Title Textbook of adult emergency medicine / edited by Peter Cameron, George Jelinek, Ann-Maree Kelly, Lindsay Murray, John Heyworth ; associate editor, Anthony Brown

Published New York ; Edinburg : Churchill Livingstone, 2000 Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2000

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Description xiv, 757 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm regular print Contents Sect. 1. Resuscitation / Edited by Anthony F. T. Brown -- 1.1. Basic life support / Harry F. Oxer -- 1.2. Advanced life support / John E. Maguire -- 1.3. Advanced airway management / Stephen Bernard -- 1.4. Cerebral resuscitation / Stephen Bernard -- 1.5. Shock / Robert A. Scott -- 1.6. Ethics of resuscitation / Michael W. Ardagh -- Sect. 2. Trauma / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 2.1. Trauma overview / Peter Cameron and David Yates -- 2.2. Neurotrauma / Marcus P. Kennedy -- 2.3. Spinal trauma / Jeff Wassertheil -- 2.4. Facial trauma / Lewis Macken and Ron Manning -- 2.5. Abdominal trauma / Garry J. Wilkes -- 2.6. Chest trauma / Mark C. Fitzgerald -- 2.7. Limb trauma / Richard Harrod -- 2.8. Radiology in major trauma / Tony Joseph, Roger Harris and Karen Falk -- 2.9. Trauma in pregnancy / Steven Troupakis -- 2.10. Trauma in the elderly / Peter Ritchie -- Sect. 3. Soft tissue injury and wound management / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 3.1. Wound care and repair / Richard Waller -- 3.2. Hand injuries / Peter Freeman -- 3.3. Burns / Tim Gray -- Sect. 4. Cardiovascular / Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly -- 4.1. Chest pain / Michael Bryant -- 4.2. Ischaemic heart disease: acute / Corinne Ginifer -- 4.3. Assessment and management of pulmonary oedema / Chris Baggoley -- 4.4. Arrhythmias / Alastair D. McR. Meyer -- 4.5. Pulmonary embolism / Peter Cameron -- 4.6. Pericarditis, cardiac tamponade and myocarditis / James Hayes -- 4.7. Heart valve emergencies / Marian Lee -- 4.8. Peripheral vascular disease / Jack Bergman -- 4.9. Hypertension / Marian Lee -- 4.10. Aortic dissection / Dale Hanson -- 4.11. Aneurysms / Roger Swift -- Sect. 5. Respiratory / Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly -- 5.1. Upper respiratory tract / Stuart Dilley -- 5.2. Community-acquired pneumonia / Richard Brennan -- 5.3. Asthma / Anne-Maree Kelly -- 5.4. Chronic obstructive airways disease / Martin Duffy -- 5.5. Pneumothorax / Janet Talbot-Stern -- 5.6. Pleural effusion / Bernard Foley -- 5.7. Haemoptysis / Stuart Dilley -- Sect. 6. Digestive / Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly -- 6.1. Dysphagia / Graeme Thomson -- 6.2. Bowel obstruction / Kim Yates -- 6.3. Herniae / Andrew Dent -- 6.4. Gastroenteritis / Simon Young -- 6.5. Haematemesis and melaena / Peter Wyllie and Sue Ieraci -- 6.6. Peptic ulcer disease and gastritis / Stuart Dilley -- 6.7. Biliary tract disease / Michael Bryant -- 6.8. Pancreatitis / Michael Bryant -- 6.9. Acute appendicitis / Andrew Dent -- 6.10. Inflammatory bowel disease / Kim Yates -- 6.11. Hepatic failure / John M. Ryan -- 6.12. Rectal bleeding / Scott J. Pearson and Peter J. Aitken -- 6.13. Perianal conditions / Andrew Dent -- Sect. 7. Neurology / Edited by Anne-Maree Kelly -- 7.1. Headache / Anne-Maree Kelly -- 7.2. Stroke and TIA / Philip Aplin -- 7.3. Subarachnoid haemorrhage / Pamela Rosengarten -- 7.4. Altered conscious state / Jeff Wassertheil -- 7.5. Seizures / Garry J. Wilkes -- Sect. 8. Infectious diseases / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 8.1. Approach to undifferentiated fever / Allen Yung -- 8.2. Meningitis / Andrew Singer -- 8.3. Septic arthritis / Trevor Jackson -- 8.4. Osteomyelitis / Trevor Jackson -- 8.5. Urinary tract infection / Salomon Zalstein -- 8.6. Skin and soft tissue infections / John Vinen -- 8.7. Hepatitis / Deborah Leach -- 8.8. Hiv/Aids / Alan C. Street -- 8.9. Antibiotics in the emergency department / David McD. Taylor -- 8.10. Needlestick injuries / Fiona Nicholson and Alan Street -- Sect. 9. Genitourinary / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 9.1. Acute renal failure / Linas Dziukas -- 9.2. The acute scrotum / Gino Toncich -- 9.3. Renal colic / Fiona Nicholson -- Sect. 10. Endocrine / Edited by Peter Cameron and Anne-Maree Kelly -- 10.1. Diabetes mellitus / Michael Ragg -- 10.2. Thyroid and adrenal emergencies / Andrew Maclean and Pam Rosengarten -- 10.3. Alcoholic ketoacidosis / Michael Ragg -- Sect. 11. Metabolic / Edited by Lindsay Murray -- 11.1. Acid-base disorders / Bob Dunn -- 11.2. Electrolyte disturbances / John Pasco -- Sect. 12. Haematology / Edited by Lindsay Murray -- 12.1. Blood transfusion / Hamish Maclaren -- 12.2. Neutropenia / Hamish Maclaren -- 12.3. Haemophilia / Hamish Maclaren -- 12.4. Anaemia / Hamish Maclaren -- Sect. 13. Rheumatology / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 13.1. Rheumatoid emergencies / Shameem Safih -- Sect. 14. Dermatology / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 14.1. Emergency dermatology / George Varigos -- Sect. 15. Eyes / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 15.1. Ocular emergencies / David V. Kaufman, James K. Galbraith and Mark J. Walland -- Sect. 16. Dental / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 16.1. Dental emergencies / Sashi Kumar -- Sect. 17. ENT / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 17.1. Ears, nose and throat / Sashi Kumar -- Sect. 18. Obstetrics and gynaecology / Edited by Peter Cameron -- 18.1. Emergency delivery / Stephen Priestley -- 18.2. Ectopic pregnancy / Mel E. Herbert and Mary L. Lanctot -- 18.3. Abnormal vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy / Mel E. Herbert and Mary L. Lanctot -- 18.4. Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient / Mel E. Herbert and Mary L. Lanctot -- 18.5. Pelvic inflammatory disease / Sheila Bryan -- 18.6. Pelvic pain / James Taylor -- Sect. 19. Psychiatric emergencies / Edited by George Jelinek -- 19.1. Mental state assessment / Sylvia Andrew-Starkey -- 19.2. Distinguishing medical from psychiatric causes of mental disorder presentations / David Spain -- 19.3. The violent patient / Jennifer G. Brookes -- 19.4. Deliberate self harm - suicide / Tony Celenza -- Sect. 20. Crisis intervention / Edited by George Jelinek -- 20.1. Crisis intervention in the emergency department / Jennifer G. Brookes and Deborah S. Leach -- 20.2. Death and dying / Bryan Walpole -- 20.3. Sexual assault / Ian Knox -- Sect. 21. Pain relief / Edited by Anthony F. T. Brown -- 21.1. Pain relief in emergency medicine / Daniel M. Fatovich and Anthony F. T. Brown -- Sect. 22. Ultrasound / Edited by George Jelinek -- 22.1. Ultrasound / Marie Kuhn -- Sect. 23. Emergency medicine and the law / Edited by George Jelinek -- 23.1. Mental health / David Eddey -- 23.2. The Coroner / Simon Young -- 23.3. Consent and competence / Edward Brentnall and G. Michael Galvin -- Sect. 24. Emergency medical systems / Edited by George Jelinek -- 24.1. Prehospital / Harry F. Oxer -- 24.2. Retrieval / Garry J. Wilkes -- 24.3. Medical issues in disasters / Richard J. Brennan, David A. Bradt and Jonathon Abrahams -- 24.4. Triage / Gerry Fitzgerald -- Sect. 25. Administration / Edited by George Jelinek -- 25.1. Emergency department staffing / Sue Ieraci -- 25.2. Emergency department layout / Matthew W. G. Chu and Robert Dunn -- 25.3. Quality assurance/quality improvement / Diane King -- 25.4. Business planning / Richard H. Ashby -- Sect. 26. Environmental / Edited by Lindsay Murray -- 26.1. Heat-related illness / Ian R. Rogers and Aled Williams -- 26.2. Hypothermia / Ian R. Rogers -- 26.3. Dysbarism / Gregory M. Emerson -- 26.4. Radiation accidents / Paul D. Mark -- 26.5. Near-drowning / David Mountain -- 26.6. Electric shock and lightning injury / Daniel M. Fatovich -- 26.7. Anaphylaxis / Anthony F. T. Brown -- 26.8. Altitude illness / Ian Rogers and Debra O'Brien -- Sect. 27. Toxicology / Edited by Lindsay Murray -- 27.1. Snakebite / Peter Sprivulis and George Jelinek -- 27.2. Spider bite / George Jelinek -- 27.3. Marine envenomation / Neil D. G Banham -- 27.4. General principles in the management of drug overdose / Lindsay Murray -- 27.5. Antihistamines / Andis Graudins -- 27.6. Cardiovascular drugs / Betty Chan and Lindsay Murray -- 27.17. Methaemoglobinaemia / Robert Edwards and Robert Dowsett. 27.18. Pesticides / Ian Whyte and Andrew Dawson Summary "This textbook of adult emergency medicine is aimed principally at meeting the needs of doctors in training in Emergency Medicine. It will also be of great value for general practitioners, specialist emergency and critical care nurses, as well as medical students working in the emergency department."--BOOK JACKET Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine -- methods. Emergencies. Author Brown, Anthony, editor of compilation Cameron, Peter, editor of compilation Heyworth, John, editor of compilation Jelinek, George, editor of compilation Kelly, Ann-Maree, editor of compilation Murray, Lindsay, editor of compilation LC no. 99023408 ISBN 0443062803 9780443062803

Other Titles Adult emergency medicine

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