Guide to the Essentials in Emergency Medicine

Shirley Ooi is Chief and Senior Consultant at the Emergency Medicine Department (EMD), National University Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. She is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Prof Oois passion is in teaching, including teaching of evidence-based medicine. She is also active in research, especially in emergency cardiac care.

PART 1 COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULT PATIENTS
Chap 1Altered mental state
Chap 2Bleeding GIT
Chap 3Bleeding, Vaginal, Abnormal
Chap 4Blurring of vision
Chap 5Breathlessness, acute
Chap 6Diarrhoea and vomiting
Chap 7Fever
Chap 8Giddiness
Chap 9Haemoptysis
Chap 10Headache
Chap 11Hyperventilation
Chap 12Lower limb swelling
Chap 13Pain, abdominal
Chap 14Pain, chest, acute
Chap 15Pain, joint, peripheral
Chap 16Pain, low back
Chap 17Pain, scrotal and penile
Chap 18Palpitations
Chap 19Poisoning, General Principles
Chap 20Red eye
Chap 21Seizure
Chap 22Shock/hypoperfusion states
Chap 23Stridor
Chap 24Syncope
Chap 25Trauma Multiple, Initial Management
Chap 26Urinary retention, acute
Chap 27Violent and psychotic patients

PART 2 SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
PART 2A: AIRWAY AND RESUSCITATION
Chap 28Airway Management/Rapid Sequence Intubation
Chap 29Allergic reactions/Anaphylaxis
Chap 30Cardiac arrest algorithms
Chap 31Cardiogenic Shock
Chap 32Neurogenic shock
Chap 33Sepsis/septic shock

PART 2B: CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES
Chap 34Aortic Emergencies
Chap 35Bradydysrhythmias
Chap 36Coronary syndromes, acute
Chap 37Other Heart Conditions(Pericarditis, Myocarditis, Infective Endocarditis, Cardiomyophathy)
Chap 38Heart failure, acute
Chap 39Hypertensive Crises
Chap 40Acute limb ischaemia
Chap 41Pulmonary Embolism
Chap 42Venous emergencies
Chap 43Tachydysrhythmias

PART 2C: RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
Chap 44Asthma
Chap 45Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chap 46Pneumonia, Community Acquired (CAP)
Chap 47Pneumothorax
Chap 48Respiratory Failure, Acute

PART 2D: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES
Chap 49Acute Appendicitis
Chap 50Hepatic encephalopathy, acute
Chap 51Hepatobiliary Emergencies
Chap 52Intestinal Obstruction
Chap 53Ischaemic Bowel/Mesenteric Ischaemia
Chap 54Pancreatitis, acute
Chap 55Peptic Ulcer Disease/ Dyspepsia
Chap 56Perianal Conditions

PART 2E: ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 57Acid Base Emergencies
Chap 58Adrenal Insufficiency, acute
Chap 59Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
Chap 60Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS)
Chap 61Hypoglycaemia
Chap 62Thyroid Emergencies -Thyroid Crisis and Myxoedema

PART 2F: RENAL AND GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES
Chap 63Renal Emergencies
Chap 64Urinary Tract Infection
Chap 65Urolithiasis

PART 2G: NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 66Meningitis
Chap 67Migraine and Cluster Headache
Chap 68Stroke
Chap 69Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH)
Chap 70Temporal Arteritis
Chap 71Transient Ischaemic Attack

PART 2H: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Chap 72Coping with Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century in the Emergency Department - A New Norm
Chap 73Dengue Fever & Chikungunya Fever
Chap 74Malaria
Chap 75Needle Stick/Body Fluid Exposure
Chap 76Tetanus and anti-tetanus prophylaxis

PART 2I: HAEMATOLOGIC/ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 77Administration of Blood Products in the EMD
Chap 78Oncology Emergencies
Chap 79Overwarfarinisation

PART 2J: DERMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 80Dermatology in Emergency Care

PART 2K: GERIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 81Geriatric Emergencies

PART 2L: TOXICOLOGY
Chap 82Alcohol Intoxication & Poisoning with other alcohols
Chap 83Poisoning, Benzodiazepine
Chap 84Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide
Chap 85Poisoning, Cyclic Antidepressants
Chap 86Poisoning, Digoxin
Chap 87Poisoning, Organophosphates
Chap 88Poisoning, Paracetamol
Chap 89Poisoning, Salicylates

PART 2M: TOXICOLOGY (INCLUDING BITES)
Chap 90Bites, Mammalian and Human
Chap 91Bites, Snake

PART 2N: SURGICAL & ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA/INFECTIOUS EMERGENCIES
Chap 92Crush Sydrome
Chap 93Trauma, Abdominal
Chap 94Trauma, Chest
Chap 95Trauma, Head
Chap 96Trauma and infections, Hand
Chap 97Trauma, Lower Extremity
Chap 98Trauma, Maxillofacial
Chap 99Trauma , Paediatric (refer to Chap 137)
Chap 100Trauma, Pelvic
Chap 101Trauma in Pregnancy
Chap 102Trauma, Spinal Cord
Chap 103Trauma, Upper Extremity
Chap 104Wound Care & Management

PART 2O: ENT EMERGENCIES
Chap 105Common ENT Emergencies

PART 2P: EYE EMERGENCIES
Chap 106Blurring of vision and Red and Painful eye

PART 2Q: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 107ASSAULT (non-sexual)

PART 2R: OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 108Eclampsia
Chap 109Ectopic Pregnancy
Chap 110Emergency delivery of the newborn
Chap 111Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

PART 2S: ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Chap 112Burn, Major
Chap 113Burns, Minor
Chap 114Diving Emergencies
Chap 115Electrical and Lightning Injuries
Chap 116Hyperthermia
Chap 117Submersion Injuries

PART 2T: IMAGING
Chap 118Emergency Ultrasound
Chap 119Views of x-rays to order

PART 2U: PHARMACOLOGY
Chap 120Commonly Used Emergency Drugs in Adults
Chap 121List of drugs to avoid in G6PD deficiency
Chap 122Prescribing Pregnancy

PART 2V: PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Chap 123Child, Abdominal pain
Chap 124Child with breathlessness
Chap 125Child/baby, crying
Chap 126Child with diarrhoea
Chap 127Child with fever
Chap 128Child, fitting
Chap 129Child, Vomiting
Chap 130Paediatric Asthma
Chap 131Bronchiolitis
Chap 132Febrile Fit
Chap 133Fluid Replacement in Paediatrics
Chap 134Newborn Resuscitation in the ED
Chap 135Non-accidental Injury in Paediatrics
Chap 136Paediatric Drugs and Equipment
Chap 137Trauma, Paediatric

PART 2W: MISCELLANEOUS USEFUL INFORMATION
Chap 138Commonly Used Scoring Systems
Chap 139Common Emergency Procedures
Chap 140Pain Management
Chap 141 Procedural Sedation
Chap 142Simple Statistics
Chap 143Useful Formulae

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