Headache Disorders
Chapter 103 Headache Disorders* Thomas Kwiatkowski and Benjamin W. Friedman Headache is a common complaint, accounting for approximately 3 million visits to the emergency department (ED) per year in the…
Seizure Disorders
Chapter 102 Seizure Disorders Jason T. McMullan, Evelyn H. Duvivier and Charles V. Pollack, Jr. Perspective A seizure is the clinical manifestation of excessive, abnormal cortical neuron activity. The physical…
Disorders of Hemostasis
Chapter 122 Disorders of Hemostasis Timothy G. Janz and Glenn C. Hamilton Perspective Hemostasis is the process of blood clot formation and represents a coordinated response to vessel injury. It…
Otolaryngology
Chapter 72 Otolaryngology James A. Pfaff and Gregory P. Moore Otitis Media Perspective Background Otitis media (OM) is the most common diagnosis made by U.S. physicians for children younger than…
Substance Abuse
Chapter 186 Substance Abuse Alicia B. Minns and Richard F. Clark Perspective The use and abuse of psychoactive substances are not unique to our country or century. People used hallucinogenic…
Anticholinergics
Chapter 150 Anticholinergics Larissa I. Velez and Sing-Yi Feng Perspective Anticholinergic agents are divided into three main groups: antimuscarinics, affecting the muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors; neuromuscular blockers, blocking nicotinic ACh…
Neonatal Resuscitation
Chapter 11 Neonatal Resuscitation Mark D. Lo and Suzan S. Mazor Perspective Approximately 10% of newborns require some resuscitative assistance at birth, and approximately 1% require extensive resuscitative measures.1 Appropriate…
Multiple Trauma
Chapter 36 Multiple Trauma Eric A. Gross and Marc L. Martel Perspective The care of the injured patient remains one of the mainstays of emergency medicine practice. Emergency physicians play…
Air Medical Transport
Chapter 191 Air Medical Transport Howard Rodenberg, Ira J. Blumen, and Stephen H. Thomas Perspective The history of air medical transport (AMT) dates to before World War I, when the…
