Admission and Discharge Decisions in Emergency Medicine

Leonard R. Frank, Kathleen A. Jobe (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

435 Seiten

2001
Hanley & Belfus Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-56053-412-9 (ISBN)

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Examines and discusses the decision of whether or not to admit specific patients to the hospital for over 85 diagnoses commonly seen in the emergency department. Each chapter covers the background, evidence, and treatment and admission recommendations, based on literature and clinical consensus.

This book examines and discusses the decision of whether or not to admit specific patients to the hospital for over 85 diagnoses commonly seen in the emergency department. Each chapter covers the background, evidence, and treatment and admission recommendations, based on current literature and clinical consensus. Tables and bulleted lists clearly describe the protocol for each presentation. Comprehensive references are included to aid the reader in the decision-making process.

I. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 1. Atrial Fibrillation 2. Supraventricular Tachycardia 3. Syncope 4. Venous Thromboembolism 5. Ischemic Chest Pain 6. Pericarditis 7. Congestive Heart Failure 8. ICD Patients II. ENDOCRINE DISEASES 9. Diabetic Emergencies 10. Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism III. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 11. Esophageal Obstruction 12. Gastrointestinal Bleeding IV. GENERAL SURGERY 13. Diverticulitis 14. Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis 15. Possible Appendicitis 16. Abdominal Pain of Unclear Etiology 17. Hernia V. HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY 18. Sickle Cell Disease 19. Anemia 20. Neutropenic Fever 21. Spinal Cord Compression 22. Coagulation and Platelet Disorders VI. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 23. Adult Fever without Source 24. Meningitis 25. HIV Emergencies 26. Wound Infections and Cellulitis 27. Home Use of Intravenous Antibiotics 28. Fever in Intravenous Drug Abusers VII. NEUROLOGIC DISEASES 29. Transient Ischemic Attacks 30. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 31. Cerebrovascular Accidents 32. Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbations 33. Seizures VIII. OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC DISEASES 34. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 35. Possible Ectopic Pregnancy IX. OPHTHALMOLOGY 36. Traumatic Hyphema and Acute Eye Trauma 37. Orbital and Periorbital Infections 38. Eye Infections X. ORTHOPAEDICS 39. Hip Fractures 40. Back Pain and Injuries XI. OTOLARYNGOLOGY 41. Angioedema 42. Epistaxis 43. Neck and Dental Infections XII. PEDIATRICS 44. Fever in Infants 45. Childhood Fever 46. Croup 47. Urinary Infections in Children 48. Pneumonia in Children 49. Pediatric Asthma 50. Dehydration 51. Bronchiolitis XIII. PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES 52. Suicide 53. Conversion Disorders and Malingering 54. Acute Psychosis XIV. PULMONARY DISEASES 55. Asthma and Reactive Airway Disease (RAD) 56. Pneumonia 57. Spontaneous Pneumothorax/ Pneumomediastinum XV. RENAL/UROLOGIC DISEASES 58. Pyelonephritis 59. Nephrolithiasis 60. Disorders of Sodium 61. Disorders of Potassium 62. Disorders of Magnesium 63. Disorders of Calcium 64. Disorders of Phosphate 65. Infections and Thromboses of Dialysis Access Grafts 66. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) Peritonitis 67. Renal Failure XVI. TOXICOLOGY 68. Acetaminophen Poisoning 69. Salicylate Poisoning 70. Cardiovascular Medication Poisoning 71. Alcohols 72. Iron Poisoning 73. Lead Poisoning 74. Antidepressant Poisoning 75. Lithium Poisoning 76. Antiepileptic Medication Poisoning 77. Cocaine Toxicity 78. Theophylline Poisoning 79. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning XVII. TRAUMA 80. Minor Head Injury 81. Cardiac Contusion and Chest Trauma 82. Trauma in Pregnancy 83. Near Drowning 84. Burns XVIII. SPECIAL CLINICAL CONDITIONS 85. Ethanol Withdrawal 86. Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis 87. Emergencies in Organ Transplant Recipients 88. Erythema Multiforme

Zusatzinfo	50 ills.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 230 mm
Gewicht	790 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
ISBN-10	1-56053-412-5 / 1560534125
ISBN-13	978-1-56053-412-9 / 9781560534129
Zustand	Neuware