on pediatric emergency care with Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets, a bestselling volume in the popular Secrets Series®. Ideal for quick review or exam prep, this updated medical reference book is an essential pocket guide covering common and unusual pediatric conditions; the user-friendly Secrets style makes it a valuable addition to your library! Focus on important topics, such as cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, neurosurgery emergencies, ophthalmology emergencies, burns/smoke inhalation, toxicology, neck and spine injuries, and much more.

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Section I

Advanced Life Support

1. Childhood Resuscitation

2. Neonatal Resuscitation

3. Respiratory Failure

4. Shock Section II

Chief Complaints

5. Abdominal Pain

6. Altered Mental Status

7. Apnea, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Apparent Life-Threatening Events

8. Chest Pain

9. Cough

10. Crying and Irritability in the Young Child

11. Diarrhea

12. Ear Pain

13. Fever

14. Foreign Bodies in Children

15. Headache

16. Hematuria and Dysuria

17. Hypertension

18. Jaundice

19. Limp

20. Neck Masses

21. Pediatric Rashes

22. Red Eye

23. Scrotal Pain

24. Sore Throat

25. Stiff Neck

26. Stridor

27. Syncope

28. Vaginal Bleeding/Discharge

29. Vomiting Section III

Medical Emergencies

30. Anaphylaxis

31. Cardiac Emergencies

32. Central Nervous System Emergencies

33. Endocrine Disorders

34. Fluids and Electrolytes

35. Gastrointestinal Emergencies

36. Gynecologic Emergencies

37. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

38. Infectious Disease Emergencies

39. Poisonings

    40. Psychiatric Emergencies 41. Respiratory Emergencies

    41. Technology-Assisted Child-Acute Care **Section IV Surgical Emergencies

40. Dental/Periodontal Emergencies

41. General Surgery Emergencies

42. Neurosurgical Emergencies

43. Ophthalmologic Emergencies

44. Orthopedic Emergencies

45. Otorhinolaryngology Emergencies

46. Urologic Emergencies Section V

Trauma

50. Abdominal Trauma

51. Burns and Smoke Inhalation

52. Child Abuse

53. Dental Injuries

54. Extremity Injuries

55. Eye Injuries

56. Head Trauma

57. Minor Trauma

58. Multiple Trauma

59. Neck and Cervical Spine Trauma

60. Pelvic Trauma and Genitourinary Injury

61. Pediatric Sports Injuries

62. Thoracic Trauma Section VI **Environmental Emergencies

**63. Bites and Stings

64. Drowning

65. Electrical and Lightning Injuries

66. Heat- Related Illness

67. Hypothermia Section VII Special Topics

68. Chemical and Biologic Terrorism

69. Emergency Medical Services and Prehospital Care

70. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department

    71. Risk Management and Legal Issues 72. Sedation and Analgesia

71. Transport Medicine

    INDEX