II: PULMONARY
Disposition • CAP: See PNA Severity Index Score & CURB-65 (below) • HCAP: Generally requires admission for IV abx • PCP: Inpt unless SpO2 >95% w/o desaturation on exertion •…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
XIX: APPENDIX
!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd”> ABBREVIATIONS a/w Associated with AAA Abdominal aortic aneurysm ABG Arterial blood gas ABI Ankle-brachial index abnl Abnormal abnlty Abnormality abx Antibiotics ACE-I/ Angiotensin-converting…
XV: PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT
History • Ask open-ended? s re: thoughts, feelings, personal relationships; drug use; prior hospitalizations/psych hx; psych medications; physical/sexual abuse • Suicidal/HI: Access to weapons, plan, prior SI/HI or attempt; command…
VII: OBGYN
Miscarriage History • Vaginal bleeding ± passage of clots or tissue at <20 wk; abdominal pain/cramps Physical Exam • Speculum and bimanual inspection to assess for passage of blood/POC and…
Infectious Disease Emergencies
Chapter 38 Infectious Disease Emergencies Robert P. Olympia, MD, Julie-Ann Crewalk, MD, Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, Joel D. Klein, MD, Stephen Eppes, MD FEVER 1 A 10-day-old, full-term male infant…
Poisonings
Chapter 39 Poisonings Kevin C. Osterhoudt, MD, MSCE, James F. Wiley, II, MD, MPH EPIDEMIOLOGY 1 How many poisonings occur in the united states each year? How many exposures involve…
Extremity Injuries
Chapter 54 Extremity Injuries John M. Loiselle, MD Development 1 How do the pediatric musculoskeletal system and its response to stress differ from those in the adult? The pediatric skeleton…
Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter 40 Psychiatric Emergencies Philip V. Scribano, DO, MSCE 1 What constitutes a psychiatric emergency? Most practically defined, this is a potentially preventable or treatable condition that threatens: The patient’s…
Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies
Chapter 37 Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies Paul Ishimine, MD, Jenny Kim, MD HEMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES 1 How should one approach the evaluation of a child presenting with anemia to the emergency…
