Guide to Essentials in Emergency Medicine

This book aims to achieve a fine balance between a practical evidence-based tool, that can be carried around to be used at the patients’ bedside, and a comprehensive reference with sufficient information for examination requirements in Emergency Medicine, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This edition preserves several of its predecessor’s hallmark features, in particular: Easy-to-read format: clinical descriptions are presented succinctly, key points are highlighted, and problems are introduced with a symptom-based approach in Part 1; Popular sections such as Caveats, covering pitfalls likely to be encountered in clinical practice, and Special Tips for GPs. New features of this edition include: Clear demarcation between chapters for basic learners (medical students) and advanced learners, with 805 pages for basic learners and advanced chapters marked with blue bars on the sides; Thorough revision of all chapters, including more comprehensive illustrations; 9 additional brand-new chapters, including 3 chapters on emergency CT interpretation; QR codes to: more than 100 between clinical photos, radiological images and videos; reference chapters, to ensure that the extra information is available without making the book too voluminous.

Table of Contents:
PART 1  COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULT PATIENTS 1              Altered Mental State 2              Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Tract 3              Bleeding, Vaginal, Abnormal 4              Blurring of Vision 5              Breathlessness, Acute 6              Diarrhoea and Vomiting 7              Fever 8              Giddiness 9              Haemoptysis 10           Headache 11           Hyperventilation 12           Jaundice 13           Lower Limb Swelling 14           Pain, Abdominal 15           Pain, Chest, Acute 16           Pain, Joint, Peripheral 17           Pain, Low Back 18           Pain, Scrotal and Penile 19           Palpitations 20           Poisoning, General Principles 21           Red Eye 22           Seizure 23           Shock/Hypoperfusion States 24           Stridor 25           Syncope 26           Trauma, Multiple, Initial Management 27           Urinary Retention, Acute 28           Violent and Psychotic Patients 29           Weakness PART 2  SPECIFIC CONDITIONS PART 2A | AIRWAY AND RESUSCITATION               30           Airway Management/Rapid SequenceIntubation 31           Allergic   Reactions/Anaphylaxis 32           Cardiac Arrest Algorithms 33           Cardiogenic Shock 34           Neurogenic Shock 35           Sepsis/Septic Shock PART 2B | CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES          36           Aortic Emergencies 37           Bradydysrhythmias 38           Coronary Syndromes, Acute 39           Heart Failure, Acute 40           Hypertensive Crises 41           Limb Ischaemia, Acute 42           Pulmonary Embolism 43           Tachydysrhythmias 44           Venous Emergencies 45           Other Heart Conditions PART 2C | RESPIRATORYEMERGENCIES   46           Asthma 47           Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 48           Pneumonia, Community Acquired 49           Pneumothorax 50           Respiratory Failure, Acute PART 2D | GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES       51           Appendicitis, Acute 52           Hepatic Encephalopathy, Acute 53           Hepatobiliary Emergencies 54           Intestinal Obstruction 55           Ischaemic Bowel/Mesenteric Ischaemia 56           Pancreatitis, Acute 57           Peptic Ulcer Disease/Dyspepsia 58           Perianal Conditions PART 2E | ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC EMERGENCIES            59           Acid-Base Emergencies 60           Adrenal Insufficiency, Acute 61           Diabetic Ketoacidosis andHyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State 62           Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders 63           Hypoglycaemia 64           Thyroid Emergencies, Thyroid Crisisand Myxoedema PART 2F | RENAL ANDGENITO-URINARY EMERGENCIES   65           Renal Emergencies 66           Urinary Tract Infections 67           Urolithiasis < p> PART 2G | NEUROLOGICEMERGENCIES    68           Meningitis 69           Migraine, Tension and ClusterHeadache 70           Stroke 71           Subarachnoid Haemorrhage 72           Transient Ischaemic Attack 73           Giant Cell Arteritis PART 2H | INFECTIOUSDISEASES 74           Dengue Fever 75           Coping with Emerging InfectiousDiseases in the Emergency Department 76           Malaria 77           Needlestick/Body Fluid Exposure 78           Tetanus PART 2I | HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES/PALLIATIVECARE 79           Administration of Blood Products inthe Emergency Department 80           Emergency Anticoagulation Reversal 81           Oncologic Emergencies 82           Palliative and End-of-life EmergencyCare PART 2J | DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 83           Introduction to Dermatology inEmergency Care 83A        Inflammatory Dermatological Conditions 83B         Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions 83C         Infections and the Skin 83D        Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIVPost-exposure Prophylaxis PART 2K | GERIATRICEMERGENCIES          84           Geriatric Emergencies PART 2L | TOXICOLOGY 85           Poisoning, Benzodiazepine 86           Poisoning, Cyclic Antidepressants 87           Poisoning, Organophosphates 88           Poisoning, Paracetamol 89           Alcohol Intoxication and Poisoningwith Other Alcohols 90           Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide 91           Poisoning, Digoxin 92           Poisoning, Salicylates 93           Poisoning, Novel PsychoactiveSubstances 94           Poisoning, Serotonin Syndrome PART 2M | TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)          95           Bites, Mammalian and Human 96           Snake-related Injuries PART 2N | SURGICALAND ORTHOPADIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES      97           Trauma,Abdominal 98           Trauma,Chest 99           Trauma,Head 100         Trauma and Infections, Hand 101         Trauma, Lower Extremity 102         Trauma, Maxillofacial 103         Trauma, Pelvic 104         Trauma, Spinal Cord and Cervical SpineClearance 105         Trauma, Upper Extremity 106         Wound Care and Management 107         CrushSyndrome 108         Trauma,Paediatric 109         Trauma,in Pregnancy PART 2O | ENT EMERGENCIES 110         Common Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies PART 2P | EYE EMERGENCIES 111         Eye Emergencies PART 2Q | PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES 112         Assault (Non-sexual) PART 2R | OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 113         Eclampsia 114         Ectopic Pregnancy 115         Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 116         Emergency Delivery of the Newborn PART 2S | ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES          117         Burns, Major 118         Burns, Minor 119         Electrical and Lightning Injuries 120         Hyperbaric Emergencies 121         Hyperthermia 122         Submersion Injuries PART 2T | IMAGING          123         Emergency CT Brain Interpretation 124         Emergency Ultrasound 125         Views of X-rays to Order 126         Emergency CT Abdomen and PelvisInterpretation 127         Emergency CT Thorax Interpretation PART 2U | PHARMACOLOGY         128         Prescribing in Pregnancy 129         Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in Adults 130         Drugs to Avoid in G6PD Deficiency PART 2V | PAEDIATRICEMERGENCIES       131         Child with Acute Abdominal Pain 132         Child with Breathlessness 133         Child/Baby, Crying 134         Child with Diarrhoea 135         Child with Fever 136         Child, Fitting 137         Child with Vomiting 138         Paediatric Asthma 139         Bronchiolitis 140         Fluid Replacement in Paediatrics 141         Newborn Resuscitation in the EmergencyDepartment 142         Non-accidental Injury in Paediatrics 143         Paediatric Drugs and Equipment 144         Trauma, Paediatric 145         Child with Altered Mental State PART 2W | MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATION         146         Common Emergency Procedures 147         Pain Management and Nerve Blocks 148         Procedural Sedation 149         Simple Statistics

About the Author :
Shirley Ooi is Chief and Senior Consultant at the Emergency Medicine Department (EMD), National University Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. She is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Prof Ooi’s passion is in teaching, including teaching of evidence-based medicine. She is also active in research, especially in emergency cardiac care.