Heliox in airway management.

abstract：:A better understanding of coronary syndromes allow physicians to appreciate UAP and AMI as part of a continuum of ACI. ACI is a life-threatening condition whose identification can have major economic and therapeutic importance as far as threatening dysrhythmias and preventing or limiting myocardial infarction size. Th...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Pope JH,Selker HP

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common problems facing the emergency department physician is the management of bite wounds. Therapy for these common injuries is ill-defined and often controversial. This article outlines treatment guidelines for the emergency physician for dog bites, cat bites, rabies, snake bites, and human bites. ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Rest JG,Goldstein EJ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency department crowding is a multifactorial issue with causes intrinsic to the emergency department and to the health care system. Understanding that the causes of emergency department crowding span this continuum allows for a more accurate analysis of its effects and a more global consideration of potential sol...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Kenny JF,Chang BC,Hemmert KC

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTV is an adjunct to airway management that can prove helpful in selected cases. Its speed and ease of performance are offset by the need for specialized equipment to accomplish it. This difficulty, combined with infrequent indications, makes PTV a rarely performed procedure. Nevertheless, it remains a viable airway m...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Jorden RC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical spectrum of hyperthyroidism varies from asymptomatic,subclinical hyperthyroidism to the life-threatening "thyroid storm". Hyperthyroidism is a common form of thyroid disease that mimics many of the common complaints in the emergency department. The diagnosis of hyperthyroidism is often challenging due to ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： McKeown NJ,Tews MC,Gossain VV,Shah SM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric medical complaints and differential diagnoses often vary from adults, requiring a specialized knowledge base and behavioral skill set. This article addresses a variety of congenital and acquired pediatric genitourinary disorders. Genitourinary emergencies include paraphismosis, priapism, serious infection, s...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： McGrath NA,Howell JM,Davis JE

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Pediatric mechanical ventilation is first initiated by emergency physicians when performing active airway management in a critically ill or injured child. When initiating and adjusting mechanical ventilation, the child has unique anatomy and physiology to consider. The EP is the first to respond to ventilator alarm tr...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Pacheco GS,Mendelson J,Gaspers M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essentially, emergency medicine encompasses the efficient application of limited resources to provide timely care to patients in health crisis. The appropriate triage, management, and disposition of patients with orofacial complaints requires systematic evaluation with attention to the ABCs. The first priority is to s...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Howes DS,Dowling PJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 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

authors： Friedman BW,Grosberg BM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gynecologic malignancies are the third most common cancer among women in the United States. Because of often subtle early findings, the diagnosis may not be made before the widespread dissemination of the disease. The Emergency Department physician will commonly encounter a woman with vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, or...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Harwood-Nuss AL,Benrubi GI,Nuss RC

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:The acute exacerbation of HF can be treated successfully in the OU. There are significant benefits, such as admission avoidance, decreased 90-day readmissions, and decreased costs. HF requires a comprehensive management program with extensive involvement from a multidisciplinary team committed to improving care for th...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Peacock WF 4th,Albert NM

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 97% of pediatric exposures reported to the AAPCC in 2001 had either no effect or mild clinical effects. Despite the large number of exposures, only 26 of the 1074 reported fatalities occurred in children younger than age 6. These findings reflect the fact that, in contrast to adolescent or adult ingestions, ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Michael JB,Sztajnkrycer MD

更新日期：2004-11-01 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

authors： Ventriglia WJ,Hamilton GC

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the basics of pediatric ECG interpretation is helpful in differentiating normal from abnormal findings. These basics include familiarity with the age-related normal findings in heart rate, intervals, axis, and waveform morphologies; an understand-ing of cardiac physiologic changes associated with age and ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Sharieff GQ,Rao SO

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain, swelling, and limited range of motion of a joint are extremely common complaints in the emergency department. In assessing joint complaints it is helpful for the emergency physician to keep in mind the major categories of diagnostic possibilities; it is also useful to distinguish between chronic and acute proble...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Preslar AJ 3rd,Heckman JD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The threat of a BT event has catalyzed serious reflection on the troublesome issues that come with event management and triage. Such reflection has had the effect of multiplying the efforts to find solutions to what could become a catastrophic public health disaster. Management options are becoming more robust, as are...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Burkle FM Jr

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altitude illness is a group of synergistic physiologic disturbances, each of which may occur alone but which more commonly occur together, with one dominating the clinical picture. Treated promptly, altitude illness is readily reversible with full recovery; procrastination may lead to death or disability. Descent shou...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Houston CS

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxidromes aid emergency care providers in the context of the patient presenting with suspected poisoning, unexplained altered mental status, unknown hazardous materials or chemical weapons exposure, or the unknown overdose. The ability to capture an adequate chemical exposure history and to recognize toxidromes may r...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Tomassoni AJ,French RN,Walter FG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the geriatric population increases in the United States, there is an increase in number of visits to emergency departments for end-of-life and palliative care. This provides the emergency physician with a unique opportunity to alleviate and prevent further suffering in this vulnerable population. Competency in comm...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： McEwan A,Silverberg JZ

更新日期：2016-08-01 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

authors： Manoguerra AS,Temple AR

更新日期：1984-02-01 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 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：: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

authors： Calder KK,Severyn FA

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:Although once considered unlikely, bioterrorism is now a reality in the United States since the anthrax cases began appearing in the fall of 2001. Intelligence sources indicate there are many countries and terrorist organizations that either possess biological weapons or are attempting to procure them. In the future i...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Darling RG,Catlett CL,Huebner KD,Jarrett DG

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knee is one of the most commonly injured joints in the human body, and, largely because of athletic injuries, they are increasing in frequency in the United States. This article provides a brief overview of knee anatomy, examines radiographic imaging techniques and arthrocentesis of the knee, and discusses injurie...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Roberts DM,Stallard TC

更新日期：2000-02-01 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

authors： Coppola M,Yealy DM

更新日期：1994-08-01 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