Authors: Anthony F T Brown and Michael D Cadogan
Emergency Medicine Diagnosis and Management 6th Edition
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The sixth edition of this international bestselling emergency medicine handbook has been completely redesigned, revised and expanded to include the very latest evidence-based guidelines suitable for interns and junior doctors new to the emergency care setting, right up to specialist emergency medicine trainees.
This book will provide you with succinct information to act appropriately in the emergency care setting, whether in the relative quiet of the night or during the hectic challenge of a weekend afternoon.
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Section Contents
Highlighted textbook chapters with links to up to date additional resources including guidelines, references, illustrations, high quality clinical images, clinical cases, ECG traces, podcasts and more…
Section I
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Upper Airway Obstruction | The Shocked Patient | |
| Hypovolaemic shock | Septic shock | Anaphylaxis | |
| Drugs in critical care | Severe Head Injury |
Section II
| Chest Pain | Acute coronary syndrome | STEMI | NSTEMI |
| Non-cardiac chest pain | Pulmonary embolus | Venous thromboembolism | |
| Aortic dissection | Pericarditis | Pleurisy | |
| Aortic dissection | Pericarditis | Musculoskeletal chestpain | |
| Cardiac Rhythm | Arrhythmias | ||
| Breathless Patient | Acute asthma | CAP | COPD |
| Pneumothorax | Pulmonary embolus | Pulmonary oedema | |
| Upper airway obstruction | |||
| Gastrointestinal | GI Haemorrhage | ||
| Endocrine | Diabetic ketoacidosis | HHNS | |
| Altered Consciousness | Confused patient | Alcohol | |
| Neurological | Confused patient | Syncope | Seizure |
| Status epilepticus | Stroke | TIA | |
| Headache | Meningitis | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | Space-occupying lesion |
| Temporal arteritis | Glaucoma | Hypertensive encephalopathy | |
| Migraine | Tension headache | Post-traumatic headache | |
| Acute Arthropathy | Acute monoarthropathy | Septic arthritis | Gouty arthritis |
| Pseudogout | Traumatic arthritis | Acute polyarthropathy | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Osteoarthritis | Periarticular swellings | |
| Allergy | Urticaria (hives) | Angioedema | |
| Skin Disorders | Vesicobullous conditions | Pruritus (itching) | Purpuric conditions |
| Exanthematous diseases | Malignant melanoma | ||
| Elderly Patient | Disordered behaviour | Falls in the elderly |
Section III
Section IV
| Specific Management | Needlestick Injury | Febrile Neutropenia | |
| Specific Infections | Tuberculosis | HIV | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| Hepatitis | Gastrointestinal Infection | ||
| Diseases of Travellers | Malaria | Typhoid | Dengue |
| Helminth infections | Typhus / spotted fevers | Rabies and Lyssavirus |
Section V
| General Principles | General Principles | Chemical Burns | ECG in toxicology |
| Specific Poisons | Paracetamol | Salicylates | Tricyclic antidepressants |
| Benzodiazepines | Opioids | Iron | |
| Digoxin | Lithium | Theophylline | |
| Beta Blockers | Ca channel blockers | Carbon monoxide | |
| Cyanide | Chloroquine | Cocaine | |
| Organophosphates | Paraquat |
Section VI
| Snake Bites | Elapid snake bites | Viper (adder) snake | |
| Spider Bites | RedBack Spider | Big Black Spider | |
| Marine Envenomation | Irukandji | ||
| Other stings | Bees/wasps |
Section VII
| Temperature | Heat illness | Hyperthermia-related illnes | Hypothermia |
| Sports-Diving Accidents | Decompression illness | Barotrauma | Drowning |
| Electrical Injury | Electrical flash burns | Electrocution | Lightning strike |
Section VIII
| Head and face | Head Injury | Facial Trauma | Conscious head injury |
| Neck Injuries | Cervical spine injury | Vascular injury (neck) | Nerve injury (neck) |
| Oesophageal injury | Neck sprain | Airway injury | |
| Chest Injuries | Pneumothorax | Haemothorax | Sternum fractures |
| Myocardial contusion | Aortic rupture | Diaphragm rupture | |
| Oesophageal rupture | Penetrating chest injury | Blunt chest injury | |
| Abdominal/Pelvic Trauma | Blunt abdominal trauma | Penetrating abdominal trauma | Pelvic injury |
| Blunt renal injury | Penetrating renal injury | Bladder/urethral injuries | |
| Spinal injury | Lumbar spine injury | Thoracic spine injury | |
| Burns | Major burns | Minor burns of the hand | Minor burns of the face |
| Bitumen burns | |||
| Acute Abdomen | Acute abdominal pain | Acute appendicitis | Intestinal obstruction |
| Intussusception | Acute appendicitis | Perforation of a viscus | |
| Diverticulitis | Inflammatory bowel disease | Biliary colic | |
| Acute cholecystitis | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | Ischaemic colitis | |
| Mesenteric infarction | Ruptured spleen | Acute pancreatitis | |
| Renal/ureteric colic | Pyelonephritis | Urinary retention | |
| Epididymo-orchitis | Testicular torsion | Primary peritonitis | |
| Retroperitoneal haemorrhage | Gynaecological causes | Medical causes |
Section IX
| Shoulder and Upper Arm | Clavicle fractures | Acromioclavicular dislocation | Sternoclavicular dislocation |
| Scapula fractures | Shoulder dislocation | Upper humerus fracture | |
| Humerus shaft fracture | |||
| Elbow and Forearm | Supracondylar fracture | Condylar/epicondylar fracture | Elbow dislocation |
| Pulled elbow | Olecranon fracture | Radial head fracture | |
| Radial and ulnar shaft fracture | |||
| Wrist and Hand | Distal Radius fracture | Distal Radius fracture (kids) | Carpal bone Injuries |
| Thumb Injuries | Metacarpal Injuries | Finger Injuries | |
| Flexor tendon injuries | Digital nerve injuries | Extensor tendon injuries | |
| Pelvis | Pelvic Injuries | ||
| Hip and Upper Femur | Hip dislocation | Neck of femur fracture | Shaft of femur fracture |
| Knee and Upper Tibia | Distal femur fracture | Patella injuries | Knee soft-tissue injury |
| Knee dislocation | Tibial condyle fractures | Knee soft-tissue injury | |
| Ankle and Foot | Tibia shaft fracture | Fibula fractures | Inversion ankle injuries |
| Ankle dislocation | Talus injuries | Calcaneus injuries | |
| Achilles rupture | Mid-tarsal dislocation | Metatarsal injuries | |
| Phalanges injuries |
Section X
| Soft-Tissue Injuries | Tetanus prophylaxis | Compartment syndrome | Puncture injuries |
| Hand infections | Pretibial laceration | ||
| Non-articular Rheumatism | Torticollis (wry neck) | Frozen shoulder | Rotator cuff injury |
| Supraspinatus tendinitis | Subacromial bursitis | Olecranon bursitis | |
| Tennis/golfer’s elbow | De Quervain’s tenosynovitis | Carpal tunnel syndrome | |
| Knee bursae injury | |||
| Back Pain | Direct back trauma | Indirect back trauma | Non-traumatic back pain |
Section XI
| General | Assessment | Acute Poisoning | Limping Child |
| Child Abuse (NAI) | SIDS | Limping Child | |
| The Febrile Child | Febrile convulsions | Seizures | |
| Resuscitation | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Anaphylaxis | |
| Breathless Child | Asthma | Bronchiolitis | Pneumonia |
| Stridor | Croup | Epiglottitis | Inhaled foreign body |
| Abdominal | Acute abdominal pain | Diarrhoea and vomiting | Dehydration |
Section XII
| General | Prescribing in pregnancy | Gynaecological assessment | Obstetric assessment |
| Abdominal Pain | Ruptured ectopic pregnancy | Acute salpingitis (PID) | Ruptured ovarian cyst |
| Ovarian torsion | Endometriosis | ||
| Early Pregnancy | Spontaneous miscarriage | Septic abortion | |
| Late Pregnancy | Terminology | Antepartum haemorrhage | Pre-eclampsia |
| Eclampsia | Emergency delivery | Trauma in pregnancy | |
| CPR in pregnancy | Shoulder dystocia | ||
| Other | Post-coital contraception | Missed OCP | Domestic violence / Rape |
Section XIII
| Ear Trauma | Subperichondrial haematoma | Wounds of the auricle | Foreign body |
| Perforated eardrum | Basal skull fracture | ||
| Atraumatic ear conditions | Otitis externa | Furunculosis | Acute otitis media |
| Mastoiditis | Vertigo | Facial nerve palsy | |
| Nasal trauma | Fractured nose | Foreign body | Epistaxis |
| Throat | Tonsillitis | Quinsy | Foreign body (pharynx) |
| Foreign body (swallowed) | Stridor |
Section XIV
| General | Visual Acuity | Eye examination | |
| Eye trauma | Periorbital haematoma | Eye examination | Subconjunctival haematoma |
| Eyelid laceration | Eyelid burn | Chemical burns | |
| Foreign body (cornea) | Foreign body (conjuntiva) | Corneal abrasion | |
| Flash burn (arc eye) | Blunt eye trauma | Penetrating eye trauma | |
| Eyelids | Blepharitis | Stye (external hordeolum) | Meibomian abscess |
| Meibomian cyst | Dacryocystitis | Orbital/periorbital cellulitis | |
| Basal cell carcinoma | Ophthalmic shingles | ||
| Painful Red Eye | Acute conjunctivitis/td> | Acute keratitis | Acute iritis |
| Acute episcleritis | Acute scleritis | Acute glaucoma | |
| Loss of vision | Central retinal artery occlusion | Central retinal vein occlusion | Vitreous haemorrhage |
| Retinal detachment | Optic neuritis |
Section XV
| Face and Mouth trauma | Tooth injuries | Fractured mandible | Dislocated mandible |
| Fracture of the zygoma | ‘Blow-out’ fracture | Le Fort fracture | |
| Other | Toothache | Dental abscess | Ludwig’s angina |
| Submandibular swellings |
Section XVI
| General | Violent Patient | Deliberate Self-harm | Involuntary Detention |
| Alcohol and drug | Drug withdrawal | Alcohol withdrawal | Solvent addiction |
Section XVII
| Good emergency care | Medical records | Communication | Breaking bad news |
| Risk management | Triage | Consent and competence | |
| Discharge against medical advice | Communication | Breaking bad news |
Section XVII
Local anaesthetic infiltration
| General | General preparation | Infection control | Administer injections |
| Airway | Endotracheal Intubation | Rapid Sequence Induction | Cricothyrotomy |
| Respiratory | Needle Thoracentesis | ICC insertion (chest drain) | |
| Cardiac | DC Cardioversion | Pericardial Aspiration | |
| Vascular | Central Line Insertion | Intraosseous Insertion | Venepuncture |
| Blood cultures | Peripheral venous cannulation | Arterial puncture | |
| Anaesthesia | Bier’s block | Femoral Nerve Block | Digital Nerve Ring Block |
| Local anaesthetic infiltration | |||
| Other | Lumbar Puncture | Urethral Catheter Insertion | NG Tube Insertion |
| Joint Aspiration | Shoulder relocation | Paracentesis |
Peer Reviews
‘…logical, methodical and provides a framework for the management of a wide spectrum of illnesses and injury. The conciseness, portability and affordability of this text make it an excellent ‘registrar in book form’. Medical Journal of Australia
‘This is one of the most popular, widely read small texts available…an excellent text that gives acceptable, quick answers to patient diagnosis and management.’ Emergency Medicine Australasia
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