Cardiovascular shock.

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

authors： Ouellette DW,Patocka C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt recognition of actual or impending aortic emergencies is essential to the effective practice of emergency medicine. Understanding the pathophysiologic principles and awareness of the potential subtleties in the clinical presentations of aortic dissection, aneurysm, and occlusive disease are prerequisites to thi...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Knaut AL,Cleveland JC Jr

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias may result from poisoning by a variety of agents. Although some cardiac disturbances are of limited concern, others occur because of the specific cardiac properties of the ingested drugs, and require specific antidotes. Clinicians must understand the resultant pathophysiology so that therapy is app...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Miller MB

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The definition of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) has evolved over the past decade from a clinical diagnosis to a tissue-based definition based on neuroimaging results. TIA shares the same pathophysiology as stroke, which occurs in up to 5% of patients within 48 hours of the TIA and 10% within 90 days. This rate is ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Duca A,Jagoda A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema is differentiated into two categories--cardiogenic and noncardiogenic. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema is due to changes in permeability of the pulmonary capillary membrane as a result of either a direct or an indirect pathologic process. It is a spectrum of illness ranging from the less severe form of ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Perina DG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of esophageal and gastric disorders is complicated and broad and includes iatrogenic, structural, inflammatory, neuromuscular, neoplastic, and infectious causes. Symptoms can be nonspecific and are often initially attributed to cardiac or respiratory causes. These disorders have both acute and chro...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Mangili A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interrelationships between biomedical ethics and the law are perhaps nowhere as starkly apparent as in the realm of medical malpractice. Although ethical and legal conduct and practices are often in harmony, in many areas ethical principles and the issues surrounding medical liability appear to come into conflict....

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Solomon RC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International EM development requires a comprehensive assessment of the current system and careful planning to ensure that the most important needs are addressed. Modeling a country's EM system after an existing foreign system underestimates the complex needs for instituting appropriate system interventions. Planning ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Thomas TL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia remains one of the most common reasons for admission of emergency department (ED) patients to the hospital. Pneumonia also remains one of the most common causes of death in our patients. As with many emergent conditions, the ED management of these patients initiated by ED physicians contributes greatly to th...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Plouffe JF,Martin DR

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

authors： Jang DH,Spyres MB,Fox L,Manini AF

更新日期：2014-02-01 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

authors： Smedira N,Schecter WP

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass casualty incident involves the use of limited resources for multiple casualties. The emergency physician must be familiar with both prehospital and hospital plans for mass casualty care in order to facilitate optimal care and to maintain the continuum from field care to definitive treatment. It is essential that ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Doyle CJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 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

authors： Mitchell JM

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endpoints of sedation and analgesia have been more difficult than traditional physiologic parameters to measure adequately. Several clinical scoring systems have been developed in an attempt to provide more consistent and objective assessments of sedation, but the few that have been validated are cumbersome to use...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Blackburn P,Vissers R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, multiple global forces have contributed to the emergence and widespread distribution of previously unknown disease entities. This article discusses Ebola virus, West Nile virus, and Hantavirus as representative emerging infectious diseases. Smallpox is discussed along with concerns about the safety of...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Saks MA,Karras D

更新日期：2006-11-01 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

authors： Mick NW,Williams RJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of hydrocephalic shunts is a common problem seen in emergency departments. The emergency medicine practitioner must be aware of the various types of apparatus, the functional considerations of the shunt, and the potential complications of obstruction. Shunt malfunction, either from obstruction or infect...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Jordan KT

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigastric pain is an extremely common complaint in the emergency department and has an associated broad differential diagnosis. In the differential it is important to consider cardiac causes that may be mistaken for gastrointestinal disorders as well as various serious intra-abdominal causes. This article highlights ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Robinson P,Perkins JC Jr

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication issues arise in emergency physician relationships with patients, nursing, and physician colleagues. It is important to acknowledge various perspectives in order to promote positive relationships and to avoid the social, medical, and legal hazards associated with miscommunication. This article outlines fu...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： O'Mara K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews current issues regarding the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) examination. Technical performance issues, decision-making and practice algorithms, fluid volume and scoring systems, proficiency and training, and the role of the FAST in pediatric trauma are covered. This article e...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Rose JS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most dog and cat bite injuries are minor wounds that require only local wound care as well a patient evaluation for tetanus and rabies postexposure immunoprophylaxis. For larger wounds, primary or delayed primary closure can be performed safely where indicated. When antimicrobial agents are necessary, inexpensive peni...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Dire DJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute dyspnea in older patients is a common presentation to the emergency department. Acute dyspnea in older adults is often the consequence of multiple overlapping disorders, such as pneumonia precipitating acute heart failure. Emergency physicians must be comfortable managing patients with acute dyspnea of uncertain...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Tyler K,Stevenson D

更新日期：2016-02-01 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

authors： Polsky SS,Weigand JV

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanically ventilated patients can experience significant pain and anxiety associated with their care. These symptoms should be aggressively treated, but can be challenging to manage without a systematic approach. This article reviews recent literature, current guidelines, and best practices in managing pain, agitat...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Noel C,Mallemat H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing for HIV infection is not generally required for the appropriate treatment of medical emergencies. Current standard HIV tests rely on the detection of antibodies to the HIV virus and are among the most sensitive and specific tests used in medicine. Standard HIV tests can be unreliable for detecting infection in...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Hansen KN

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a neurologic emergency due to bleeding into the subarachnoid space. Mortality can reach 50%. The clinical presentation is most often in the form of headache, classically defined as maximal at onset and worst of life. The most common cause is traumatic; approximately 80% of nontraumatic...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Long B,Koyfman A,Runyon MS

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient satisfaction is an integral component of the measurement of health care quality. Proper attention to patient complaints is one part of a patient satisfaction management strategy aimed at revealing and alleviating the causes of patient dissatisfaction. ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Schwartz LR,Overton DT

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with human immunodeficiency virus, those who are posttransplant, and those undergoing chemotherapy are populations who are immunocompromised and present to the emergency department with abdominal pain related to their disease processes, opportunistic infections, and complications of treatment. Emergency depar...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： McKean J,Ronan-Bentle S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the altered physiology of the elderly population, either as a result of aging or as a result of other disease processes, many illnesses may present with features that are either atypical or nonspecific in nature. Difficult and nonspecific complaints such as weakness in an elderly patient must be handled in ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Chew WM,Birnbaumer DM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses clinical presentations and diagnostic approaches to acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Yiadom MY

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00