| Description |
xxxvii, 498 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Section One -- Clinical Guide--Infections 1 -- Anthrax 3 -- Avian Influenza 10 -- Bolivian Hemorrhagic Fever 15 -- Botulism 19 -- Brucellosis 25 -- Campylobacteriosis 30 -- Chickenpox 34 -- Cholera 39 -- Clostridium Perfringens Gastroenteritis. 43 -- Crimean - Congo Hemorrhagic Fever 46 -- Cryptosporidiosis 51 -- Dengue 55 -- E Coli 0157:h7 60 -- Eastern Equine Encephalitis 63 -- -Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever 67 -- Epsilon Toxin - Clostridia Perfringens 72 -- Giardiasis 75 -- Glanders 79 -- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome 84 -- Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome 88 -- Infectious Hepatitis - Acute 92 -- Infectious Mononucleosis 96 -- Influenza 100 -- Lassa Fever 104 -- Legionellosis 109 -- Leptospirosis 114 -- Listeriosis 120 -- Lyme Disease 124 -- Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis 129 -- Malaria 133 -- Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever 138 -- Melioidosis 142 -- Meningococcemia 146 -- Monkeypox 151 -- Mumps 155 -- OMSK Hemorrhagic Fever 159 -- Parvovirus B19 163 -- Plague 167 -- Psittacosis 172 -- Q Fever 177 -- Rift Valley Fever 182 -- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 186 -- Rubella - Acquired 191 -- Rubeola 195 -- Salmonellosis 199 -- SARS 203 -- Shigellosis 206 -- Smallpox 210 -- Staphylococcus Food Poisoning 215 -- Streptococcal Pharyngitis 218 -- Trichinellosis 222 -- Tularemia 227 -- Typhoid Fever 232 -- Typhus - Epidemic 237 -- Typhus - Murine 242 -- Typhus - Scrub 246 -- Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis 250 -- Viral Gastroenteritis 254 -- Viral Rhinitis 257 -- West Nile Fever 261 -- Western Equine Encephalitis 266 -- Yellow Fever 270 -- Yersiniosis 274 -- Section Two -- Clinical Guide-Poisons 279 -- Ammonia Poisoning 281 -- Arsenic Poisoning 285 -- Arsine Poisoning 289 -- Barium Poisoning 293 -- Benzene Poisoning 297 -- Brevetoxin Poisoning 301 -- Bromine Poisoning 304 -- BZ Poisoning 308 -- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 312 -- Chlorine Poisoning 317 -- Colchicine Poisoning 321 -- Cyanide Poisoning 325 -- Digitalis Poisoning 330 -- Elemental Mdrcury Poisoning-Acute 334 -- Ethylene Glycol Poisoning 338 -- Lewisite Poisoning 342 -- Methyl Bromide Poisoning 346 -- Methyl Isocyanate Poisoning 350 -- Nicotine Poisoning 354 -- Opioid Poisoning 358 -- Organophosphate Poisoning 362 -- Osmium Tetroxide Poisoning 367 -- Phosgene Poisoning 371 -- Phosphine Poisoning 375 -- Radiation Poisoning 380 -- Ricin Poisoning 384 -- Riot Control Agents Poisoning 388 -- Sarin Poisoning 391 -- Sodium Monofluoroacetate Poisoning 396 -- Sulfuryl Fluoride Poisoning 399 -- Sulfur Mustard Poisoning 403 -- Super W arfarin Poisoning 407 -- Tabun Poisoning 410 -- Tetrodotoxin Poisoning 414 -- Thallium Poisoning 418 -- Trichothecene Poisoning 422 -- VX Poisoning 426 -- Section Three -- Clinical Guide-Acute Complications 431 -- Adrenal Failure 433 -- Arthritis 435 -- Congestive Heart Failure 437 -- Corneal Injury 440 -- Dehydration 442 -- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 444 -- Guillain - Barrd Syndrome 446 -- Hemolytic Anemia 449 -- Hepatic Failure 451 -- Hyperkalemia 453 -- Meningitis/Encephalitis 455 -- Myocarditis 458 -- Noncardiac Pulmonary Edema 461 -- Orchitis 463 -- Osteomyelitis 465 -- Pancreatitis 467 -- Pericarditis 469 -- Pneumonia 471 -- Renal Failure 474 -- Respiratory Failure 477 -- Rhabdomyolysis 479 -- Thrombocytopenia 481 -- Section Four -- Differential Diagnosis by System 483 -- Cardiovascular 485 -- Coagulation 485 -- Gastrointestinal 486 -- Hematopoietic/Immune 487 -- Liver/Biliary Tract/Pancreas 487 -- Lymphatic 488 -- Musculoskeletal 488 -- Nervous 489 -- O ptic 490 -- Oropharynx 491 -- Renal/Genitourinary 492 -- Respiratory - Lower 492 -- Respiratory - Upper 493 -- Skin 493 -- Section Five -- Symbols and Abbreviations. 495 -- Abbreviations 497 -- Symbols 498 |
| Summary |
Recent events of the past 5 years are fundamentally driving the need for enhanced public health protection across the world. Although the issues are complex, one aspect is paramount: new, innovative approaches for early identification and intervention are essential for optimal responses to these dangers. This book will assist in the new public health response to the threats from bioterrorism and other public health disease by combining established principles of disease management protocols with effective differential diagnosis algorithms |
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Bioterrorism -- Health aspects.
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Chemical terrorism -- Health aspects.
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Communicable diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Poisons.
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Emergency medicine -- Diagnosis.
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Symptoms.
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| LC no. |
2007928823 |
| ISBN |
1846282551 (paperback) |
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1846287871 (ebk.) |
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9781846282553 (paperback) |
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9781846287879 (ebk.) |
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