Chapter 173 Infectious Diarrheal Disease and Dehydration Patricia Padlipsky Acute Infectious Diarrhea Perspective Acute diarrhea is defined as the abrupt onset of abnormally high fluid content in the stool with…
Chapter 136 Bone and Joint Infections Neha P. Raukar and Brian J. Zink Perspective Historically, bone and joint infections have been described in grim terms. Aids to Surgery, written in…
Chapter 95 Disorders of the Large Intestine Michael A. Peterson Irritable Bowel Syndrome Perspective Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic non–life-threatening disorder characterized by abdominal pain and alteration in…
Chapter 81 Heart Failure John F. O’Brien and Christopher L. Hunter Heart failure (HF) is a debilitating cardiac syndrome characterized by dyspnea, poor exercise tolerance, and chronic fatigue along with…
Chapter 57 Knee and Lower Leg Daniel J. Pallin Knee Perspective More than 1 million knee injuries are treated annually in North American emergency departments (EDs).1 These injuries range in…
Chapter 100 Selected Gynecologic Disorders Carrie D. Tibbles Perspective Many women come to the emergency department (ED) with either pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding. After the possibility of pregnancy has…
Chapter 155 Toxic Alcohols Suzanne R. White Methanol Perspective Methanol is a colorless, volatile, slightly sweet-tasting alcohol. It is a product of natural fermentation and originally was manufactured from the…
Chapter 163 Pesticides James W. Rhee Perspective Pesticides, a generic term used to refer to all pest-killing agents, include numerous chemicals intended for use as insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides, fungicides, and…
Chapter 181 Labor and Delivery and Their Complications Shoma Desai and Sean O. Henderson Perspective Emergency department (ED) births are rare. In most cases, patients in labor are triaged directly…
Chapter 22 Red and Painful Eye Joshua L. Wright and John M. Wightman Perspective Epidemiology and Pathophysiology Most eye complaints are not immediately sight-threatening and can be managed by an…
