Chemical Injuries
Chapter 64 Chemical Injuries Michael D. Levine and Richard Zane Perspective During the past century, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of chemicals produced. Worldwide, there are…
Cocaine and Other Sympathomimetics
Chapter 154 Cocaine and Other Sympathomimetics Rama B. Rao and Robert S. Hoffman Perspective Cocaine, a naturally occurring plant-derived alkaloid, has been used for centuries as a medicinal product. For…
The Elder Patient
Chapter 182 The Elder Patient Diane M. Birnbaumer There are no diseases of the aged, but simply diseases among the aged. Leonard Larson, 1960 Perspective The population of the United…
Neuromuscular Disorders
Chapter 108 Neuromuscular Disorders Peter Shearer and Andy Jagoda Perspective Disorders of the neuromuscular unit can result in clinical presentations that range from subtle symptoms to acute respiratory failure with…
The Combative Patient
Chapter 188 The Combative Patient Jason D. Heiner and Gregory P. Moore Perspective Background Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not represent the…
Spinal Cord Disorders
Chapter 106 Spinal Cord Disorders Andrew D. Perron and J. Stephen Huff Perspective Spinal cord disorders encompass a wide range of pathologic entities and affect all age groups. Some spinal…
Injury Prevention and Control
Chapter 40 Injury Prevention and Control E. Brooke Lerner and Stephen W. Hargarten Perspective The science of injury control is based on the concept that trauma is like a disease…
Antipsychotics
Chapter 161 Antipsychotics Mary A. Wittler and Eric J. Lavonas Perspective The first antipsychotic, chlorpromazine, was used for the treatment of psychosis in France in 1951 and in the United…
Somatoform Disorders
Chapter 113 Somatoform Disorders Adria Ottoboni Winter Perspective Patients occasionally present to the emergency department (ED) with myriad physical symptoms in the absence of signs of physical disease. Whereas some…
