Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, 7e

Allan B. Wolfson

Allan B. Wolfson, Robert L. Cloutier, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, Carlo L. Rosen, Jeffrey J. Schaider

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Chapter 1: The Approach to the Patient in the Emergency Department

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Chapter 2: Evidence, Experience, and the Path to Clinical Excellence

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Section I: Resuscitation

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- Chapter 3: Airway Management
  
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- Chapter 4: Airway Procedures
  
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- Chapter 5: Cardiopulmonary Arrest
  
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- Chapter 6: Shock
  
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- Chapter 7: Vascular Access
  
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Section II: High-Risk Chief Complaints

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- Chapter 8: Chest Pain
  
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- Chapter 9: Abdominal Pain
  
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- Chapter 10: Shortness of Breath
  
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- Chapter 11: Syncope
  
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- Chapter 12: Fever
  
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- Chapter 13: Altered Mental Status and Coma
  
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- Chapter 14: Headache
  
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- Chapter 15: Weakness
  
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- Chapter 16: Dizziness
  
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Section III: Pain Management and Procedural Sedation

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- Chapter 17: Acute Pain Management
  
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- Chapter 18: Chronic Pain Syndromes
  
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- Chapter 19: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
  
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Section IV: Trauma

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- Part 1: General Considerations
  
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- Part 2: Specific Injuries
  
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- Part 3: Orthopedic Trauma
  
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- Part 4: Special Considerations
  
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Section V: Eye Emergencies

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- Chapter 56: The Eye Examination
  
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- Chapter 57: Common Eye Medications
  
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- Chapter 58: The Red Eye
  
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- Chapter 59: Corneal Abrasion and Foreign Bodies
  
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- Chapter 60: Acute Vision Loss
  
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- Chapter 61: Diplopia
  
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- Chapter 62: Acute Eye Infections
  
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- Chapter 63: Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
  
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Section VI: ENT and Dental Emergencies

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- Chapter 64: Dental Emergencies
  
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- Chapter 65: Head and Neck Infections
  
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- Chapter 66: Temporomandibular Pain and Dislocation
  
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- Chapter 67: Upper Airway Obstruction
  
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- Chapter 68: Sore Throat
  
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- Chapter 69: Sinusitis and Rhinitis
  
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- Chapter 70: Ear Infections in Adults
  
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- Chapter 71: Epistaxis
  
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- Chapter 72: Vertigo
  
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- Chapter 73: Acute Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
  
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- Chapter 74: Complications of Tracheostomies
  
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Section VII: Pulmonary Emergencies

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- Chapter 75: Respiratory Failure and Invasive Ventilator Management
  
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- Chapter 76: Pneumonia
  
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- Chapter 77: Pleural Effusion
  
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- Chapter 78: Asthma
  
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- Chapter 79: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  
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- Chapter 80: Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum
  
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- Chapter 81: Pulmonary Embolism
  
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- Chapter 82: Hemoptysis
  
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- Chapter 83: Sarcoidosis
  
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Section VIII: Cardiac Emergencies

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- Chapter 84: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  
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- Chapter 85: Congestive Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale
  
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- Chapter 86: Bradydysrhythmias
  
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- Chapter 87: Tachydysrhythmias
  
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- Chapter 88: Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators
  
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- Chapter 89: Ventricular Assist Devices
  
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- Chapter 90: Valvular Heart Disease
  
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- Chapter 91: Infective Endocarditis
  
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- Chapter 92: Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
  
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- Chapter 93: Hypertension
  
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Section IX: Vascular Emergencies

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- Chapter 94: Nontraumatic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disorders
  
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- Chapter 95: Thoracic Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm
  
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- Chapter 96: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  
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- Chapter 97: Mesenteric Ischemia
  
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- Chapter 98: Peripheral Arterial Disease
  
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- Chapter 99: Deep Venous Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis
  
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- Chapter 100: Vascular Graft Complications
  
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Section X: Gastrointestinal Emergencies

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- Chapter 101: Esophageal Disorders
  
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- Chapter 102: Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  
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- Chapter 103: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  
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- Chapter 104: Peptic Ulcer
  
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- Chapter 105: Jaundice
  
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- Chapter 106: Acute Diseases of the Biliary Tract
  
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- Chapter 107: Hepatitis
  
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- Chapter 108: Hepatic Failure and Cirrhosis
  
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- Chapter 109: The Liver Transplant Patient
  
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- Chapter 110: Pancreatitis
  
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- Chapter 111: Appendicitis
  
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- Chapter 112: Bowel Obstruction
  
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- Chapter 113: Hernias
  
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- Chapter 114: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  
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- Chapter 115: Diarrhea
  
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- Chapter 116: Diverticular Disease
  
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- Chapter 117: Anorectal Disorders
  
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- Chapter 118: Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies
  
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- Chapter 119: Feeding Tubes
  
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Section XI: Renal and Urologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 120: Hematuria
  
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- Chapter 121: Acute Kidney Injury
  
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- Chapter 122: Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis-Related Emergencies
  
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- Chapter 123: The Renal Transplant Patient
  
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- Chapter 124: Acute Scrotal Pain
  
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- Chapter 125: Penile Disorders
  
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- Chapter 126: Urinary Tract Infections
  
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- Chapter 127: Prostatitis
  
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- Chapter 128: Fournier Gangrene
  
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- Chapter 129: Urolithiasis
  
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- Chapter 130: Urinary Incontinence and Retention
  
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- Chapter 131: Genitourinary Stents and Catheters
  
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Section XII: Gynecologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 132: Pelvic Pain
  
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- Chapter 133: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  
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- Chapter 134: Vaginal Bleeding in the Nonpregnant Patient
  
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- Chapter 135: Vaginitis
  
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- Chapter 136: Bartholin Gland Cyst and Abscess
  
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- Chapter 137: Breast Masses and Infections
  
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- Chapter 138: Sexual Assault
  
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Section XIII: Obstetric Emergencies

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- Chapter 139: First-Trimester Vaginal Bleeding
  
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- Chapter 140: Ectopic Pregnancy
  
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- Chapter 141: Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  
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- Chapter 142: Postabortion Complications
  
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- Chapter 143: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
  
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- Chapter 144: Third Trimester Vaginal Bleeding
  
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- Chapter 145: Emergency Delivery
  
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- Chapter 146: Postpartum Emergencies
  
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- Chapter 147: Medical Treatment During Pregnancy
  
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Section XIV: Musculoskeletal Emergencies

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- Chapter 148: Hand and Wrist Pain
  
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- Chapter 149: Bursitis and Tendinopathy
  
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- Chapter 150: Hand Infections
  
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- Chapter 151: Low Back Pain
  
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- Chapter 152: Foot Disorders
  
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- Chapter 153: Monoarticular Arthritis
  
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- Chapter 154: Polyarticular Arthritis
  
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Section XV: Neurologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 155: Organic Brain Syndrome
  
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- Chapter 156: Headache
  
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- Chapter 157: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  
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- Chapter 158: Cerebrovascular Disease
  
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- Chapter 159: Seizures
  
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- Chapter 160: Transient Global Amnesia
  
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- Chapter 161: Peripheral Neuropathies
  
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- Chapter 162: Bell's Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia
  
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- Chapter 163: Myopathies and Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
  
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- Chapter 164: Demyelinating Disease
  
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- Chapter 165: Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
  
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Section XVI: Psychiatric Emergencies

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- Chapter 166: Medical Clearance
  
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- Chapter 167: Depression and Suicidal Ideation
  
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- Chapter 168: Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attack
  
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- Chapter 169: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
  
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- Chapter 170: The Agitated or Violent Patient
  
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- Chapter 171: Factitious Disorder, Malingering, and Conversion Disorder
  
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- Chapter 172: Bereavement and Grief Reactions
  
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Section XVII: Dermatologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 173: Life-Threatening Dermatoses
  
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- Chapter 174: Papulosquamous Eruptions
  
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- Chapter 175: Vesicular Diseases
  
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- Chapter 176: Purpuric Eruptions
  
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- Chapter 177: Urticaria
  
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Section XVIII: Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 178: Anaphylaxis
  
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- Chapter 179: Angioedema
  
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- Chapter 180: Drug Allergy and Other Drug Reactions
  
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- Chapter 181: Multisystem Autoimmune Disease
  
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Section XIX: Infectious Disease Emergencies

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- Chapter 182: Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock
  
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- Chapter 183: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
  
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- Chapter 184: Tetanus
  
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- Chapter 185: Meningitis and Encephalitis
  
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- Chapter 186: Brain Abscess and Other Suppurative CNS Infections
  
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- Chapter 187: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  
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- Chapter 188: Lyme Disease
  
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- Chapter 189: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  
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- Chapter 190: Other Tick-Borne Diseases
  
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- Chapter 191: Tuberculosis
  
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- Chapter 192: Infectious Mononucleosis
  
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- Chapter 193: Influenza
  
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- Chapter 194: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Related Disorders
  
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- Chapter 195: Toxic Shock Syndromes
  
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- Chapter 196: Parasitic Disease
  
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- Chapter 197: Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in the Healthcare Worker
  
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Section XX: Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies

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- Chapter 198: Bleeding Disorders
  
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- Chapter 199: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome
  
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- Chapter 200: Complications of Antithrombotic Therapy
  
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- Chapter 201: Sickle Cell Disease
  
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- Chapter 202: Anemia
  
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- Chapter 203: Transfusion Reactions and Complications
  
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- Chapter 204: The Cancer Patient in the Emergency Department
  
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Section XXI: Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies

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- Chapter 205: Acid–Base Disturbances
  
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- Chapter 206: Diabetes Mellitus
  
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- Chapter 207: Hyperglycemic Crises
  
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- Chapter 208: Hypoglycemia
  
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- Chapter 209: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis
  
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- Chapter 210: Thyroid Emergencies
  
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- Chapter 211: Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
  
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- Chapter 212: Disorders of Sodium and Water Metabolism
  
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- Chapter 213: Disorders of Potassium Metabolism
  
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- Chapter 214: Disorders of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism
  
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- Chapter 215: Rhabdomyolysis
  
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Section XXII: Pediatrics

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- Part I: General Principles of Pediatric Emergency Care
  
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  - Chapter 216: General Approach to the Pediatric Emergency Patient
    
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  - Chapter 217: General Approach to Neonates and Infants Less Than 12 Months of Age
    
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- Part II: General Principles of Resuscitation, Procedural Sedation and Pain Management
  
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- Part 3: Chief Complaints
  
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- Part 4: Pediatric Trauma
  
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- Part 5: Specific Diseases
  
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- Part 6: Administrative and Clerical Issues
  
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Section XXIII: Toxicology

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- Part I: General Considerations
  
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  - Chapter 300: General Approach to the Poisoned Patient
    
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- Part II: Alcohol-Related Agents
  
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- Part III: Non-opiod Analgesics
  
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- Part IV: Anticonvulsants and Sedative-Hypnotics
  
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- Part V: Anti-Infective Agents and Pesticides
  
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- Part VI: Cardiovascular Drugs
  
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- Part VII: Toxic Gases
  
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- Part VIII: Chemicals and Metals
  
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- Part IX: Drugs of Abuse
  
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- Part X: Psychotherapeutic Agents
  
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- Part XI: Other Common Medications
  
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  - Chapter 354: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
    
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- Part XII: Natural Toxins
  
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- Part XIII: Toxic Terrorism
  
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  - Chapter 360: Biological Warfare Agents
    
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  - Chapter 361: Chemical Warfare Agents
    
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Section XXIV: Environmental Emergencies

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- Part 1: Physical Exposure Injuries
  
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- Part II: Bites and Envenomations
  
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Section XXV: EMS and Special Clinical Considerations

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- Part 1: Prehospital Care
  
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  - Chapter 380: Emergency Medical Services
    
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  - Chapter 381: Disaster Planning and Management
    
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- Part II: Patient Safety, Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues
  
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