Infections of the Ear: Otitis Media and Externa, Mastoiditis Rupal S. Jain Candace E. Hobson INTRODUCTION Infections of the external and middle ear (otitis externa and otitis media) are common…
Communication With ENT Consultants Yan Lee Mark Grbic THE CLINICAL CHALLENGE For the successful management of a patient in the emergency department (ED) or urgent care setting, clear communication between…
Examination of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Katelyn Stepan Jimmy Truong THE CLINICAL CHALLENGE Examination of the ears, nose, and throat reveals pertinent information regarding their form and function, as…
ENT Anatomy Sarah K. Rapoport THE CLINICAL CHALLENGE Understanding the structural details of the ear, nose, and throat is imperative for accurate diagnosis of its pathologies. Formulating a conceptual map…
Because critically ill children may occasionally present for emergency surgery, all anesthesiologists should have a working knowledge of the most common critical illnesses and their therapies. In this chapter, we…
With approximately 15,000 deaths per year, trauma is the leading cause of death in children over 1 year of age in the United States. Anesthesiologists and anesthetists in nearly every…
Pain is considered chronic when it is constant or recurrent and lasts for more than 3 months. It may persist because of ongoing tissue inflammation, as seen in children with…
Insufficient knowledge about the pharmacology of analgesic medications in the pediatric age group has led to inadequate treatment of pediatric pain partly related to the fluctuating pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties…
“Acute pain” in the pediatric setting is generally nociceptive pain arising from tissue injury, inflammation, or infection. It is typically most pronounced immediately after the insult and gradually improves as…
Local anesthetics are synthetic derivatives of cocaine, a plant alkaloid obtained from the leaves of the South American coca plant, and the first local anesthetic to be discovered. Cocaine is…
