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Oncologic Emergency Medicine : Principles and Practice

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Knox H. Todd, Charles R. Thomas, Jr., editors. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This is the first comprehensive clinical reference on cancer emergencies. It is edited and written by world-renowned experts in emergency medicine and oncology and covers the diagnosis and management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by cancer or by its treatment. It shows how the entire spectrum of clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED), from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and pall…
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Todd, Knox H
Thomas, Jr., Charles R
Responsibility
Knox H. Todd, Charles R. Thomas, Jr., editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxi, 538 p. : 178 illus., 112 illus. in color)
ISBN
9783319263878
9783319263854 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Emergency Medicine - methods
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - therapy
Abstract
This is the first comprehensive clinical reference on cancer emergencies. It is edited and written by world-renowned experts in emergency medicine and oncology and covers the diagnosis and management of the full range of emergencies caused directly by cancer or by its treatment. It shows how the entire spectrum of clinical medicine is brought to bear in the care of cancer patients in the unique setting of the emergency department (ED), from health promotion and prevention, to treatment and palliative care. Recognizing the multiple, overlapping contexts in which emergency care of cancer patients occurs, the book addresses clinically crucial interdisciplinary topics such as the ethics of ED cancer care, the interface with palliative social work, substance abuse, and more. Finally, perspective on care system and social forces that shape ED cancer care, such as cancer care disparities and care models, and on how ED cancer care is delivered outside of the United States, frame the book as a whole. Against the backdrop of rising numbers of cancer patients and survivors as the United States population ages and a forecast shortage of oncologists, this book is designed to serve as the authoritative, single-source clinical reference on cancer emergencies. The intended audience includes emergency physicians, oncologists, internists, family physicians, emergency nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, policy makers as well as pre- and postgraduate trainees.
Contents
Part I. Systems and Contextual Issues -- Models of Care for Cancer Emergencies -- Quality Measures for Oncologic Emergency Medicine -- Ethics of Emergency Department Cancer Care -- Patient Navigation -- The Interface of Emergency Department, Oncology, and Palliative Social Work: Psychosocial Interventions in Oncologic Emergencies -- Rapid Learning Systems -- Part II. Prevention -- Tobacco-Related Illnesses and Management -- Ionizing Radiation -- Cervical Cancer Prevention -- Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism: The Oncological Emergency Response -- Part III. Evaluation and Treatment -- Emergent Management of Acute Airway Obstruction from Malignant Disease -- Oncologic Emergencies of the Central Nervous System (CNS) -- Malignant Spinal Cord Compression -- Head and Neck Oncologic Emergencies -- Cardiovascular Emergencies -- Pulmonary Complications in Cancer Patients -- Venous Thromboembolism -- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) -- Neutropenic Fever -- Bleeding and Thrombosis in Cancer Patients -- Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies -- Pituitary Apoplexy -- Nephro-Urologic Emergencies in Patients with Cancer -- Oncologic Emergencies: Gastroenterology -- The Acute Abdomen -- Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Emergency Management -- Diarrhea in Cancer Patients -- Constipation in Cancer Patients -- Dermatologic Emergencies in Oncologic Patients -- Gynecologic Oncology Emergencies -- Ophthalmic Emergencies in Cancer Patients -- Psychiatry and Oncologic Emergencies -- Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicities -- Treatment Toxicity: Radiation -- Emergency Radiology -- Pain Management -- Substance Abuse Issues in Oncology: What the ED Professional Needs to Know -- Dyspnea in the Dying Patient -- Palliative Surgery -- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Cancer Patient -- Emergency Department Use at End of Life Among Cancer Patients -- Capacity Building: Integration of Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine.
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Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies

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Daniel M. Herron, editor. (1st ed.) --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This book provides a concise, focused and clinically relevant summary of complications and emergencies related to bariatric surgery. The first section of the text addresses general complications related to anesthesia and the stress of surgery, including issues such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, pneumonia and cardiac complications. Additionally, this section addresses the workup of the bariatric patient with abdominal pain. The second portion of the text focuses on gas…
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Herron, Daniel M
Responsibility
Daniel M. Herron, editor
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1st ed.
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 325 p. : 130 illus., 70 illus. in color)
ISBN
9783319271149
9783319271125 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Bariatric Surgery
Emergencies
Obesity - surgery
Postoperative Complications
Abstract
This book provides a concise, focused and clinically relevant summary of complications and emergencies related to bariatric surgery. The first section of the text addresses general complications related to anesthesia and the stress of surgery, including issues such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, pneumonia and cardiac complications. Additionally, this section addresses the workup of the bariatric patient with abdominal pain. The second portion of the text focuses on gastric bypass and sleeve-specific complications, including staple line and anastomotic leaks, internal hernia, marginal ulceration, GI obstruction, hernia formation and gallstone disease. The third portion of the book examines metabolic, nutritional and psychological complications after bariatric surgery. The text also covers management of weight loss failure. Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies serves as a very useful resource for physicians and surgeons who are involved in any parts of evaluation or management of bariatric patients suffering from postoperative complications or emergencies including bariatric surgeons who perform these operations on a regular basis, non-bariatric general surgeons who cover such patients when on-call, surgical trainees, and primary care physicians.
Contents
Introduction and Overview of Current and Emerging Operations.-Anesthesia for the bariatric patient: optimizing safety and managing complications -- Optimizing perioperative management: Perioperative care & protocols to prevent & detect early complications -- Thromboembolic disease in the bariatric patient: Prevention, diagnosis and management -- Hemorrhage after bariatric surgery: evaluation and management -- Enteric Leaks after Gastric Bypass: Prevention and Management -- Enteric Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Prevention and Management -- Workup of abdominal pain in the gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy patient -- Work-up of Abdominal Pain or Vomiting in the Gastric Band Patient -- Internal hernias: prevention, diagnosis & management -- Marginal and Peptic Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management -- Gastrointestinal Obstruction in the Bypass Patient -- Food intolerance in the sleeve patient: prevention, evaluation and management -- Gallstones and Common Bile Duct Stones in the Bariatric Surgery Patient: Surgical and Endoscopic Management -- Management of Abdominal Wall Hernias in the Bariatric Patient -- Band Prolapse: Diagnosis and Management -- Band erosion: surgical and endoscopic management -- Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Evaluation and Management of Complications -- Inadequate Weight Loss after Bypass and Sleeve -- Failed weight loss after lap band surgery -- Post-Gastric Bypass Hypoglycemia: Diagnosis and Management -- Nutritional complications and emergencies -- Excessive Skin After Massive Weight Loss: Body Contouring and Bariatric Surgery -- The Psychological complications after bariatric surgery (eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, body image, etc.) -- Medical Malpractice in the 21st Century.
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Emergency Laparoscopy

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Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Gabriele Anania, Carlo Bergamini, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This book provides up-to-date evidence on laparoscopic emergency surgery and supplies concrete advice on when and how to approach patients laparoscopically in an emergency setting. All the diseases elegible for emergency laparoscopy are addressed, and for each disease recommendations, levels of evidence, and technical key points are discussed and analyzed. Diagnostic flow charts are included for cases in which laparoscopy turns out to be the final diagnostic step and the first therapeutic one. …
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Agresta, Ferdinando
Campanile, Fabio Cesare
Anania, Gabriele
Bergamini, Carlo
Responsibility
Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Gabriele Anania, Carlo Bergamini, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 253 p. : 37 illus., 33 illus. in color)
ISBN
9783319296203
9783319296180 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Laparoscopy - methods
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods
Abstract
This book provides up-to-date evidence on laparoscopic emergency surgery and supplies concrete advice on when and how to approach patients laparoscopically in an emergency setting. All the diseases elegible for emergency laparoscopy are addressed, and for each disease recommendations, levels of evidence, and technical key points are discussed and analyzed. Diagnostic flow charts are included for cases in which laparoscopy turns out to be the final diagnostic step and the first therapeutic one. Furthermore, problematic and positive aspects of the laparoscopic approach from the anesthesiologic point of view are fully explored. Finally, a useful overview of current practice in hospitals across the world is provided, highlighting the varying applications in relation to different medical "cultures", skills, resources, and healthcare systems.
Contents
1. A worldwide overview of emergency laparoscopic procedures -- 2. Acute calculous cholecystitis -- 3. Acute pancreatitis -- 4. Laparoscopic appendectomy -- 5. Laparoscopy in gynecologic emergencies -- 6. Non-specific abdominal pain -- 7. Perforated gastroduodenal ulcer -- 8. Emergency laparoscopy for colon obstruction and acute diverticulitis -- 9. Laparoscopy in small bowel obstruction -- 10. Incarcerated hernias -- 11. Incarcerated incisional and ventral hernias -- 12. Emergency laparoscopy for abdominal trauma -- 13. Update in laparoscopic approach to acute mesenteric ischemia -- 14. Anaesthesia and emergency laparoscopy -- 15. Imaging in emergency srgery : a quickly summarized panoramic view of the radiological tools -- 16. Emergency laparoscopy: the nurse's point of view -- 17. Emergency laparoscopy in the elderly.
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Nailing the Written Emergency Medicine Board Examination

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Bobby Desai, Brandon Allen, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date study guide for those preparing to take the written emergency medicine board examination. It serves as a concise text of emergency medicine. It is distinguished by a problem-oriented approach and is presented in a visual and easily comprehensible format. The reader is walked through how to arrive at the diagnosis for each potential emergency situation, with each diagnosis or problem broken down into signs, symptoms, workup (labs and imaging), and disp…
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Allen, Brandon
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Bobby Desai, Brandon Allen, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 887 p. : 1441 illus., 1439 illus. in color)
ISBN
9783319308388
9783319308364 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Clinical Decision-Making
Critical Pathways
Emergencies
Emergency Medicine
Patient Care Planning
Abstract
This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date study guide for those preparing to take the written emergency medicine board examination. It serves as a concise text of emergency medicine. It is distinguished by a problem-oriented approach and is presented in a visual and easily comprehensible format. The reader is walked through how to arrive at the diagnosis for each potential emergency situation, with each diagnosis or problem broken down into signs, symptoms, workup (labs and imaging), and disposition. This useful guide captures the latest developments in emergency medicine, including the newest technologies and methodologies, such as ultrasound, and simulation, which are becoming an increasingly important part of emergency medicine education and practice, as reflected in the board exam. This is an ideal tool for emergency medicine residents and faculty, critical care trainees, physician assistants and nurses working in emergency medicine, and medical students.
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Cardiovascular Emergencies -- Pulmonary Emergencies -- Gastroenterology -- Nephrology & Urology -- Hematologic & Oncologic Emergencies -- Disorders Affecting the Skin -- Endocrine/Metabolic/Electrolytes -- Ear, Nose, & Throat -- Environmental Emergencies -- Neurologic Emergencies -- Obstetrics & Gynecology -- Ophthalmology -- Toxicologic Emergencies -- Orthopedic Emergencies -- Trauma.
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Imaging Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies in Pediatric Patients

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Vittorio Miele, Margherita Trinci, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This book provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accurate information on the diagnostic imaging of nontraumatic abdominal emergencies in pediatric patients. All of the most common neonatal and pediatric emergencies are covered, with separate discussion of diseases that occur more commonly in newborns and those typically encountered later in childhood. For each condition, the main signs observed using the various imaging techniques--X-ray, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Reso…
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Miele, Vittorio
Trinci, Margherita
Responsibility
Vittorio Miele, Margherita Trinci, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 400 p. : 359 illus., 126 illus. in color)
ISBN
9783319418667
9783319418650 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Abdomen, Acute - diagnostic imaging
Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Abstract
This book provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accurate information on the diagnostic imaging of nontraumatic abdominal emergencies in pediatric patients. All of the most common neonatal and pediatric emergencies are covered, with separate discussion of diseases that occur more commonly in newborns and those typically encountered later in childhood. For each condition, the main signs observed using the various imaging techniques--X-ray, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance--are described and illustrated with the aid of a wealth of images. Attention is drawn to those features of particular relevance to differential diagnosis, and the prognostic value of diagnostic imaging is also explained. The final section addresses topics of special interest, including the acute onset of abdominal neoplasms, the problems associated with radiation protection in the emergency setting, and medicolegal issues and informed content. The book will be of value for all radiologists working in emergency settings in which pediatric patients (newborn and children accessing the emergency department) are regularly examined.
Contents
Part I. Neonatal Acute Abdomen -- 1. Intestinal Atresia -- 2. Malrotation and Volvulus -- 3 Meconium Plug Syndrome -- 4. Necrotizing Enterocolitis -- 5. Hirschsprung Disease -- 6. Complications of devices -- 7. Biliary Atresia and Choledochal Cyst -- Part II. Pediatric Acute Abdomen -- 8. Piloric Hypertrophic Stenosis -- 9. Intestinal Intussusception -- 10. Acute Appendicitis -- 11. Meckel Diverticulum -- Part III. Neonatal and Pediatric GU Emergencies -- 12. Adrenal Hemorrhage -- 13. Hydrometrocolpos -- 14. Ovarian Torsion -- 15. Complications of Uracal Residues -- 16. Nephrolithiasis -- 17. Acute Pyelonephritis -- 18. Hydronephrosis and Pyonephrosis -- 19. Posterior Urethral Valves -- 20. Testicular Torsion -- Part IV. Critical Issues in Pediatric Emergencies -- 21. Abdominal Neoplasms: Clinical Onset in Emergency Setting -- 22. Technical Protocols for CT and RM in Pediatric Patients -- 23. The Radioprotection of the Child in Emergency Radiology -- 24. Informed Consent and Medico-legal Issues Related to the Imaging of Pediatric Non-Traumatic Emergencies.
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Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Volume I

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Suresh S David, editor. --New Delhi: Springer India , c2016.
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This book aims to provide condensed and crystallised knowledge, providing the rationale for investigations and interventions. Emergency medicine is a specialty where time and knowledge are critical factors in deciding appropriate management which could otherwise result in loss of life or limb. The challenge often is to have lucid management plans, whilst standing at the bedside of the patient. In order to address this challenge, a manuscript is needed which aims to enhance the clinical skills o…
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David, Suresh S
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Suresh S David, editor
Place of Publication
New Delhi
Publisher
Springer India
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 846 p. : 183 illus., 107 illus. in color)
ISBN
9788132227106
9788132227083 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Emergency Treatment
Emergency Medicine
Abstract
This book aims to provide condensed and crystallised knowledge, providing the rationale for investigations and interventions. Emergency medicine is a specialty where time and knowledge are critical factors in deciding appropriate management which could otherwise result in loss of life or limb. The challenge often is to have lucid management plans, whilst standing at the bedside of the patient. In order to address this challenge, a manuscript is needed which aims to enhance the clinical skills of the emergency physician. The objective of this book is to compile a road map for practitioners of emergency medicine, which would guide them through algorithm-based pathways. This format is distinctive by nature for its concise presentation, which facilitates easy reading and early application. Written by global experts, this book aims to be a truly international representation of emergency physicians who have come together to deliver contemporary concepts in emergency patient care.
Contents
Section I: Resuscitation -- Section II: Cardiology -- Section III: Critical Care -- Section IV: Respiratory System -- Section V: Environmental Medicine -- Section VI: Gastrointestinal System -- Section VII: General Medicine and Allied Specialties -- Section VIII: Infectious Diseases -- Section IX: Nephrology -- Section X: Neurology -- Section XI: Obstetrics and Gynaecology .
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Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Volume II

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Suresh S David, editor. --New Delhi: Springer India , c2016.
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This book aims to provide condensed and crystallised knowledge, providing the rationale for investigations and interventions. Emergency medicine is a specialty where time and knowledge are critical factors in deciding appropriate management which could otherwise result in loss of life or limb. The challenge often is to have lucid management plans, whilst standing at the bedside of the patient. In order to address this challenge, a manuscript is needed which aims to enhance the clinical skills o…
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David, Suresh S
Responsibility
Suresh S David, editor
Place of Publication
New Delhi
Publisher
Springer India
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 664 p. : 207 illus., 87 illus. in color)
ISBN
9788132227137
9788132227113 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Emergency Treatment
Emergency Medicine
Abstract
This book aims to provide condensed and crystallised knowledge, providing the rationale for investigations and interventions. Emergency medicine is a specialty where time and knowledge are critical factors in deciding appropriate management which could otherwise result in loss of life or limb. The challenge often is to have lucid management plans, whilst standing at the bedside of the patient. In order to address this challenge, a manuscript is needed which aims to enhance the clinical skills of the emergency physician. The objective of this book is to compile a road map for practitioners of emergency medicine, which would guide them through algorithm-based pathways. This format is distinctive by nature for its concise presentation, which facilitates easy reading and early application. Written by global experts, this book aims to be a truly international representation of emergency physicians who have come together to deliver contemporary concepts in emergency patient care.
Contents
Section XII: Orthopaedics -- Section XIII: Paediatrics -- Section XIV: Psychiatry -- Section XV: Surgery and Allied Specialties -- Section XVI: Toxicology -- Section XVII: Trauma.
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General ultrasound in the critically ill

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Daniel Lichtenstein. --Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer , c2005.
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General Ultrasound in the Critically Ill describes a bedside tool destined for use by the intensivist and any physician involved in emergencies. It specifically deals with findings of immediate clinical relevance throughout the body. New emergency applications of ultrasound in the abdomen, the vessels, the head and the heart are considered. The major topic, the lung, is extensively discussed. Interventional ultrasound forms part of nearly every chapter. Flow charts simplify daily concerns: acut…
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Lichtenstein, Daniel
Responsibility
Daniel Lichtenstein
Place of Publication
Berlin, Heidelberg
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2005
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 202 p.)
ISBN
9783540268161
9783540208228 (print ed.)
9783540736233 (softcover ed., 2007)
Subjects (MeSH)
Critical Care
Critical Illness
Emergencies
Abstract
General Ultrasound in the Critically Ill describes a bedside tool destined for use by the intensivist and any physician involved in emergencies. It specifically deals with findings of immediate clinical relevance throughout the body. New emergency applications of ultrasound in the abdomen, the vessels, the head and the heart are considered. The major topic, the lung, is extensively discussed. Interventional ultrasound forms part of nearly every chapter. Flow charts simplify daily concerns: acute dyspnea, shock, unexplained fever, etc. The strong points and pitfalls of ultrasound are reviewed. Technical notes are mingled with general considerations. Benefiting from the extensive experience of an intensivist intimately familiar with ultrasound, this book accurately answers most daily problems arising in the critically ill. it offers not only an exhaustive atlas but also a permanent aid to the therapeutic decision. All in all, General ultrasound in the critically ill provides a key for practicing a kind of visual medicine. Since 1990 Daniel Lichtenstein has been an intensivist in a medical ICU which already occupied a pioneering place in echocardiography. He has from the beginning devoted his efforts to the development of general ultrasound. He regularly publishes studies on lung ultrasound, his main topic, in the international literature.
Contents
Part I. Generalities -- Basic Notions -- The Ultrasound Equipment -- Specific Notions of Ultrasound in the Critically Ill -- General Ultrasound: Normal Patterns -- Part II. Organ by Organ Analysis -- Peritoneum -- Gastrointestinal Tract -- Liver -- Gallbladder -- Urinary Tract -- The Retroperitoneal Space -- Spleen, Adrenals, and Lymph Nodes -- Upper Extremity Central Veins -- Inferior Vena Cava -- Lower Extremity Veins -- Pleural Effusion and Introduction to the Lung Ultrasound Technique -- Pneumothorax and Introduction to Ultrasound Signs in the Lung -- Lung -- Lung Ultrasound Applications -- Mediastinum -- General Ultrasound of the Heart -- Head and Neck -- Soft Tissues -- Part III. Clinical Applications of Ultrasound -- Ultrasound in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit -- Ultrasound in Trauma -- Emergency Ultrasound Outside the Intensive Care Unit -- Interventional Ultrasound -- Emergency Ultrasound and Antibiotic Therapy -- Analytic Study of Frequent and/or Severe Situations -- Learning and Logistics of Emergency Ultrasound -- Ultrasound, a Tool for the Clinical Examination -- Concluding Remarks.
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Urological Emergencies In Clinical Practice

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Hashim Hashim, John Reynard, Nigel C. Cowan, Dan Wood, Noel Armenakas, editors. (Second edition) --London: Springer , c2013.
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Urological Emergencies in Clinical Practice, Second Edition, is a well-researched pocket book that provides a comprehensive summary of urological emergencies and their management, in a form that is concise, relevant to the target audience and readily available. While the description of each emergency condition is comprehensive, the emphasis is on the practical approach to the conditions which are likely to be encountered. Since the first edition, there have been new guidelines published by the …
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Hashim, Hashim
Reynard, John
Cowan, Nigel C
Wood, Dan
Armenakas, Noel
Responsibility
Hashim Hashim, John Reynard, Nigel C. Cowan, Dan Wood, Noel Armenakas, editors
Edition
Second edition
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 288 p. : 75 illus., 14 illus. in color)
ISBN
9781447127208
9781447127192 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Urogenital System - injuries
Urologic Diseases - diagnosis
Urologic Diseases - therapy
Abstract
Urological Emergencies in Clinical Practice, Second Edition, is a well-researched pocket book that provides a comprehensive summary of urological emergencies and their management, in a form that is concise, relevant to the target audience and readily available. While the description of each emergency condition is comprehensive, the emphasis is on the practical approach to the conditions which are likely to be encountered. Since the first edition, there have been new guidelines published by the European Association of Urology which are incorporated in the new edition of this book. Furthermore this edition contains a chapter on pediatric urological emergencies. For the doctor or nurse expected to provide the initial assessment and management of a condition with which he or she has had very limited experience, Urological Emergencies in Clinical Practice, Second Edition will provide an invaluable source of information and advice.
Contents
Presenting Symptoms of Urological Emergencies -- Lower Urinary Tract Emergencies -- Nontraumatic Renal Emergencies -- Other Infective Urological Emergencies -- Traumatic Urological Emergencies -- Scrotal and Genital Emergencies -- Postoperative Emergencies After Urological Surgery -- Ureteric Colic in Pregnancy -- Management of Urological Neoplastic Conditions Presenting as Emergencies -- Pediatric emergencies -- Common Emergency Urological Procedures.
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Movement Disorder Emergencies : Diagnosis and Treatment

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Steven J. Frucht, editor. (Second edition) --Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , c2013.
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Updated and expanded with nine additional chapters, Movement Disorder Emergencies: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for general neurologists, specialists, fellows, and residents eager to improve their approach toward the patient with a movement disorder emergency. In this comprehensive second edition, prominent neurologists from around the world logically and systematically review the major movement disorder emergencies, instructing the reader on how optimall…
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Frucht, Steven J
Responsibility
Steven J. Frucht, editor
Edition
Second edition
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ
Publisher
Humana Press
Date of Publication
c2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 401 p. : 25 illus.)
Series Title
Current clinical neurology
ISBN
9781607618355
9781607618348 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergencies
Movement Disorders - diagnosis
Movement Disorders - therapy
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Abstract
Updated and expanded with nine additional chapters, Movement Disorder Emergencies: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for general neurologists, specialists, fellows, and residents eager to improve their approach toward the patient with a movement disorder emergency. In this comprehensive second edition, prominent neurologists from around the world logically and systematically review the major movement disorder emergencies, instructing the reader on how optimally to recognize and manage these problems. The authors cover a broad range of disorders, including acute dystonic reactions, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, startle syndromes, tic emergencies, and others; and they stress the importance of certain obvious diagnoses such as Wilson's disease, dopa-responsive dystonia, and Whipple's disease, in which delayed diagnosis in less emergent situations can lead to slowly evolving and often irreversible neurologic damage with tragic consequences. In addition, nine topics not covered in the first edition are provided, including genetic counseling and testing crises, suicide risk, psychogenic movement disorders, and others. Patient vignettes at the beginning of each chapter focus the reader's attention and highlight the urgency of the problem. Since astute clinical diagnosis of many movement disorders is still largely dependent on visual pattern recognition in the clinic, an accompanying online collection of physician-patient vignettes illustrates virtually all of the movement disorders described in the text. Importantly, the authors also discuss a range of new treatment paradigms that have emerged since publication of the first edition, especially deep brain stimulation. Authoritative and a leading text in the field, Movement Disorder Emergencies: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is an established, practical reference that continues to achieve excellence in the field of diagnosis and management of movement disorder emergencies.
Contents
A Brief Introduction to Movement -- Acute Parkinsonism -- Parkinsonism-Hyperpyrexia Syndrome in Parkinson's Disease -- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome -- Malignant Catatonia -- Psychosis and Parkinson's Disease -- Abductor Paresis in Shy-Drager Disease -- Movement Disorder Emergencies of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract -- Dystonic Storm -- Pseudodystonic Emergencies -- Tardive and Neuroleptic-Induced Emergencies -- Hemiballism-Hemichorea -- Sydenham's chorea, PANDAS and other Post-streptococcal neurological disorders -- Emergencies in Huntington's Disease -- Acute Spinal Rigidity -- Tic Emergencies -- Malignant Phonic Tics -- Serotonin Syndrome -- Risks and Dangers From Hyperekplexia and Other Startle Disorders -- Perioperative Emergencies Associated with Deep Brain Stimulation -- Psychogenic Movement Disorders -- Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis and Other Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Movement Disorders -- Wilson's Disease -- Dopa-Responsive Dystonia -- Whipple's Disease -- Driving Risk in Patients with Movement Disorders -- Genetics and Genetic Counseling Related Issues -- Suicide Risk in Parkinson's Disease.
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Urological Emergencies : A Practical Approach

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Hunter Wessells, editor. (Second edition) --Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , c2013.
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Urological Emergencies: A Practical Approach, Second Edition provides a concise, evidence based review of common urgent and emergent urological conditions in children and adults. Descriptions of the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic considerations on topics of traumatic, infectious, obstructive, hemorrhagic, iatrogenic, vascular and congenital urological emergencies in adults and children are provided. The text is organized by pathophysiology rather than organ system, allowing the reader t…
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Wessells, Hunter
Responsibility
Hunter Wessells, editor
Edition
Second edition
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ
Publisher
Humana Press
Date of Publication
c2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 341 p. : 114 illus., 44 illus. in color)
Series Title
Current clinical urology
ISBN
9781627034234
9781627034227 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Urogenital System - injuries
Urologic Diseases - diagnosis
Urologic Diseases - therapy
Abstract
Urological Emergencies: A Practical Approach, Second Edition provides a concise, evidence based review of common urgent and emergent urological conditions in children and adults. Descriptions of the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic considerations on topics of traumatic, infectious, obstructive, hemorrhagic, iatrogenic, vascular and congenital urological emergencies in adults and children are provided. The text is organized by pathophysiology rather than organ system, allowing the reader to develop approaches to the care of patients with acute urological conditions based on mechanism of disease. Relevant pathophysiological background and epidemiology are reviewed, necessary diagnostic testing recommended, and detailed medical, surgical and endourological management approaches have been provided. All chapters incorporate published guidelines and best practice recommendations from appropriate organizations including the American Urological Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and various International Consultations on Urological Diseases. New or significantly revised chapters in each of the subsections address innovations in trauma care and prevention, new strategies in management of kidney stones, and special care needs of children with acute urological problems. Urological Emergencies: A Practical Approach, Second Edition is of great value to practicing urologists, urology residents, emergency medicine trainees and practitioners, and primary care providers including MDs, PAs, and NPs without immediate access to urological consultation.
Contents
Part I. Urogenital Trauma -- The Science of Shock and Fluid Resuscitation -- Injury Prevention -- The Current Management of Renal Injuries -- Traumatic Ureteral Injuries -- Bladder Trauma -- Urethral Trauma -- Trauma to the External Genitalia -- Part II. Infection -- Infection of the Upper Urinary Tract -- Genital and Infectious Emergencies: Prostatitis, Urethritis, and Epididymo-orchitis -- Penile Prosthesis Infection -- Fournier's Gangrene -- Part III. Vascular and Hemorrhagic Emergencies -- Renal Artery Embolism and Renal Vein Thrombosis -- Retroperitoneal and Upper Tract Hemorrhage -- Hemorrhagic Cystitis -- Priapism -- The Acute Scrotum -- Part IV. Acute Urinary Tract Obstruction -- Renal Colic and Obstructing Kidney Stones: Diagnosis and Management -- Nonurolithic Causes of Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction -- Urgent and Emergent Management of Acute Urinary Retention -- Part V. Iatrogenic Complications -- Vesicovaginal Fistula and Ureteral Injury During Pelvic Surgery -- Management of the Ureter During Pelvic Surgery -- Part VI. Pediatric Urological Emergencies -- The Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex -- Disorders of Sex Development -- Posterior Urethral Valves -- Spina Bifida.
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Emergency Radiology : Imaging of Acute Pathologies

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Ajay Singh, editor. --New York, NY: Springer , c2013.
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In the emergency and trauma setting, accurate and consistent interpretation of imaging studies are critical to the care of acutely ill and injured patients. Emergency Radiology: Imaging of Acute Pathologies is a comprehensive review of radiological diagnoses commonly encountered in the emergency room by radiologists, residents, and fellows. The book is organized by anatomical sections that present the primary ER imaging areas of the acute abdomen, pelvis, thorax, neck, head, brain and spine, an…
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Ajay Singh, editor
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 387 p. : ill.)
ISBN
9781441995926
9781441995919 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services - methods
Abstract
In the emergency and trauma setting, accurate and consistent interpretation of imaging studies are critical to the care of acutely ill and injured patients. Emergency Radiology: Imaging of Acute Pathologies is a comprehensive review of radiological diagnoses commonly encountered in the emergency room by radiologists, residents, and fellows. The book is organized by anatomical sections that present the primary ER imaging areas of the acute abdomen, pelvis, thorax, neck, head, brain and spine, and osseous structures. For each section, the common diagnoses are concisely described and are accompanied by relevant clinical facts and key teaching points that emphasize the importance of radiological interpretation in clinical patient management. The role of modalities such as plain radiography, CT, ultrasound, MR, and nuclear medicine imaging in managing emergency conditions is highlighted.
Contents
Imaging of Acute Aortic Conditions -- Emergencies of the Biliary Tract -- Acute Appendicitis -- Imaging of Small Bowel -- Imaging of Bowel Obstruction -- Imaging of Acute Colonic Disorders -- Imaging of Genitourinary Emergencies -- Imaging of Acute Conditions of Male Reproductive Organs -- Imaging of Blunt and Penetrating Abdominal Trauma -- Acute Non-traumatic Imaging in the Liver and Spleen -- Imaging of Acute Pancreas -- Imaging of Acute Obstetric Disorders -- Imaging of Acute Gynaecologic Disorders -- Emergency Radionuclide Imaging of the Thorax and Abdomen -- Imaging of Neck Emergencies -- Imaging of Acute Head Emergencies -- Imaging of Facial Fractures -- Stroke and Its Imaging Evaluation -- Imaging of Acute Orbital Pathologies -- Imaging of Upper Extremity -- Lower Extremity Trauma -- Imaging of Spinal Trauma -- Imaging of Nontraumatic Mediastinal and Pulmonary Processes -- Imaging of Acute Thoracic Trauma -- Imaging of Lines and Tubes -- Imaging of Pediatric Emergencies.
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The Role of Laparoscopy in Emergency Abdominal Surgery

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Vincenzo Mandalà (ed.) ; in collaboration with Antonino Mirabella, Massimo Lupo. --Milan: Springer , c2012.
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This is the first time a book about laparoscopy in emergency abdominal surgery has been published. Numerous articles have been published in specific surgical journals, but, until now, there has not been a book that collates all the aspects of this little-known field. The aim of this volume is to achieve a complete and easy presentation of all the implications associated with laparoscopy in emergency abdominal surgery. The book should be a manual that can be easily consulted by digestive, genera…
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Mandalà, Vincenzo
Mirabella, Antonino
Lupo, Massimo
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Vincenzo Mandalà (ed.) ; in collaboration with Antonino Mirabella, Massimo Lupo
Place of Publication
Milan
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 207 p. : ill.)
Series Title
Updates in surgery
ISBN
9788847023277
9788847023260 (print ed.)
ISSN
2280-9848
Subjects (MeSH)
Abdomen - surgery
Digestive System Diseases - surgery
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods
Emergencies
Laparoscopy - methods
Abstract
This is the first time a book about laparoscopy in emergency abdominal surgery has been published. Numerous articles have been published in specific surgical journals, but, until now, there has not been a book that collates all the aspects of this little-known field. The aim of this volume is to achieve a complete and easy presentation of all the implications associated with laparoscopy in emergency abdominal surgery. The book should be a manual that can be easily consulted by digestive, general, and specialized surgeons, especially in an emergency. The authors' contributions are founded on evidence-based medicine, which give the book scientific credibility, but this is coupled with their experience of daily practice, which adds an important complementary dimension to evidence-based medicine. This is balanced by an emphasis on clarity and accessibility, because the ultimate aim of the book is educational. We hope this book will be frequently consulted, in depth, not only by specialist practitioners, but also by undergraduate students, new graduates and surgeons in training.
Contents
1. Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Abdominal Emergencies -- 2. Gastroduodenal Ulcer -- 3. Acute Cholecystitis -- 4. Acute Pancreatitis -- 5. Acute Appendicitis -- 6. Role of Laparoscopy in the Treatment of Acute Diverticulitis: an Evidence-Based Review -- 7. Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction -- 8. Incarcerated Hernia -- 9. Laparoscopy in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia -- 10. Laparoscopic Approach in Gynecologic Emergencies -- 11. Nonspecific Abdominal Pain -- 12. Intestinal Bleeding and Laparoscopy -- 13. The Role of Laparoscopy in Emergency Treatment of Complications after Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Procedures -- 14. Abdominal Trauma and Laparoscopy.
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Acute Care Surgery Handbook. Volume 2, Common Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Emergencies

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Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, George Velmahos, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This pocket manual is a practically oriented guide to abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies in acute care surgery. It covers the most common injuries to the entire area, offering careful descriptions of diagnostic procedures, surgical techniques and non-operative management. The guide stems from collaboration with the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and aims to provide general surgeons, residents and trainees with a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant opera…
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Catena, Fausto
Ansaloni, Luca
Coccolini, Federico
Velmahos, George
Responsibility
Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, George Velmahos, editors
Alternate Title
Common Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Emergencies
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xviii, 503 p.) : 92 illus., 77 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319153629
9783319153612 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Abdomen, Acute
Acute Disease
Critical Care
Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Abstract
This pocket manual is a practically oriented guide to abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies in acute care surgery. It covers the most common injuries to the entire area, offering careful descriptions of diagnostic procedures, surgical techniques and non-operative management. The guide stems from collaboration with the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and aims to provide general surgeons, residents and trainees with a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant operative techniques and with useful "tips and tricks" applicable in for their daily clinical practice. A second volume on other surgical emergencies, which also includes chapters on antibiotic management, nutrition and interventional radiology in acute care surgery, is also available.
Contents
1. Acute Abdomen: Clinical assessment and decision making -- 2. Diagnostic tools in ACS: CT scan, diagnostic laparoscopy and exploratory laparotomy -- 3. Laparoscopy: a new diagnostic and therapeutic tool for Acute Care Surgery -- 4. Oesophageal non-bleeding emergencies: Minimally invasive and endoscopic management of oesophageal perforations -- 5. Management of postoperative complications in Esophago-gastric Surgery -- 6. Management of Complicated and Strangulated Hiatial Hernias -- 7. Upper GI bleeding -- 8. Perforated peptic ulcer -- 9. Acute small bowel bleeding -- 10. Colorectal bleeding emergencies -- 11. Acute pancreatitis -- 12. Acute cholecystitis and cholangitis -- 13. Endoscopic techniques for biliary and pancreatic acute diseases -- 14. Laparoscopic techniques for Acute Cholecystitis and biliary drainage -- 15. Prevention of biliary injuries in acute cholecystitis -- 16. Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) -- 17. Large Bowel Obstruction -- 18. Endoscopic management of Large Bowel Obstruction -- 19. Management of colonic diverticulitis -- 20. Laparoscopy for perforated acute diverticulitis -- 21. Incarcerated and strangulated abdominal wall hernias -- 22. Acute Appendicitis: Diagnosis and Non operative management -- 23. Management of complicated appendicitis: Percutaneous drainage and interval appendectomy or immediate surgery? Open or laparoscopic surgery? -- 24. Laparoscopy, SILS and NOTES for Acute Appendicitis -- 25. Small bowel perforations and small bowel miscellaneous acute diseases -- 26. Acute mesenteric ischemia -- 27. Open abdomen strategies in acute care surgery: when and how -- 28. Entero-atmospheric fistulas: Tips and tricks for the management of a surgical nightmare.
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Acute Care Surgery Handbook. Volume 1, General Aspects, Non-gastrointestinal and Critical Care Emergencies

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Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, George Velmahos, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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This pocket manual is a practically oriented, wide-ranging guide to acute care surgery general aspects and to non-gastrointestinal emergencies. It covers the most common problems in thoracic, obstetric, gynecologic, anorectal, vascular and skin surgery and also includes chapters on postoperative complications in bariatric surgery, antibiotic management, nutrition and interventional radiology in acute care surgery. This guide stems from collaboration with the World Society of Emergency Surgery (…
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Di Saverio, Salomone
Catena, Fausto
Ansaloni, Luca
Coccolini, Federico
Velmahos, George
Other Authors
World Society of Emergency Surgery
Responsibility
Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, George Velmahos, editors
Alternate Title
General Aspects, Non-gastrointestinal and Critical Care Emergencies
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 516 pages) : 73 illus., 36 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319153414
9783319153407 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Critical Care
Emergencies
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Abstract
This pocket manual is a practically oriented, wide-ranging guide to acute care surgery general aspects and to non-gastrointestinal emergencies. It covers the most common problems in thoracic, obstetric, gynecologic, anorectal, vascular and skin surgery and also includes chapters on postoperative complications in bariatric surgery, antibiotic management, nutrition and interventional radiology in acute care surgery. This guide stems from collaboration with the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and aims to provide general surgeons, residents and trainees with a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant operative techniques and with useful "tips and tricks" applicable in daily clinical practice. A second volume on gastrointestinal and abdominal surgical emergencies is also available.
Contents
1. Acute care surgery around the world: future perspectives -- 2. A history of acute care suregry -- 3. Scientific research in emergency surgery setting -- 4. Organization of an acute care surgery service and patient safety management -- 5. Safety and the use of checklists in acute care surgery -- 6. Emergencies in otolaryngology: head & neck surgery -- 7. Hemothorax, pneumothorax and chest empyema -- 8. Anorectal emergencies -- 9. Skin and soft tissue infections -- 10. Surgical site infections and their management -- 11. Non-traumatic peripheral vascular emergencies -- 12. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms and major vascular injuries -- 13. Obstetrics-gynecology emergencies -- 14. Genito-urinary emergencies -- 15. Critical care in acute care surgery -- 16. Septic shock and resuscitation strategies -- 17. Antibiotic management in acute care surgery -- 18. Nutrition in sepsis and acute surgical patients -- 19. Point-of-care ultrasound in critically-ill patients -- 20. Interventional radiology for non-traumatic acute thoraco-abdominal bleeding -- 21. Percutaneous techniques for management of intra-abdominal abscesses -- 22. Damage control surgery for emergency general surgery -- 23. The abdominal compartment syndrome -- 24. Common pediatric surgical emergencies -- 25. Common surgical emergencies in transplanted patients -- 26. Emergency management of caustic injuries -- 27. Surgical emergencies during pregnancy -- 28. Geriatric emergency surgery.
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Obstetric Emergencies : A Practical Guide

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Diogo Ayres-de-Campos. --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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This book provides a practical guide to the management of obstetric emergencies acute complications during pregnancy and childbirth that pose a life-threatening risk to the mother and/or the fetus, and whose treatment requires an almost immediate response from the healthcare team in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. The book covers two essential areas: the predominately fetal emergencies - acute fetal hypoxia/acidosis, shoulder dystocia, and retention of the aftercoming head; and the pred…
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Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo
Responsibility
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 94 pages) : 32 illus., 16 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319416564
9783319416540 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
Abstract
This book provides a practical guide to the management of obstetric emergencies acute complications during pregnancy and childbirth that pose a life-threatening risk to the mother and/or the fetus, and whose treatment requires an almost immediate response from the healthcare team in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. The book covers two essential areas: the predominately fetal emergencies - acute fetal hypoxia/acidosis, shoulder dystocia, and retention of the aftercoming head; and the predominately maternal emergencies - eclampsia, maternal cardiorespiratory arrest and post-partum hemorrhage. The book offers a valuable guide for healthcare professionals who deal with obstetric patients, as they may use it for reviewing these rare situations and for consultation when they encounter them. It is also a useful reference manual for simulation-based courses designed to develop and maintain clinical expertise in this area. Healthcare professionals will find that this book offers a comprehensive and European perspective on the clinical management of these situations, as well as a pragmatic and reliable source of information for dealing with acute complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
Contents
1. Introduction -- Part I: Predominantly Fetal Emergencies -- 2. Acute Fetal Hypoxia/Acidosis -- 3. -- Shoulder Dystocia -- 4. Retention of the Aftercoming Head -- Part II: Predominantly Maternal Emergencies -- 5. Eclampsia -- 6. Postpartum Haemorrhage -- 7. Maternal Cardiorespiratory Arrest.
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Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient

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Yuman Fong, Rondi Marie Kauffmann, Emily Marcinkowski, Gagandeep Singh, Hans F. Schoellhammer, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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This text provides a comprehensive textbook summarizing the presentation, workup, and surgical solutions for common emergencies in the cancer patient. The use of medications (antibiotics, hormones, and biologic therapies) and interventional radiologic procedures as adjuncts or as replacements for the surgical solutions are discussed. The text covers emergencies that result as adverse effects for the systemic and local treatments for cancer, emergencies that result from mechanical issues with th…
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Fong, Yuman
Kauffmann, Rondi Marie
Marcinkowski, Emily
Singh, Gagandeep
Schoellhammer, Hans F
Responsibility
Yuman Fong, Rondi Marie Kauffmann, Emily Marcinkowski, Gagandeep Singh, Hans F. Schoellhammer, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 419 pages) : 146 illus., 68 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319440255
9783319440231 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - surgery
Abstract
This text provides a comprehensive textbook summarizing the presentation, workup, and surgical solutions for common emergencies in the cancer patient. The use of medications (antibiotics, hormones, and biologic therapies) and interventional radiologic procedures as adjuncts or as replacements for the surgical solutions are discussed. The text covers emergencies that result as adverse effects for the systemic and local treatments for cancer, emergencies that result from mechanical issues with the cancer and those that result from surviving major extirpative surgery. Diagnosis and treatment of patients' immune-compromised or thrombocytopenic status from chemotherapy is discussed, as is surgical treatment in patients with prior complex surgical therapy or radiation treatment. Finally, the text covers alternatives to surgery, including new interventional radiologic and endoscopic procedures. Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient will be of great value to healthcare professionals at all levels who are involved in the treatment of emergencies in the cancer patient. It is meant for a wide group of individuals, including medical students, residents in surgery and internal medicine, fellows in surgery and oncology, and practicing oncologists and surgeons. This work is meant to be a textbook for the student, a guide for the practitioner, and a reference for the general oncologist.
Contents
1. Preoperative Evaluation of the Cancer Patient for Emergency Surgery -- 2. Toxicity of Antineoplastic Therapy and Considerations for Peri-operative Care -- 3. Surgical Considerations and Emergencies in the Cancer Patient Receiving Immunotherapy -- 4. Surgery in the Thrombocytopenic and Coagulopathic Patient -- 5. Emergency Surgery after Previous Radiation Therapy -- 6. Emergent Image Guided Treatments in the Cancer Patient -- 7. Cross-sectional and Nuclear Imaging as part of Emergency Workup -- 8. Thoracic Emergencies: Tracheobronchial, Pulmonary, and Pleural Diseases -- 9. Esophageal and Mediastinal Emergencies in the Cancer Patient -- 10. Diagnostic Approach to Life-threatening Pulmonary Infiltrates -- 11. Colon and Rectal Surgical Emergencies -- 12. Hepatobiliary Emergencies -- 13. Pancreatic Emergencies in the Cancer Patient -- 14. Endocrine Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient -- 15. Surgical Emergencies in Gynecologic Oncology -- 16. Fulminating Soft Tissue Infections -- 17. Neurological Emergencies -- 18. Vascular Emergencies in Oncologic Surgery -- 19. Surgical Management of Head & Neck Emergencies in the Cancer Patient -- 20. Surgical Emergencies in Breast Surgery -- 21. Pediatric Perioperative Complications and Emergencies -- 22. Dermatologic Emergencies -- 23. Management of Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infections in Cancer Patients -- 24. Management of Perioperative Medications including Steroids, Growth Factors, and Hormone Receptors -- 25. Emergencies in Patients with Bone-marrow Transplant -- 26. Emergencies after Solid Organ Transplant: Liver Transplantation -- 27. Surgery for Cancer after Previous Bariatric Surgery -- 28. Emergencies after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) -- 29. Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) for Colorectal Liver Metastases and Complications of HAI Pump -- 30. Surgical Emergencies in the Palliative Care Setting.
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Primary Care for Emergency Physicians

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Bobby Desai, Alpa Desai, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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This book is written for physicians who work within an emergency department or urgent care setting to provide them with a treatment plan for those patients who are deemed not to have an emergency medical situation and can be safely treated as an outpatient. Emergency physicians (EPs) see a wide variety of patients and ostensibly for emergency reasons. However, many patients present to the emergency department for primary care-related reasons due to multiple factors or are diagnosed with potenti…
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Desai, Bobby
Desai, Alpa
Responsibility
Bobby Desai, Alpa Desai, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 324 pages) : 2 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319443607
9783319443584 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Critical Care - methods
Emergencies
Emergency Treatment - methods
Physicians
Primary Health Care - methods
Abstract
This book is written for physicians who work within an emergency department or urgent care setting to provide them with a treatment plan for those patients who are deemed not to have an emergency medical situation and can be safely treated as an outpatient. Emergency physicians (EPs) see a wide variety of patients and ostensibly for emergency reasons. However, many patients present to the emergency department for primary care-related reasons due to multiple factors or are diagnosed with potentially chronic problems that require a primary care intervention. Examples include a new diagnosis of hypertension (without hypertensive emergency) or diabetes. Thus, it is prudent for the EP to learn about basic primary care management of these conditions. Unfortunately, the training of EPs does not include these conditions, and they are left to guess appropriate treatment or to start a new medication that may not be appropriate. This book aims to fill this gap by educating the EP on basic primary care interventions for specific conditions.
Contents
1. Headache -- 2. Eye Issues -- 3. Ear Pain and Cerumen Impaction -- 4. Sore Throat, Dental Pain and Other Oral Issues -- 5. Cough, Cold and Congestion -- 6. Sinonasal Disease -- 7. Neck Pain -- 8. Dysphagia and Odynophagia -- 9. Noncardiac Chest Pain (Including Chest Wall Pain) -- 10. Hypertension -- 11. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) -- 12. Dyspnea -- 13. Hemoptysis -- 14. Abdominal pain -- 15. Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- 16. Bloating -- 17. Constipation -- 18. Diarrhea -- 19. Hemorrhoids -- 20. Acute Pelvic Pain -- 21. Dysmenorrhea -- 22. Diabetes -- 23. Back Pain -- 24. Skin problems -- 25. Insomnia -- 26. Anxiety -- 27. Depression.
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Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care

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Fred A. Luchette, Jay A. Yelon, editors. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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With the expertise of an author panel of leading clinicians in the field of surgery, trauma, critical care and geriatrics the new edition of this text addresses the explosion in knowledge on the impact aging has on injury, acute illness and critical care management. The text covers the physiologic changes associated with aging, as well as the clinical assessment, stratification, and management of acute illness and injury. Furthermore, the new edition discusses the full spectrum of critical care…
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Luchette, Fred A
Yelon, Jay A
Responsibility
Fred A. Luchette, Jay A. Yelon, editors
Edition
Second edition
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 464 pages) : 100 illus., 42 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319486871
9783319486857 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Age Factors
Aging - physiology
Critical Care - methods
Emergencies
Wounds and Injuries - surgery
Abstract
With the expertise of an author panel of leading clinicians in the field of surgery, trauma, critical care and geriatrics the new edition of this text addresses the explosion in knowledge on the impact aging has on injury, acute illness and critical care management. The text covers the physiologic changes associated with aging, as well as the clinical assessment, stratification, and management of acute illness and injury. Furthermore, the new edition discusses the full spectrum of critical care management of the elderly. Part I explores the impact of aging on health and the healthcare system. There will be detailed discussion on the physiologic effects of aging and the impact on clinical management. The management of common surgical emergencies in the elderly is addressed in Part II. Part III addresses the evaluation and management of trauma and injury. Finally, Part IV explores the specific challenges of critical care management, including end-of-life and ethics, in the geriatric population. Updated information, reflective of the expansive literature, is addressed in all sections. New to the second edition are chapters on prehospital care, burns, nursing concerns, and abdominal solid organ injury. Appropriate chapters will include case vignettes and clinical algorithms. All chapters include a bullet-point summary. Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care, 2nd Edition will be of great value to trauma surgeons, acute care surgeons, critical care specialists, emergency medicine physicians, geriatricians, general surgeons, and trainees in surgery, critical care, and emergency medicine. Advanced practice nurses, critical care nurses, and physician assistants will also find this a useful and practical resource.
Contents
1. Changing Demographics of the American Population -- 2. Effect of Aging on Cardiac Function Plus Monitoring and Support -- 3. Pulmonary Anatomy -- 4. Renal Function in the Elderly -- 5. The Gastrointestinal Tract -- 6. Skin, Soft Tissue, and Wound Healing in the Elderly -- 7. Immunologic -- 8. Hematological Changes with Aging -- 9. Geriatric Psychology and the Injured Elderly -- 10. Frailty -- 11. Health-Care Economics and the Impact of Aging on Rising Health-Care Costs -- 12. Operative Risk Stratification of the Geriatric Patient -- 13. Appendicitis -- 14. Biliary -- 15. Diverticulitis -- 16. Intestinal Obstruction -- 17. Intestinal Hemorrhage in the Elderly -- 18. Acute Abdomen -- 19. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections -- 20. Acute Vascular Insufficiency in the Elderly -- 21. Thoracic Diseases in the Elderly for Geriatric Trauma and Emergency Care -- 22. Prehospital Care -- 23. Epidemiology of Injury in the Elderly -- 24. Injury Prevention -- 25. Outcomes for Surgical Care in the Elderly -- 26. Geriatric Neurotrauma -- 27. Chest Wall Injury: In Geriatric Trauma and Emergency Care -- 28. Solid Organ Injury -- 29. Pelvic Fracture -- 30. Extremity Injury -- 31. Penetrating Injury in the Elderly -- 32. The Elderly Burn Patient -- 33. Geriatric Medicine -- 34. Critical Care Epidemiology and Outcomes/Resource Use in the Elderly -- 35. Cardiovascular/Invasive Monitoring -- 36. Pulmonary Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation -- 37. Renal Replacement Therapy -- 38. Nutrition Support -- 39. Common Pharmacologic Issues -- 40. Nursing Consideration -- 41. Rehabilitation Concerns in Geriatric Trauma -- 42. End-of-Life Care -- 43. Ethics in Geriatric Trauma.
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Emergency Clinical Diagnosis

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Ashis Banerjee. --Cham: Springer , 2017.
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This book is a rapid reference guide for all levels of medical staff working in emergency and acute care settings, but may also benefit nursing professionals and medical students. In this book, the readers will find diagnostic checklists, organised according to potential emergency presentations and classified under body systems, including atypical presentations, lists of differential diagnoses and guidance to pattern recognition. The book aims to help the reader achieve the correct diagnosis in…
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Ashis Banerjee
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 291 pages)
ISBN
9783319507187
9783319507170 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Emergencies
Emergency Medicine - methods
Abstract
This book is a rapid reference guide for all levels of medical staff working in emergency and acute care settings, but may also benefit nursing professionals and medical students. In this book, the readers will find diagnostic checklists, organised according to potential emergency presentations and classified under body systems, including atypical presentations, lists of differential diagnoses and guidance to pattern recognition. The book aims to help the reader achieve the correct diagnosis in an emergency setting, which continues to remain a challenge, given the variety of potential clinical presentations. Diagnostic failure is the largest reason for delays in provision of appropriate treatment and the largest source of clinical complaints and untoward incidents.
Contents
1. Cardiovascular emergencies -- 2. Respiratory emergencies -- 3. Musculoskeletal emergencies -- 4. Metabolic and endocrine emergencies -- 5. Dermatological emergencies -- 6. Ocular emergencies -- 7. ENT and maxillofacial emergencies -- 8. Gynaecological emergencies -- 9. Neurological and psychiatric emergencies -- 10. Toxicological emergencies -- 11. Emergencies in the elderly -- 12. Gastrointestinal emergencies -- 13. Renal and urological emergencies -- 14. Haematological and oncological emergencies -- 15. Infectious disease emergencies -- 16. Paediatric emergencies.
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