Disorders of Hemostasis
Chapter 122 Disorders of Hemostasis Timothy G. Janz and Glenn C. Hamilton Perspective Hemostasis is the process of blood clot formation and represents a coordinated response to vessel injury. It…
ANESTHESIA
Otolaryngology
Chapter 72 Otolaryngology James A. Pfaff and Gregory P. Moore Otitis Media Perspective Background Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis made by U.S. physicians for children younger than…
Substance Abuse
Chapter 186 Substance Abuse Alicia B. Minns and Richard F. Clark Perspective The use and abuse of psychoactive substances are not unique to our country or century. People used hallucinogenic…
Anticholinergics
Chapter 150 Anticholinergics Larissa I. Velez and Sing-Yi Feng Perspective Anticholinergic agents are divided into three main groups: antimuscarinics, affecting the muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors; neuromuscular blockers, blocking nicotinic ACh…
Neonatal Resuscitation
Chapter 11 Neonatal Resuscitation Mark D. Lo and Suzan S. Mazor Perspective Approximately 10% of newborns require some resuscitative assistance at birth, and approximately 1% require extensive resuscitative measures.1 Appropriate…
Multiple Trauma
Chapter 36 Multiple Trauma Eric A. Gross and Marc L. Martel Perspective The care of the injured patient remains one of the mainstays of emergency medicine practice. Emergency physicians play…
Air Medical Transport
Chapter 191 Air Medical Transport Howard Rodenberg, Ira J. Blumen, and Stephen H. Thomas Perspective The history of air medical transport (AMT) dates to before World War I, when the…
Factitious Disorders and Malingering
Chapter 114 Factitious Disorders and Malingering Jag S. Heer Perspective Patients may present to the emergency department with symptoms that are simulated or intentionally produced. The reasons that cause this…
Delirium and Dementia
Chapter 104 Delirium and Dementia Jeffrey P. Smith and Jennifer Seirafi Perspective Emergency physicians are frequently presented with patients exhibiting neurobehavioral abnormalities. These can be a harbinger of a serious…
