Anesthesia Key

Chapter 35 Back Pain Brian D. Mahoney Perspective Back pain is a common symptom causing patients to seek care in the emergency department (ED). It accounts for 2.3% of all…

Chapter 33 Acute Pelvic Pain in Women Danielle Hart and Ari Lipsky Perspective Women of childbearing age with low abdominal pain often have pathologic conditions related to the female reproductive…

Chapter 34 Vaginal Bleeding Hilarie Cranmer Perspective Vaginal bleeding includes uterine and extrauterine causes. Uterine causes include the constellation of normal uterine bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, and dysfunctional uterine bleeding,…

Chapter 4 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia David B. Burbulys Perspective The performance of painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is common in emergency care. Many of these are associated with significant…

Chapter 20 Headache Christopher S. Russi Perspective Epidemiology Up to 85% of the U.S. adult population reports significant headaches at least occasionally, and 15% does so on a regular basis….

Chapter 30 Gastrointestinal Bleeding Eric Goralnick and David A. Meguerdichian Perspective Epidemiology Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) accounts for more than 1 million hospitalizations annually in the United States, with significant morbidity,…

Chapter 21 Diplopia Kama Guluma Perspective Epidemiology Diplopia, or double vision, comes in two varieties—monocular and binocular—and constitutes approximately 1.4% of ophthalmologic emergencies. For patients who visit the emergency department…

Chapter 28 Jaundice Matthew A. Wheatley and Katherine L. Heilpern Perspective Epidemiology Jaundice is the manifestation of elevated serum bilirubin; thus an understanding of the metabolism of bilirubin is crucial…

Chapter 14 Cyanosis Madonna Fernández-Frackelton Perspective Epidemiology Cyanosis is a blue or purple appearance of the skin or mucous membranes. This clinical finding is caused by inadequately oxygenated blood perfusing…

Chapter 2 Mechanical Ventilation and Noninvasive Ventilatory Support Todd A. Seigel Perspective Invasive and noninvasive ventilation are essential components in the management of critically ill patients. Some patients require support…