Figure 6.1 Trauma incidents and case fatality rate by age and gender Age Related Trauma in the elderly is complicated by impaired hemostasis, adverse drug reactions and drug–drug interactions, and…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 13 Special PopulationsA. Old, not Neutered: A Sex and Gender-Based Approach to the Acute Care of Elders Elena Kapilevich and Bruce Becker The Case of…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 11 Overcoming Resistance: Importance of Sex and Gender in Acute Infectious Illnesses Erica Hardy, Mitchell Kosanovich and Arvind Venkat Opening Cases A 25-year-old female patient…
Figure 12.1 Dose report from a non-contrast CT of the abdomen pelvis for suspected kidney stone. The two reported values are the CT dose index (CTDIvol) and the dose length…
Figure 9.1 Pain detection, transmission, and expression The threshold of activation of a nociceptor can be modulated (increased or decreased) by a variety of chemical mediators including prostaglandin, cyclic adenosine…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Sex and Gender Differences in the Presentation and Treatment of Cerebrovascular Emergencies Tracy Madsen and Karen Furie Opening Case EL is a 63-year-old woman…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 5 Sex and Gender; Pharmacology, Efficacy, Toxicity, and Toxicology Annette Lopez and Robert G. Hendrickson Opening Case A 30-year-old female presents via emergency medical transport…
52-year-old man who stumbled and fell to the ground. Lateral radiograph of the left knee. There is marked soft tissue swelling over the patella (arrowhead). There is a proximally distracted…
5-year-old girl who fell onto her outstretched hand. PA radiograph of the right hand. There is fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger. The fracture passes through the…
30-year-old man injured in motor vehicle crash. AP (A) and lateral (B) radiographs of the left ankle. There are bimalleolar ankle fractures. There is a talar neck fracture (arrow) with…
