Earache.

abstract：:Pediatric asthma is a disease that is managed across outpatient physicians, hospitalists, critical care physicians, and emergency department (ED) physicians. Scoring systems may facilitate a rapid assessment of the child with asthma in the ED. Short-acting beta agonists are still the mainstay of therapy for acute exac...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Kline-Krammes S,Patel NH,Robinson S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is designed to review proper procedure by an emergency or primary care physician when evaluating a patient with decreased hearing. It will cover the anatomy and physiology of hearing, as well as the evaluation and initial management of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Lawrence LJ,Brown CG

更新日期：1987-05-01 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

authors： Morris DL,Shah SM,Huff JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：:Urinary retention is a common problem encountered in the emergency department. Acute urinary retention (AUR) presents as a sudden inability to voluntarily void, and is typically associated with lower abdominal pain. Its etiology can be varied and multifactorial. Treatment of AUR aims to relieve the obstruction and mit...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Billet M,Windsor TA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defibrillation has emerged as the single most effective intervention for resuscitation of patients from cardiac arrest. This article reviews the electrophysiologic basis of defibrillation, and ways to increase the effectiveness of counter-shocks, particularly for refractory ventricular fibrillation. Automatic implanta...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Cummins RO

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：:Vaginal bleeding is one of the most common gynecologic symptoms for which the patient will come to the Emergency Department. It is usually associated with psychologic distress and can be frightening to the patient. Vaginal bleeding can be the first sign of life-threatening medical disorders such as carcinoma, bleeding...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Hochbaum SR

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever is the most common reason that children and infants are brought to emergency departments. Emergency physicians face the challenge of quickly distinguishing benign from life-threatening conditions. The management of fever in children is guided by the patient's age, immunization status, and immune status as well a...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Wing R,Dor MR,McQuilkin PA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in medicine. Like all ischemic vascular emergencies, the priority is reperfusion before irreversible infarction. The central nervous system is sensitive to brief periods of hypoperfusion, making stroke a golden hour diagnosis. Although th...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Siket MS,Cadena R

更新日期：2021-02-01 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

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

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many systemic diseases have associated oral symptoms. Occasionally, patients with these diseases present with lesions that occur primarily in the mouth. Although few systemic diseases have strictly pathognomonic lesions of the oral mucosa, a careful examination of the oral cavity can often lend important clues to maki...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Mulliken RA,Casner MJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:Sepsis is recognized by the presence of physiologic and laboratory changes that reflect the inflammatory response to infection on cellular and systemic levels. Comorbid conditions, such as cirrhosis, end-stage renal disease, and obesity, alter patients' susceptibility to infection and their response to it once present...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Borloz MP,Hamden KE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prehospital management of musculoskeletal injuries in the traumatized patient is based on the application of a few basic principles in an orderly but expeditious manner. The patient must be assessed for immediate life-threatening conditions involving airway, respiratory, and circulatory functions while the cervical sp...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Worsing RA Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical or radiant energy injuries to the eyes are considered ocular burns. The majority of these injuries are occupation-related. Chemical burns are by far more common and represent a true emergency. Thermal and UV injuries are associated with severe pain, but often result in less long-term sequelae than chemical in...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Spector J,Fernandez WG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General management of the patient who has ingested an overdose of psychoactive medication is emphasized, since the suicidal patient has almost invariably taken multiple substances and often alcohol as well. The drug groups considered in detail include the sedative hypnotics, tricyclic antidepressants, phenothiazines, ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Goldfrank L,Flomenbaum N,Weisman R

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：: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

authors： Burgher SW

更新日期：1998-11-01 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

authors： Siegel DM

更新日期：1993-11-01 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

authors： Jong EC,McMullen R

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain measurement and relief is complex and should be a priority for prehospital providers and supervisors. The literature continues to prove that we are poor pain relievers, despite the high prevalence of pain in the out-of-hospital patient population. Lack of education and research, along with agent availability, con...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： McManus JG Jr,Sallee DR Jr

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the pearls and pitfalls of obstetric and gynecologic emergencies occurring in women presenting to the emergency department. Some pitfalls include failure to screen for ectopic pregnancy, tachycardia as an unreliable indicator of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and the use of serum hCG as a testing p...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Nadel E,Talbot-Stern J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted diseases comprise one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. Prompt treatment is essential to minimize the risk of fetal and neonatal adverse consequences. At this time, however, no pharmacologic therapy is routinely employed for the viral STDs during pregnancy, including HIV, HSV,...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Martens KA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of prospective studies have shown that physicians' estimate of clinical likelihoods of PE have predictive value. The ability of clinicians to assess the factors that determine the probability of disease based on clinical manifestations such as history and signs and symptoms at presentation, and to make bedside...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Lee LC,Shah K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penis is a very sensitive organ and even minor injury or discomfort may cause a patient to seek emergency evaluation. Emergency practitioners must be most concerned with the entities that, if left untreated, can result in ischemia and necrosis of the penis, namely ischemic priapism, paraphimosis, and entrapment in...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Dubin J,Davis JE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several significant problems encountered in treating the assault victim in the Emergency Department setting. In a busy Emergency Department, the patient who has been assaulted may be prioritized behind other patients with more significant life-threatening illnesses or injuries. The delay in treatment that en...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Hochbaum SR

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal injuries are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In the face of more obvious traumatic lesions, life-threatening intra-abdominal injuries may be initially overlooked. Plain abdominal and chest radiographs may prove diagnostic for specific injuries. However, normal or equivocal studies should not e...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Evers K,DeGaeta LR

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：:Pediatric patients often present to the emergency department with orthopedic pathology that can challenge the emergency department physician. This article focuses on key diagnoses that are frequently mismanaged. These diagnoses require specific knowledge to execute appropriate treatment. Pediatric fractures, compartme...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Laine JC,Kaiser SP,Diab M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00