Biologic and chemical weapons of mass destruction.

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：:The treatment of gynecologic and other infections in obstetric patients involves consideration of the physiologic changes of pregnancy, the clinical implications of the infection for the patient as well as the fetus, and the safety of antimicrobials available for therapy. This article highlights the treatment of infec...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Torres M,Moayedi S

更新日期：2012-11-01 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

authors： Epstein FB

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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 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：:Bleeding in late-term pregnancy can present as an innocuous start to parturition or a catastrophic maternal-fetal hemorrhage masked by the physiologic adaptations of pregnancy. The emergency management of late-term bleeding can be challenging, especially when providing stabilizing care in a limited-resource environmen...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Young JS,White LM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical issues in emergency medicine often are accompanied by legal issues. Although the legal aspects of an ethical problem are important factors to take into consideration, the law may not directly address the problem, and following the law does not always ensure an ethical outcome. Emergency physicians should have ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Derse AR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruption of cerebral blood flow may influence brain energy metabolism to produce reversible or irreversible neurologic deficits. The emergency physician is in a unique position to provide timely treatment during the first few hours of an acute stroke. He or she must be facile with unique pharmacologic and non-pharma...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Naradzay JF,Gaasch WR

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widely recognized benefits of early diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have only emphasized the importance of emergency physician (EP) competence in electrocardiographic interpretation. As such, the EP must be an expert in the interpretation of the electrocardiogram (ECG) in the emergency...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Brady WJ Jr,Aufderheide TP,Chan T,Perron AD

更新日期：2001-05-01 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

authors： Pancoast P,McCabe JB

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the broad technologic advancements of medicine, screening for illness in infants is highly reliant on a complete physical exam. For this reason it is critical that the examining physician not only have a thorough understanding of abnormal findings but also the normal findings and their variants. The vast major...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Lowe MC Jr,Woolridge DP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy produces unique physical and physiologic changes. These changes alter, sometimes significantly, the presentation of trauma pathology. This article examines some of the unusual findings and controversies surrounding injury during pregnancy. ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Neufeld JD

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, also known as primary HIV infection, is the initial phase of infection, spanning from inoculation to the establishment of CD4 count and viral load set points. This phase is marked by dynamic changes in viral replication and host immune responses and contains 2 import...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Self WH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Thornton MD,Della-Giustina K,Aronson PL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the clinical manifestations of an abnormal serum sodium concentration are uncommon, imbalances in sodium and water occur frequently. The major indications for the determination of the serum sodium are those situations in which the signs and symptoms of hyponatremia or hypernatremia are likely. In other situat...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Janz T

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although emergency departments (ED's) vary in shape, size, and technology, similarities in responsibilities exist. The primary responsibility is to provide quality health care to the communities served. The (ED) constitutes a substantial business in any hospital. Because of changing acuity levels, patient volume, and ...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Almeida SL

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:This article discusses the management of clinical problems encountered particularly in disasters. These include the principles of multiple-casualty triage, and field and hospital management of blast injury, crush syndrome, compartment syndrome, particulate inhalation, and traumatic asphyxiation. The indications for ex...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Gans L,Kennedy T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) is a life-threatening condition that is frequently encountered in standard emergency medicine practice. Traditionally, diagnosis was based on physical assessment and chest radiography and treatment focused on the use of morphine sulfate and diuretics. Numerous advances in diagnosis an...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Mattu A,Martinez JP,Kelly BS

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：: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：:Pediatric patients with trauma pose unique challenges, both practical and cognitive, to front-line care providers. The combination of anatomic, physiologic, and metabolic factors leads to unique injury patterns with different approaches and responses to treatment compared with adults. A similar traumatic mechanism can...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Mikrogianakis A,Grant V

更新日期：2018-02-01 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

authors： Ouellette DW,Patocka C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid controlled induction of anesthesia is useful to facilitate emergency intubation and to reduce the complications of intubation in pediatric patients. A protocol for rapid sequence intubation and suggestions for optimizing airway management in the Emergency Department are described. The use of end tidal carbon d...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Yamamoto LG

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:Newer drugs of abuse, such as MDMA, GHB, GBL, 1,4-BD and ketamine, are frequently used in the settings of raves and are often promoted on the internet. The popularity of these agents is increasing; therefore, emergency physicians should become familiar with the clinical presentations and management of the toxicity ind...

journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America

authors： Graeme KA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

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