Accidental Hypothermia
Chapter 140 Accidental Hypothermia Daniel F. Danzl and Ken Zafren Perspective The “reanimations” of profoundly cold victims in prolonged cardiac arrest and the emergence of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest…
Adult Resuscitation
Chapter 9 Adult Resuscitation Kevin R. Ward, Michael C. Kurz and Robert W. Neumar Perspective Epidemiology It is estimated that 236,000 to 325,000 patients are treated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest…
Sedative Hypnotics
Chapter 165 Sedative Hypnotics Leon Gussow and Andrea Carlson Barbiturates Perspective Barbiturates are discussed in do-it-yourself suicide manuals and were implicated in the high-profile deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix,…
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Chapter 69 Elder Abuse and Neglect Deirdre Anglin and Diana C. Homeier Perspective Background Currently, 13% of the population in the United States is estimated to be 65 years of…
Central Nervous System Infections
Chapter 109 Central Nervous System Infections William J. Meurer Perspective Background Central nervous system (CNS) infections have always been among the most perplexing and devastating illnesses. “Epidemic cerebrospinal fever,” classically…
Peripheral Vascular Injury
Chapter 48 Peripheral Vascular Injury Edward J. Newton and Sanjay Arora Perspective Injury to the major peripheral arteries or veins is often life-threatening but invariably poses a threat to the…
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Chapter 107 Peripheral Nerve Disorders E. Bradshaw Bunney and E. John Gallagher Perspective Background The nervous system is traditionally divided into central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)…
Disorders of the Pancreas
Chapter 91 Disorders of the Pancreas Robin R. Hemphill and Sally A. Santen Background The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ extending across the posterior abdomen in the epigastrium that provides…
Pericardial and Myocardial Disease
Chapter 82 Pericardial and Myocardial Disease Nicholas J. Jouriles Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis) Perspective Our knowledge of pericardial function and disease has increased greatly since Hippocrates described the pericardium in 460…
Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Glucose Homeostasis
Chapter 126 Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Glucose Homeostasis Rita K. Cydulka and Gerald E. Maloney, Jr. Diabetes Mellitus Perspective Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease. It comprises…
