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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 ... cervical spine injury in the younger child. Physical examination findings con- sistent with spinal cord injury or abnormalities on spine radiographs are strong indications for CT scannin...

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... increasing, with 20 re- ported emergency department (ED) visits in 199 2 and 6 29 in 199 6. The majority of visits involved CHAPTER 95 • SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS 303 bridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, ... and animal associated infec- tions, in Brillman CJ, Quenzer RW (eds): Infectious Dis- eases in Emergency Medicine, 2d ed. Philadelphia, Lip- pincott-Raven, 199 8, pp 2 09...

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... 17 :99 , 199 6. 10. Cherington M: Lightning injuries. Ann Emerg Med 25:517, 199 5. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: A Com- prehensive Study Guide, 5th ed., see Chap. 196 , ‘‘Electrical Injuries,’’ ... Forensic Sci Int 90 :33, 199 7. 3. Ma OJ, Kefer MP: An unusual cause of hypotension asso- ciated with penetrating trauma. J Trauma 40:161, 199 6. For further reading in Emerge...

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... hyper- kalemic response in emergency department patients re- ceiving succinylcholine. Acad Emerg Med 2 :97 4, 199 5. 8. Ward KR, Yealy DM: End-tidal carbon dioxide monitor- ing in emergency medicine: ... and the In- Training Exam. For the most up-to-date information concerning these exams, review the ABEM web site: www.abem.org. • The American Board of Osteopathic Emergency...

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... than inogatran, a low molecular weight thrombin inhibitor, in suppressing ischemia and recurrent angina in unstable coronary disease. Am J Cardiol 81 :93 9, 199 8. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: ... 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 a...

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... 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 ... Gastrointest Endosc 41: 39, 199 5. 2. Guideline for the management of ingested foreign bodies. Gastrointest Endosc 41:622, 199 5. 3. Binder L, Anderson WA: Pediatric gastrointestina...

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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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... levels. Neuroendocrinology 49: 33, 198 9. 6. Privitera MC, Strawsburg RH: Electroencephalographic monitoring in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am 12:10 89, 199 4. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: ... Oyhaugen S: The Norwegian polio study 199 4: A nationwide survey of prob- lems in long-standing poliomyelitis. Spinal Cord 36:280, 199 8. For further rea...

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... anemia and the bleeding patient clinical features, 397 diagnosis and differential, 397 , 398 t- 399 t emergency department care and disposition, 397 – 398 pathophysiology, 397 , 398 t exogenous anticoagulants ... are under the age of 6 months. CLINICAL FEATURES • Abuse in infancy can result in the failure-to-thrive (FTT) syndrome; these children often present to the emergenc...

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... chest, The Gist of Emergency Medicine  Trauma 171 → Clamp the chest tube, and take the patient directly to the OR, if the bleeding continues through the chest tube, and the vital signs remain ... use neosporin ® /polysporin ® ung to dislodge from skin, burn care. (21) TWENTY-ONE (A) Hydrocarbon poisoning → epinephrine contraindicated. → remember to decontaminate t...

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