Acute alcohol and drug poisoning
This chapter will review the pharmacotherapy for management of acute alcohol and drug poisoning according to the current practice guidelines by The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and other expert…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation
This chapter will review the recommendations from the 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2019. Asthma exacerbation Definition An acute…
Status epilepticus
This chapter will review recommendations from the 2012 Neurocritical Care Society and 2016 American Epilepsy Society Guidelines. Definition Status epilepticus is defined as 5 min of continuous seizures, or two…
Other neurocritical care
This chapter will review the pharmacotherapy for management of myasthenia crisis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and antithrombotic-induced intracranial hemorrhage according to expert opinion. Myasthenia crisis Definitions Myasthenia gravis (MG) Autoimmune disease targeting…
Sepsis and septic shock
This chapter will review the recommendations from the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign by Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). Definitions • Sepsis:…
Other infections
This chapter will review the practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Note: Empiric antibiotics should be tailored based on local pathogen prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility, pathogen-specific…
Abdominal infections
This chapter will review the guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Note: Empiric antibiotics should be tailored based on local pathogen prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility, pathogen-specific risk…
Severe acute pancreatitis and liver failure
This chapter will review the pharmacotherapy for management of severe acute pancreatitis and liver failure according to the American College of Gastroenterology and American Association for the Study of Liver…
Gastroenterology
This chapter will review the pharmacotherapy for management of gastrointestinal (GI) fistulas, postoperative ileus, nausea, and vomiting and upper GI bleeding according to expert opinion. GI fistulas Definition An abnormal…
Other endocrine emergencies
This chapter will review the pharmacologic management of adrenal and thyroid dysfunction according to the clinical practice guidelines and expert opinion. Thyroid storm Definition A life-threatening condition caused by an…
