JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 8 pot
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... Oyhaugen S: The Norwegian polio study 1994: A nationwide survey of prob- lems in long-standing poliomyelitis. Spinal Cord 36: 280 , 19 98. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: A Com- prehensive ... RH: Electroencephalographic monitoring in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am 12:1 089 , 1994. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: A Com- prehensive...
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... trauma clinical features, 487 – 488 , 487 t diagnosis and differential, 488 – 489 emergency department care and disposition, 488 f, 489 epidemiology, 487 pathophysiology, 487 , 487 t Needle-stick injuries, ... differential, 87 88 , 87 t emergency department care and disposition, 88 89 , 88 t epidemiology, 87 pathophysiology, 87 Myocarditis clinical features, 99 diagnosis and di...
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JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 1 ppt
... Emergency Medicine (ABEM) administers three written exams each year: the Certification Exam, the Recertification Exam, and the In- Training Exam. For the most up-to-date information concerning these ... Carolina School of Medicine, Depart- ment of Emergency Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Chapters 7, 8) David L. Leader, Jr., D.O., Clinical Instructor, Department of Em...
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JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 2 ppt
... fluid. 12 • If blood pressure remains Ͻ70 mmHg despite pre- ceding measures, a norepinephrine 8- to 1 2- g/ min loading dose and a 2- to 4- g/min infusion to maintain mean arterial blood pressure ... needles (2 7- to 3 0- gauge), and injecting the anesthetic slowly. • The addition of epinephrine to lidocaine extends the length of anesthesia and slows systemic ab- sorption....
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JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 3 ppt
... dif - cile in 10 to 25 percent of cases. • Broad-spectrum antibiotics—most notably clin- damycin, cephalosporins, and ampicillin/amoxicil- lin—alter the gut flora in such a way that toxin- producing ... 70 percent in the very elderly. 9,13 • The most common causes of abdominal pain are listed in Table 3 8- 1 . • Causes of abdominal pain stratified by age are listed in Table...
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... authori- ties begin with a continuous infusion. If the acido- sis has not improved after2hofinsulin therapy the insulin infusion should be increased to 0.15 to 0.2 U/kg/h. Both the insulin infusion and ... age. The classic presentation is sudden epigastric pain with pain-free intervals during which the examination can reveal the classic sau- sage-shaped mass in the right side...
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... drawn if clinically indicated or if the acetamino- phen level falls in the toxic range on the Rumack- Matthew nomogram. • Activated charcoal 1 g/kg is indicated for GI de- contamination and in case ... decontam- ination, elimination of the toxin, and administra- tion of the antidote. • The airway should be secured. In the obtunded patient, if gastric lavage is indicated,...
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... hemoglobin about 210 to 280 times more tenaciously than oxygen. The binding of CO to hemoglobin shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissocia- tion curve to the left. Therefore, carboxyhemoglo- bin (COHb) ... oxy- gen therapy. DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL • The primary key to the diagnosis is maintaining a high degree of clinical suspicion. • The most useful laboratory test is the determina-...
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... injury with subsequent increase in pain and swelling as the patient continues to am- bulate suggests a sprain rather than a fracture. • On physical examination, significant findings in- clude the ... defining the mechanism of SCI, thus allowing the clinician to anticipate specific potential injury patterns. • The physical examination should focus on com- plete palpation of the spi...
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Chapter 064. The Practice of Genetics in Clinical Medicine (Part 8) pot
... and hepatotoxins. Various host genes influence the pathogenesis of certain infectious diseases in potential (Chaps. 79 and 80 ). Consequently, the major impact of genetic testing in these cases ... beginning to be used in the clinical setting, predictive testing holds the promise of allowing earlier and more targeted interventions that can reduce morbidity and mortality....
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