Abstract:
:Acute iron poisoning continues to be one of the most common and deadly poisonings seen by emergency physicians. There are many potential pitfalls in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of iron-poisoned patients. This article reviews the pathophysiology of acute iron poisoning and describes a comprehensive management plan that will enable emergency physicians to provide appropriate emergency care to patients ingesting iron preparations. This article also addresses the common problems encountered by clinicians who care for iron-poisoned patients once they are admitted to the hospital.
journal_name
Emerg Med Clin North Amjournal_title
Emergency medicine clinics of North Americaauthors
Mills KC,Curry SCsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-05-01 00:00:00pages
397-413issue
2eissn
0733-8627issn
1558-0539journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Orthopedic injuries in children are unique when compared to those of adults because of the physiologic differences, especially the growth plates, stronger periosteum, and dynamic state of growth. The approach to the orthopedically injured child requires a gentle yet thorough focus with consideration of the growth plat...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2014.12.012
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The diagnosis of acute scrotal pain can be difficult. The most common causes include torsion of a testicular appendage, epididymitis, and testicular torsion, which account for 85% to 90% of all cases. These entities may be clinically indistinguishable because characteristic symptoms and signs for each overlap, whereas...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70033-x
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The recognition of hypothyroidism may not always be easy in the emergency department setting. Laboratory evaluations of thyroid function are not usually performed on a 24-hour basis, and therefore the emergency physician, although suspecting the presence of hypothyroidism, may be unable to confirm the diagnosis while ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although useful to emergency physicians in determining and following up treatment, the microbiology department can be a source of frustration and erroneous results due to improper or inconsistent methodology, ordering, and interpretation. This article will review the principles of microbiologic specimen collection, ha...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1986-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Critically ill patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) often seem well, but they can decompensate dramatically in a short time. PH has several causes, classes, and complications; but the natural progression eventually leads to right ventricular failure, which can be extraordinarily difficult to manage. The purpose o...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2015.04.012
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Headache continues to be a frequent cause of emergency department (ED) use, accounting for 2% of all visits. Most of these headaches prove to be benign but painful exacerbations of chronic headache disorders, such as migraine, tension-type, and cluster. The goal of ED management is to provide rapid and quick relief of...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2008.09.005
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rapid sequence intubation is the process involving administration of a sedative (eg, induction agent) followed almost immediately by a neuromuscular blocking agent to facilitate endotracheal intubation The purpose of emergency RSI is to make emergent intubation easier and safer, thereby increasing the success rate of ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2008.10.002
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article reviews some common illnesses and conditions that prompt traveling patients to seek medical care in the emergency department in the United States. It also presents an emergency department approach to the initial diagnosis and treatment of travelers who are experiencing adverse side effects from pretravel ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70295-9
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::EMS quality assurance programs can help guarantee that the provision of prehospital care is medically accountable. The establishment and management of such a program, although time consuming, are critically important. It is essential that the medical director or a designee responsible for quality assurance activities ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) is a complex and ever-prevalent problem presenting to emergency departments. Emergency personnel should consider DFSA in patients who are amnestic to the specific details of the event following a reported sexual assault. The presence of ethanol or a positive routine drug screen i...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2007.02.008
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The emergency physician should be familiar with the four general categories of TP complications: malfunctions, infections and dermatitis, vascular complications, and psychiatric complications (Table 2). Each category of complication can be readily evaluated and initially managed based on a few simple steps. ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The general concepts of defibrillation are reviewed. Research continues in the area of implanted defibrillators, new circuiting, and more effective current transfer. ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ultrasound diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis by an emergency physician is occurring with increased frequency. The examination is simple to perform and, when combined with a clinical pretest probability or D-dimer, can aid in the rapid disposition ofa patient with lower extremity pain and swelling. The technique ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2004.04.008
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Resuscitation goals for the patient with sepsis and septic shock are to return the patient to a physiologic state that promotes adequate end-organ perfusion along with matching metabolic supply and demand. Ideal resuscitation end points should assess the adequacy of tissue oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption, and b...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2016.09.001
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Adverse cardiovascular events comprise a large portion of the morbidity and mortality in drug overdose emergencies. Adverse cardiovascular events encountered by emergency physicians treating poisoned patients include myocardial injury, hemodynamic compromise with shock, tachydysrhythmias, and cardiac arrest. Early sig...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2013.10.003
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Central nervous system (CNS) infections require early recognition and aggressive management to improve patient survival and prevent long-term neurologic sequelae. Although early detection and treatment are important in many infectious syndromes, CNS infections pose unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The non...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.06.004
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stroke is rare in children but leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Emergency department physicians are likely to be the first to evaluate children suffering strokes and it is, therefore, important for them to recognize common presenting features and risk factors for pediatric stroke. This review describes th...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2012.05.005
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pediatric cardiac arrest is a relatively rare but devastating presentation in infants and children. In contrast to adult patients, in whom a primary cardiac dysrhythmia is the most likely cause of cardiac arrest, pediatric patients experience cardiovascular collapse most frequently after an initial respiratory arrest....
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2020.06.007
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The past two decades has seen the development of sophisticated systems of prehospital care. The task now is to intensify the input of well-trained physicians into all aspects of EMS systems. This article tracks the history of EMS in this country and provides some suggested answers to the difficult questions facing thi...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Blunt abdominal trauma results in potentially life-threatening injuries that require organized rapid evaluation and treatment. Resuscitation of hemodynamically unstable patients should be completed in the operating room if retroperitoneal hemorrhage is not strongly suspected. DPL and abdominal CT scans are methods of ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Some degree of abdominal pain is virtually physiologic in pregnancy, for which reason these women will commonly present to the emergency physician for clinical evaluation. Appendicitis is the commonest nonobstetric surgical malady complicating pregnancy; however, its clinical presentation may resemble several other su...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Numerous surgical complications arise from parenteral drug use. Some complications have severe sequelae and most prove to be a diagnostic challenge. It is likely that these problems will remain a significant burden on the health care system as a result of continued widespread drug abuse. EPs must always maintain vigil...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(03)00068-3
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The landscape of acute stroke care has changed dramatically in the last decade. Even before the approval of tissue plasminogen activator for acute stroke in 1996, organized acute stroke care was initiated at several hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry was deeply entrenched in the search for neuroprotective agent...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0733-8627(02)00022-6
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The history, effectiveness, and services of regional poison control centers are reviewed. In addition, the American Association of Poison Control Centers criteria for designation as a regional poison control center are presented. ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epilepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures. Not all epileptic seizures indicate the existence of an epileptic disorder; many represent a natural response of the normal brain to transient noxious insults that are not likely to be repeated (reactive seizures). Not only is it ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Essential aspects of emergency department assessment and initial treatment of patients with traumatic amputations are outlined. Pitfalls of early treatment and indications for replantation are discussed. The dogmatic approach is avoided. ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute urinary retention is a common emergency genitourinary symptom. The etiology of acute retention includes obstructive, neurogenic, pharmacologic, and psychogenic causes. The emergency management of acute urinary retention is bladder decompression, which is usually accomplished with a Foley catheter. ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clearly, a multitude of potential consent problems can exist for the emergency physician. It is difficult at times to balance the concepts of patient autonomy with the desire to provide optimal medical care. Experienced emergency physicians should be able to individualize the type of consent needed in a particular sit...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acid-base disorders should be considered a process with the goal being to treat the patient and the underlying condition, not the numbers. A good understanding of the normal acid-base regulation in the body, as well as the most common derangements can prepare the emergency physician for this very common disorder that ...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2014.01.002
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains one of the most challenging medical diseases in the emergency department. PE is a potentially life threatening diagnosis that is seen in patients with chest pain and/or dyspnea but can span the clinical spectrum of medical presentations. In addition, it does not have any particular clin...
journal_title:Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.emc.2011.12.004
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00