Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Part 1 General Issues
1 Introduction
2 Knowledge Translation: a Primer for Emergency Physicians
3 Critical Appraisal: General Issues in Emergency Medicine
4 Continuing Education
5 Quality Improvement
6 Medication Adherence
7 Emergency Department Triage
8 Emergency Department Overcrowding
Part 2 Respiratory
9 Emergency Management of Asthma Exacerbations
10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
11 Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
12 Deep Vein Thrombosis
13 Pulmonary Embolism
14 Prevention and Treatment of Influenza
15 Anaphylaxis
Part 3 Cardiology
16 Chest Pain
17 Acute Coronary Syndromes
18 Acute Myocardial Infarction
19 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
20 Acute Fibrillation
21 Ventricular and Supraventricular Arrhythmias
22 Cardiac Arrest
Part 4 General Medical Conditions
23 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
24 Delirium
25 Caring for the Elderly
26 Syncope
27 General Toxicology
28 Toxicology: Acetaminophen and Salicylate Poisoning
Part 5 Injury
29 Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Neck Injuries
31 Ankle Injuries
32 Knee Injuries
33 Wrist injuries
34 Shoulder Injuries
35 Chest Trauma
36 Hemorrhagic Shock
Part 6 Genitourinary and Abdominal
37 Acute Appendicitis
38 Ectopic Pregnancy
39 Acute Ureteric Colic
40 Urinary Tract Infection
41 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
42 Pregnancy
43 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Part 7 Neurosciences
44 Transient Ischemic Attack
45 Stroke
46 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
47 Bacterial Meningitis
48 Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders
49 Seizures
50 The Agitated Patient
Part 8 ENT
51 Sore Throat
52 Sinusitis
53 Conjunctivitis
Part 9 Minor Procedures
54 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
55 Wound Repair
56 Soft Tissue Abscess
57 Ultrasound Use: Three Select Applications
Part 10 Public Health
58 Injury Prevention
59 Intimate Partner Violence
60 Smoking Cessation
61 Immunization
62 Alcohol and Other Drugs
63 Elder Abuse
Index