Office emergencies
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Bibliographic Information
Office emergencies
Saunders, c2003
Available at 2 libraries
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"An imprint of Elsevier Science"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text provides essential, practical guidance for handling the most common emergencies presenting in person or by telephone in primary care offices and urgent care centers. The authors - primary care and emergency medicine physicians - focus on the essential information needed to triage and treat both adults and children. Concise chapters, organized by presenting problem rather than diagnosis, allow for rapid reference.
Table of Contents
1. Airway Obstruction 2. Asthma 3. Cardiac Ischemia 4. Chest Pain 5. Acute Shortness of Breath 6. Hypertensive Urgencies 7. Vascular Emergencies 8. Coma and Altered Mental Status 9. Seizures 10. Psychosis 11. Acute Abdominal Pain 12. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 13. Orthopedic Urgencies 14. First Trimester Emergencies 15. Third Trimester Emergencies 16. Precipitous Delivery 17. Infectious Emergencies 18. Head and Neck Emergencies 19. Spinal Injury 20. Hyper/Hypoglycemia 21. Electrolyte Disturbances 22. Anaphylaxis 23. Toxicology 24. Bioterrorism 25. Environmental Emergencies 26. EMS
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