Contents
CONTENTS
Series Editors vii
Title Editors vii
Faculty Contributors viii
Student Reviewers viii
Foreword ix
Introduction xi
About the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine xiii
How to Contribute xv
SECTION I: HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP 1
SECTION II: HIGH-YIELD FACTS 11
Resuscitation 13
Diagnostics 29
Trauma 51
Neurologic Emergencies 93
Head and Neck Emergencies 133
Respiratory Emergencies 149
Cardiovascular Emergencies 167
Gastrointestinal Emergencies 209
Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies 243
Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies 275
Gynecologic Emergencies 299
Obstetric Emergencies 311
Musculoskeletal Emergencies 329
Endocrine Emergencies 367
Dermatologic Emergencies 379
High-Yield Images follows page 398
Procedures 411
Emergency Toxicology 439
Environmental Emergencies 475
Ethics, Medicolegal Issues, and Evidence-Based Medicine 507
SECTION III: CLASSIFIED 515
Awards and Opportunities for Students Interested in Emergency Medicine 515
Index 525