Chapter 183 The Immunocompromised Patient Michael J. Burns Perspective As increased numbers of immunocompromised persons present to the emergency department (ED), it is essential that emergency physicians possess the knowledge…
Chapter 194 Weapons of Mass Destruction Carl H. Schultz and Kristi L. Koenig Perspective Besides managing the injuries and illnesses from common disasters such as earthquakes and airplane crashes, emergency…
Chapter 141 Heat Illness Melissa Platt and Salvator Vicario Perspective Humans have been plagued by heat illness throughout recorded history, often as the result of military exercises, athletic events, or…
Chapter 144 High-Altitude Medicine Michael Yaron, Ryan D. Paterson and Christopher B. Davis Epidemiology High-altitude illness represents a spectrum of clinical entities that have hampered the activities of mountaineers, merchants,…
Chapter 92 Disorders of the Small Intestine Chad E. Roline and Robert F. Reardon Small Bowel Obstruction Perspective The signs and symptoms of small bowel obstruction (SBO), as well as…
Chapter 179 Chronic Medical Illness during Pregnancy Kirsten K. Calder Principles of Disease The physiologic changes that occur in pregnancy may exceed the patient’s underlying compensatory mechanisms, resulting in initial…
Chapter 157 Heavy Metals Larissa I. Velez and Ellen J. O’Connell Iron Iron, which is essential to the function of hemoglobin, myoglobin, many cytochromes, and many catalytic enzymes, can be…
Chapter 37 Trauma in Pregnancy Kriti Bhatia and Hilarie H. Cranmer Perspective Trauma occurs in 6 to 7% of all pregnancies. It is the leading nonobstetric cause of maternal death,…
Chapter 180 Drug Therapy in Pregnancy Rania Habal Perspective Major birth defects affect 3 to 5% of all live births.1 Most are of unknown etiology, but 1 to 3% of…
Chapter 127 Rhabdomyolysis Ram Parekh Perspective Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by the breakdown of skeletal muscle and the release into the circulatory system of intracellular contents, including…
