30: Toxinology
Section 30 Toxinology Edited by Lindsay Murray 30.1 Snakebite 984 30.2 Spider bite 989 30.3 Marine envenoming and poisoning 993 30.1 Snakebite Geoffrey Isbister ESSENTIALS 1 Australia has some of…
9: Infectious Diseases
Section 9 Infectious Diseases Peter Cameron 9.1 Approach to undifferentiated fever in adults 402 9.2 Meningitis 408 9.3 Septic arthritis 414 9.4 Osteomyelitis 416 9.5 Urinary tract infection 418 9.6…
23: Ultrasound
Section 23 Ultrasound Edited by George Jelinek 23.1 Emergency department ultrasound712 23.1 Emergency department ultrasound Andrew Haig, Adrian Goudie Essentials 1 Ultrasound examination, interpretation and clinical correlation should be available…
8: Neurology
section 8 Neurology Anne-Maree Kelly 8.1 Headache 368 8.2 Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks 372 8.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 381 8.4 Altered conscious state 386 8.5 Seizures 392 8.6 Syncope and…
4: Orthopaedic Emergencies
Section 4 Orthopaedic Emergencies Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown, Anne-Maree Kelly 4.1 Injuries of the shoulder 154 4.2 Fractures of the humerus 157 4.3 Dislocations of the elbow 161 4.4…
15: Dermatology
Section 15 Dermatology Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown 15.1 Emergency dermatology 559 15.1 Emergency dermatology Edward Upjohn, George Varigos, Vanessa Morgan Essentials 1 Emergency dermatology presentations may be divided into…
11: Endocrine
Section 11 Endocrine Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown 11.1 Diabetes mellitus and hypoglycaemia: an overview 481 11.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar, hyperglycaemic non-ketotic state 483 11.3 Thyroid and adrenal emergencies…
2: Critical Care
Section 2 Critical Care Edited by Anthony F.T. Brown 2.1 Airway and ventilation management 20 2.2 Oxygen therapy 27 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring 38 2.4 Shock overview 45 2.5 Sepsis and…
28: Environmental
Section 28 Environmental Edited by Lindsay Murray 28.1 Heat-related illness 848 28.2 Hypothermia 852 28.3 Dysbarism 856 28.4 Radiation incidents 865 28.5 Drowning 872 28.6 Electric shock and lightning injury…
