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Gastrointestinal Emergencies : Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions

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Autumn Graham, David J. Carlberg, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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This book answers key questions asked by emergency clinicians faced with complex gastrointestinal and abdominal pain presentations. Instead of a traditional format that includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment options, this book takes an approach that mirrors the way clinicians interact with patients – by asking and answering specific clinical care questions. The book is organized into sections by presentation – gastrointestinal bleeding, for example – each of which cont…

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Other Authors: Graham, Autumn; Carlberg, David J.

Responsibility: Autumn Graham, David J. Carlberg, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 523 p.) : 55 illus., 37 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319983431; 9783319983424 (Print ed.); 9783319983448 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Gastrointestinal Diseases

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Gastroenterology

Abstract: This book answers key questions asked by emergency clinicians faced with complex gastrointestinal and abdominal pain presentations. Instead of a traditional format that includes epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment options, this book takes an approach that mirrors the way clinicians interact with patients – by asking and answering specific clinical care questions. The book is organized into sections by presentation – gastrointestinal bleeding, for example – each of which contains chapters on specific questions, such as “What is the best clinical risk score for low risk GIB patients?” Each clinical question comes with a detailed, evidence-based response and a summary that gives best practices, recommendations, and references. Additionally, at the end of each section is a chapter titled “Expert Corner,” which asks the same clinical questions to a surgical or gastrointestinal specialist and includes key pearls these experts have for emergency medicine practitioners. Gastrointestinal Emergencies: Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions is an essential guide for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and medical students who want to review and improve their care of acute gastrointestinal emergencies.

Contents: Part I. General Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain -- Part II. Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- Part III. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection -- Part IV. Mesenteric Ischemia -- Part V. Abdominal Pain and Vomiting -- Part VI. Pancreatitis -- Part VII. Bowel Obstruction -- Part VIII. Gallbladder Disease -- Part IX. Liver Disease -- Part X. Appendicitis -- Part XI. Diverticulitis -- Part XII. Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Part XIII. Diarrhea -- Part XIV. Abdominal Pain and the Pregnant Patient -- Part XV. Abdominal Pain and the Immunocompromised Patient -- Part XVI. Abdominal Pain in the Bariatric Patient -- Part XVII. Abdominal Pain and the Post-Procedure Patient -- Part XVIII. Chronic Abdominal Pain.

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Publication Type: Problems and Exercises

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Operative Techniques and Recent Advances in Acute Care and Emergency Surgery

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Paolo Aseni, Luciano De Carlis, Alessandro Mazzola, Antonino M. Grande, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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The aim of this book is to identify and shed new light on the main surgical practices involved in acute care and trauma surgery. Adopting an evidence-based approach, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and intensivists illustrate basic and advanced operative techniques, accompanied by a comprehensive and updated reference collection. Emerging surgical procedures in Acute Care Surgery are also explored step by step with the help of ample illustrations. Further, the book offers an overview of tr…

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Other Authors: Aseni, Paolo; De Carlis, Luciano; Mazzola, Alessandro; Grande, Antonino M.

Responsibility: Paolo Aseni, Luciano De Carlis, Alessandro Mazzola, Antonino M. Grande, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 800 p.) : 541 illus., 364 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319951140; 9783319951133 (Print ed.); 9783319951157 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Advanced Trauma Life Support Care; Critical Care; Emergency Medicine; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Specialty: Critical Care; Emergency Medicine; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract: The aim of this book is to identify and shed new light on the main surgical practices involved in acute care and trauma surgery. Adopting an evidence-based approach, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and intensivists illustrate basic and advanced operative techniques, accompanied by a comprehensive and updated reference collection. Emerging surgical procedures in Acute Care Surgery are also explored step by step with the help of ample illustrations. Further, the book offers an overview of treatment options for acute organ failure, with a focus on peculiar clinical situations that call for special treatment, including: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), circulatory support and urgent liver transplantation. In order to identify the key determinants in decision-making and therapeutic support that can help avoid critical errors, authors not only define and discuss specific surgical techniques, but also present major issues and controversies related to it. In essence, the book can be considered a “What to do guide” that offers easy access to both basic and advanced lifesaving surgical procedures, due in part to text boxes highlighting “Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls” as well as advice on “Complications Management”. Many chapters are enriched by providing clinical case scenarios, an important educational resource including self–assessment questionnaires.

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Errors in Emergency and Trauma Radiology

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Michael N. Patlas, Douglas S. Katz, Mariano Scaglione, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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This book describes and illustrates the gamut of errors that may arise during the performance and interpretation of imaging of both nontraumatic and traumatic emergencies, using a head-to-toe approach. The coverage encompasses mistakes related to suboptimal imaging protocols, failure to review a portion of the examination, satisfaction of search error, and misinterpretation of imaging findings. The book opens with an overview of an evidence-based approach to errors in imaging interpretation in …

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Other Authors: Patlas, Michael N.; Katz, Douglas S.; Scaglione, Mariano

Responsibility: Michael N. Patlas, Douglas S. Katz, Mariano Scaglione, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 245 p.) : 238 illus., 36 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030055486; 9783030055479 (Print ed.); 9783030055493 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Diagnostic Imaging; Emergencies; Emergency Medicine; Medical Errors

Specialty: Diagnostic Imaging; Emergency Medicine; Traumatology

Abstract: This book describes and illustrates the gamut of errors that may arise during the performance and interpretation of imaging of both nontraumatic and traumatic emergencies, using a head-to-toe approach. The coverage encompasses mistakes related to suboptimal imaging protocols, failure to review a portion of the examination, satisfaction of search error, and misinterpretation of imaging findings. The book opens with an overview of an evidence-based approach to errors in imaging interpretation in patients in the emergency setting. Subsequent chapters describe errors in radiographic, US, multidetector CT, dual-energy CT, and MR imaging of common as well as less common acute conditions, including disorders in the pediatric population, and the unique mistakes in the imaging evaluation of pregnant patients. The book is written by a group of leading North American and European Emergency and Trauma Radiology experts. It will be of value to emergency and general radiologists, to emergency department physicians and related personnel, to general and trauma surgeons, and to trainees in all of these specialties.

Contents: 1. Errors in Emergency and Trauma Radiology: General Principles -- 2. Mistakes in Imaging Interpretation of Traumatic and Non-traumatic Brain Emergencies -- 3. Errors in Emergency and Trauma Radiology: C-Spine Imaging -- 4. Errors in Imaging of Thoracic Trauma -- 5. Errors in Non-traumatic Thoracic Imaging -- 6. Errors in Imaging of Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma -- 7. Errors in Imaging of Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies -- 8. Errors in Imaging of the Acute Female Pelvis: Where Do They Occur and How Can We Reduce Them? -- 9. Errors in Acute Musculoskeletal Imaging -- 10. Mistakes in Emergency Imaging of Pregnant Patients -- 11. Errors and Pitfalls in Emergency Pediatric Imaging.

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Geriatric Emergencies : A Case-Based Approach to Improving Acute Care

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Lee A. Lindquist, Scott M. Dresden, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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This book introduces the unique medical needs of aging patients in the emergency department and outlines the challenges that leave many clinicians struggling to adequately care for this demographic, including limited resources, management concerns, and other barriers. The text presents strategies for screening, diagnosing, and treating geriatric syndromes seen in the emergency care of the older adult patient. Topics include pharmacological interventions, transitioning care, and sustainability. …

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Other Authors: Lindquist, Lee A.; Dresden, Scott M.

Responsibility: Lee A. Lindquist, Scott M. Dresden, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 214 p.) : 15 illus., 6 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030124144; 9783030124137 (Print ed.); 9783030124151 (Print ed.); 9783030124168 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Aged; Emergencies; Emergency Service, Hospital; Geriatrics - methods

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Geriatrics

Abstract: This book introduces the unique medical needs of aging patients in the emergency department and outlines the challenges that leave many clinicians struggling to adequately care for this demographic, including limited resources, management concerns, and other barriers. The text presents strategies for screening, diagnosing, and treating geriatric syndromes seen in the emergency care of the older adult patient. Topics include pharmacological interventions, transitioning care, and sustainability. The text includes complex cases that demonstrate the caution necessary to treat this delicate patient group. Each case concludes with a set of concise “take-home points” to make the guidelines easy to remember and/or reference. Geriatric Emergencies: A Case-Based Approach to Improving the Acute Care of Seniors is an excellent resource for geriatricians, emergency medicine specialists, internal medicine physicians, hospitalists, nurses, social workers, students, residents, trainees, and all medical professionals working with older patients in an emergency setting.

Contents: Growing Older in the Emergency Department -- Components of an Effective Geriatric Emergency Department -- Cognitive Impairment in the ED -- Syncope in a Rural Emergency Department Setting -- ER Referrals and Hospitalizations from Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities -- Can Home Visits Make a Difference to Emergency Department Visits? "I will just stop by his place on the way home: Who knew it would be a journey?" -- Medication Errors in Aging Adults: A Case-Based Approach to Medication Management -- Pain, Opioid Use, and Palliative Care of Older Adults in the Emergency Department -- Acute Mental Status Changes and Over-the-Counter Medications in Older Adults -- Identifying Fall Risk in the Emergency Department -- Capacity, Advanced Planning, and Buying Time.

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2019

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Jean-Louis Vincent, editor. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in experimental and clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

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Other Authors: Vincent, Jean-Louis

Responsibility: Jean-Louis Vincent, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 682 p.) : 94 illus., 72 illus. in color

Series: Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

Series Title: Annual update in intensive care and emergency medicine

ISBN: 9783030060671; 9783030060664 (Print ed.); 9783030060688 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2191-5709

Subjects (MeSH): Critical Care; Emergency Medicine

Specialty: Critical Care; Emergency Medicine

Abstract: The Annual Update compiles reviews of the most recent developments in experimental and clinical intensive care and emergency medicine research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in these fields. The book is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

Contents: Part I. Precision medicine -- Part II. Acute Respiratory Failure – ARDS -- Part III. Extracorporeal Respiratory Support -- Part IV. Cardiac arrest -- Part V. Cardiac Function -- Part VI. Shock -- Part VII. Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Part VIII. Intravenous Fluids -- Part IX. Altered Renal Function -- Part X. The Neurological Patient -- Part XI. Infection and Antibiotics -- Part XII. Sepsis -- Part XIII. Iron Metabolism -- Part XIV. Extremes of Age -- Part XV. Patient Comfort -- Part XVI. Medical Education.

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Emergency Orthopedics Handbook

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Daniel Purcell, Sneha A. Chinai, Brandon R. Allen, Moira Davenport, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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This handbook provides a comprehensive, yet succinct guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various musculoskeletal/extremity disorders in the emergency department. It covers a wide variety of common patient presentations, advanced imaging interpretation, proper anesthetic implementation, and associated extremity reduction/immobilization techniques. Richly illustrated, it assists clinical decision making with high-yield facts, essential figures, and step-by-step procedural instruc…

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Other Authors: Purcell, Daniel; Chinai, Sneha A.; Allen, Brandon R.; Davenport, Moira

Responsibility: Daniel Purcell, Sneha A. Chinai, Brandon R. Allen, Moira Davenport, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 331 p.) : 267 illus., 225 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030007072; 9783030007065 (Print ed.); 9783030007089 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Fractures, Bone - therapy; Joint Dislocations - therapy; Orthopedics - methods; Wounds and Injuries - therapy

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Orthopedic Procedures

Abstract: This handbook provides a comprehensive, yet succinct guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various musculoskeletal/extremity disorders in the emergency department. It covers a wide variety of common patient presentations, advanced imaging interpretation, proper anesthetic implementation, and associated extremity reduction/immobilization techniques. Richly illustrated, it assists clinical decision making with high-yield facts, essential figures, and step-by-step procedural instruction. Emergency Orthopedics Handbook is an indispensable resource for all medical professionals that manage emergent orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and local extremity injury care.

Contents: 1. Key Motor and Sensory Exam -- 2. Anesthesia -- 3. Acute Compartment Syndrome -- 4. Joint Arthrocentesis -- 5. Dislocation(s)/Reduction(s) -- 6. Immobilization -- 7. Distal Radius -- 8. Wrist -- 9. The Hand.

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Aeromedical Evacuation : Management of Acute and Stabilized Patients

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William W. Hurd, William Beninati, editors. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime. It discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and staging of the injured patient, evacuation from site of injury to medical facility, air-frame capabilities, medical capabilities in- flight, response to in-flight emergencies, and mass emergency evacuation. Specific medical conditions are addressed in detail in…

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Other Authors: Hurd, William W.; Beninati, William

Responsibility: William W. Hurd, William Beninati, editors

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 418 p.) : 125 illus., 81 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030159030; 9783030159023 (Print ed.); 9783030159047 (Print ed.); 9783030159054 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Air Ambulances; Critical Care - methods; Emergency Medical Services; Rescue Work; Transportation of Patients

Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Abstract: Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime. It discusses the history of aeromedical evacuation, triage and staging of the injured patient, evacuation from site of injury to medical facility, air-frame capabilities, medical capabilities in- flight, response to in-flight emergencies, and mass emergency evacuation. Specific medical conditions are addressed in detail in the second half of the book, including general surgical casualties such as abdominal wounds and soft tissue injuries, vascular injuries, maxillofacial injuries, head and spinal cord injuries, ophthalmologic casualties, orthopedic casualties, burns, pediatric casualties, obstetric-gynecologic casualties, and more. For each medical condition, important topics are addressed such as conditions needed to be met before transportation, special concerns, supplies and needs of the specific patients and possible in-flight emergencies and their appropriated treatment. Containing several new chapters and featuring extensively updated contributions from experts in the field, Aeromedical Evacuation: Management of the Acute and Stabilized Patient, Second Edition is a must-have reference for a whole new generation of military flight surgeons and flight nurses responsible for aeromedical evacuation of casualties as well as civilian physicians and nurses involved in air transport of ill and post-operative patients.

Contents: Part I. The Need -- Introduction -- Aeromedical Evacuation: A Historical Perspective -- Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC -- Civilian Air Medical Transport -- Part II. The Means -- Aircraft Considerations for Aeromedical Evacuation -- Preparation for Long-Distance Aeromedical Evacuation -- Aeromedical Patient Staging -- Military Aeromedical Evacuation Nursing -- Critical-Care Air Transport: Patient Flight Physiology and Organizational Considerations -- Part III. The Patients -- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Abdominal, Genitourinary, and Soft Tissue Injuries -- Orthopedic Patients -- Aeromedical Evacuation of the Neurosurgical Patient -- Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Patients -- Care of Ophthalmic Casualties -- Peripheral Vascular Casualties -- Aeromedical Evacuation of Cardiothoracic Casualties -- Burn Casualties -- Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation -- Medical Casualties -- Aeromedical Evacuation of Patients with Contagious Infections -- Aeromedical Evacuation of Obstetric and Gynecological Patients -- Overview of Pediatric and Neonatal Transport -- Aeromedical Evacuation of Psychiatric Casualties.

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Cardiology in the ER : A Practical Guide

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Carlos Jerjes-Sánchez. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This book provides a guide for the management of patients with cardiovascular emergencies in the ER. It covers a broad range of the most important and frequent acute cardiovascular events including coronary syndromes, aortic syndromes, pulmonary embolism, and left heart failure. Pragmatic in nature, chapters discuss frequent clinical presentations in a thorough fashion while emphasizing a practical and concise approach to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the book explores how new knowledge…

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Author: Jerjes-Sánchez, Carlos

Responsibility: Carlos Jerjes-Sánchez

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 329 p.) : 73 illus., 25 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030136796; 9783030136789 (Print ed.); 9783030136802 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Emergency Service, Hospital; Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy

Specialty: Cardiology; Emergency Medicine

Abstract: This book provides a guide for the management of patients with cardiovascular emergencies in the ER. It covers a broad range of the most important and frequent acute cardiovascular events including coronary syndromes, aortic syndromes, pulmonary embolism, and left heart failure. Pragmatic in nature, chapters discuss frequent clinical presentations in a thorough fashion while emphasizing a practical and concise approach to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the book explores how new knowledge and technological advances are improving the quality of patient care in the emergency room, highlighting technological advances in the use of pharmacotherapy, biomarkers, and imaging techniques such as X-ray, echocardiography, CT, MRI, and nuclear. Cardiology in the ER: A Practical Guide is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, and fellows in cardiology, emergency medicine, intensive and critical care, and internal medicine.

Contents: 1. Chest pain -- 2. Dyspnea -- 3. Suspected cardiovascular syncope -- 4. Biomarkers -- 5. Acute coronary syndromes -- 6. Acute aortic syndromes -- 7. Cardiac tamponade -- 8. Cardiogenic shock -- 9. Acute pulmonary embolism -- 10. Hypertensive emergency -- 11. Tachyarrhythmias -- 12. Bradyarrhythmia -- 13. Acute left heart failure -- 14. Cardiac arrest -- 15. Valvular prosthesis thrombosis -- 16. Pacemaker emergencies -- 17. Cardiology bedside interventions.

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Intensive Care for Emergency Surgeons

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Edoardo Picetti, Bruno M. Pereira, Tarek Razek, Mayur Narayan, Jeffry L. Kashuk, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This book provides the basis needed for a dialogue between intensivists and emergency surgeons regarding the management and monitoring of acute care surgery (ACS) patients who require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. It puts forward a practical approach to the treatment of common emergencies in daily clinical practice, and shares essential information on the treatment and monitoring of hemodynamic, respiratory, metabolic and neurological problems related to acute surgical patients requiring…

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Other Authors: Picetti, Edoardo; Pereira, Bruno M.; Razek, Tarek; Narayan, Mayur; Kashuk, Jeffry L.

Responsibility: Edoardo Picetti, Bruno M. Pereira, Tarek Razek, Mayur Narayan, Jeffry L. Kashuk, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 356 p.) : 48 illus., 33 illus. in color

Series Title: Hot topics in acute care surgery and trauma

ISBN: 9783030118303; 9783030118297 (Print ed.); 9783030118310 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2520-8284

Subjects (MeSH): Critical Care - methods; Emergency Medicine - methods; Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods

Specialty: Critical Care; Emergency Medicine

Abstract: This book provides the basis needed for a dialogue between intensivists and emergency surgeons regarding the management and monitoring of acute care surgery (ACS) patients who require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. It puts forward a practical approach to the treatment of common emergencies in daily clinical practice, and shares essential information on the treatment and monitoring of hemodynamic, respiratory, metabolic and neurological problems related to acute surgical patients requiring ICU admission. Furthermore, it includes two chapters regarding diagnostic and interventional radiology (fundamentals in daily emergency clinical practice), and addresses important issues such as ethics, mass casualty care, and care in low-resource settings. As such, the book not only offers a valuable guide for all practicing surgeons and intensivists, but is also relevant for residents and fellows who are newcomers to ACS.

Contents: 1. When should your Acute Care Surgery (ACS) patient be admitted to the ICU or discharged from the ICU ?: A general review of ICU admission and discharge indications -- 2. Acute respiratory failure in the ACS patient: What are the indications for acute intervention? -- 3. Nuts and bolts of ventilator management: When is Invasive or Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation appropriate for your patient? -- 4. Principles of weaning from ventilatory support: When and why to wean, when to consider a tracheostomy -- 5. Circulatory failure/support in the ACS patient: What are the optimal methods of providing circulatory monitoring and support -- 6. Brain injury in the ACS patient: Nuts and bolts of neuromonitoring and management -- 7. Renal failure in the ACS patient: Understanding appropriate fluid management and renal replacement therapy -- 8. Acute hepatic failure in the ACS patient: Nuts and bolts of pathophysiology and therapy -- 9. Resuscitation and appropriate fluid therapy in the ACS patient: From pathophysiology to clinical practice -- 10. Blood therapy in the ACS patient: Choosing appropriate resuscitation and transfusion strategies -- 11. Coagulation derangements in the ACS patient: understanding prior anticoagulation therapy and addressing acute coagulopathy -- 12. Nutrition and Metabolic Support of the ACS patient: Understanding goals and ways to achieve them -- 13. Intra-abdominal hypertension, abdominal compartment syndrome and the open abdomen: Looking beyond basic pathophysiology, complications and therapies -- 14. Infectious complications in the ACS patients: Understanding appropriate antibiotic choice and utilization -- 15. Ongoing intra-abdominal infection requiring ICU care: prioritizing treatment decisions -- 16. Ultrasounds in the ICU: Nuts and bolts in the ACS patient management -- 17. Nuts and bolts of interventional radiology: a valuable adjunct for the care of ACS patient in the ICU -- 18. Ethical decisions and dilemmas in the ACS patients requiring ICU: Understanding when to start and when to stop -- 19. The ICU in mass casualty events: Changing priorities to meet ongoing demands -- 20. Care of the ACS patients in the low resource setting: How to make the maximum with the minimum.

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Emergency Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer

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Nicola de'Angelis, Salomone Di Saverio, Francesco Brunetti, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This volume provides an overview of the current evidence-based medical and surgical practice in emergency conditions in colorectal cancer patients. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective, taking into account the specific characteristics of colorectal cancer patients, the necessary pre-operative assessment, the endoscopic and radiological management, and the surgical treatments. Each chapter is supplemented with tables, figures, key-point boxes, schematic representations, and decision-making …

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Other Authors: de'Angelis, Nicola; Di Saverio, Salomone; Brunetti, Francesco

Responsibility: Nicola de'Angelis, Salomone Di Saverio, Francesco Brunetti, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 346 p.) : 58 illus., 40 illus. in color

Series Title: Hot topics in acute care surgery and trauma

ISBN: 9783030062255; 9783030062248 (Print ed.); 9783030062262 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2520-8284

Subjects (MeSH): Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Critical Care; Emergencies

Specialty: Colorectal Surgery; Emergency Medicine

Abstract: This volume provides an overview of the current evidence-based medical and surgical practice in emergency conditions in colorectal cancer patients. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective, taking into account the specific characteristics of colorectal cancer patients, the necessary pre-operative assessment, the endoscopic and radiological management, and the surgical treatments. Each chapter is supplemented with tables, figures, key-point boxes, schematic representations, and decision-making trees that serve as easy-to-use tools to apply in the different scenarios requiring acute care. Recommendations for best practice and the main reference articles are included for each topic, as well as numerous illustrated clinical cases with cilnical and empirical evidence regarding the surgical management of colorectal cancer. Specific technical aspects of the different surgical interventions and approaches (e.g., open surgery, laparoscopy, and robotics) are also detailed. This book is intended for residents and emergency surgeons, as well as all practictioners who treat colorectal cancer patients, such as gastroenterologists, oncologists, and radiologists.

Contents: 1. Colorectal cancer research: a state of the art -- 2. Epidemiology of colorectal cancer: incidence, survival and risk factors -- 3. Socioeconomic impact of emergency therapies for colorectal cancer -- 4. Acute care and surgical risk assessment -- 5. Complicated colorectal cancer: role of imaging -- 6. Principles of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer emergency - Colonoscopy protocols in emergency settings -- 7. Management of colonoscopy complications -- 8. Emergencies related to primary colon cancer: multidisciplinary management of colon obstruction, perforation and bleeding due to colon cancer in absence of metastatic disease -- 9. Emergencies related to primary rectal cancer -- 10. Peritoneal carcinomatosis and other emergencies not related to primary colorectal cancer -- 11. Emergencies related to advanced metastatic colorectal cancer -- 12. Multidisciplinary management of post-operative complications -- 13. Enhanced recovery after emergency colorectal surgery -- 14. Medical and surgical management of colorectal cancer patients receiving immunotherapy -- 15. Medical and surgical management of colorectal cancer patients presenting with hemostatic disorders -- 16. Medical and surgical management of colorectal cancer emergencies in elderly patients -- 17. Colorectal cancer surgical emergency in transplanted patients -- 18. Colorectal cancer surgical emergencies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease -- 19. Emergency surgical management in rectal cancer patients following radiotherapy -- 20. Pathological analyses of colorectal cancer -- 21. Post-operative oncologic management of colorectal cancer emergencies -- 22. Minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer in the emergency setting -- 23. Indications for open abdomen in colorectal cancer emergency -- 24. Difficult decisions in colorectal cancer in emergency settings -- 25. Future perspectives in colorectal cancer treatments -- 26. Training curriculum for colorectal cancer surgery -- 27. Emergency colorectal surgery checklists and technical considerations -- 28. Clinical cases on colorectal cancer emergency.

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Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians

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Armando Sarti, F. Luca Lorini, editors. (Second edition) --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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The second edition of this superbly illustrated book equips practitioners with all the information that they will require in order to perform echocardiography appropriately and to interpret findings correctly. After clear exposition of fundamentals of the examination technique via both the transthoracic and the transesophageal approach, the functional anatomy of all normal and pathologic thoracic structures as observed on echocardiography is presented in detail. A wide range of basic and advanc…

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Other Authors: Sarti, Armando; Lorini, F. Luca

Responsibility: Armando Sarti, F. Luca Lorini, editors

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 593 p.) : 464 illus., 409 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783319998916; 9783319998909 (Print ed.); 9783319998923 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Critical Care - methods; Echocardiography - methods; Emergency Medicine - methods

Specialty: Cardiology; Emergency Medicine; Ultrasonography

Abstract: The second edition of this superbly illustrated book equips practitioners with all the information that they will require in order to perform echocardiography appropriately and to interpret findings correctly. After clear exposition of fundamentals of the examination technique via both the transthoracic and the transesophageal approach, the functional anatomy of all normal and pathologic thoracic structures as observed on echocardiography is presented in detail. A wide range of basic and advanced applications of echocardiography in the emergency, perioperative, and intensive care settings are then described. A final supplementary section considers further applications of ultrasound in the ICU, such as in patients with respiratory failure, trauma, or venous thrombosis. This edition has been extensively revised and updated and includes entirely new chapters on various techniques and applications. It will be a tremendous aid to current best practice for all intensivists, emergency physicians, and anesthesiologists who intend to use echocardiography and ultrasound for diagnosis and guidance of optimal management in the critically ill.

Contents: Part I. ULTRASOUND AND USE OF THE ECHO MACHINE -- 1. Essential Physics of Ultrasound and Use of the Ultrasound Machine -- Part II. STANDARD ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION -- 2. Ultrasound Morphology of the Heart: Transthoracic Examination -- 3. Transthoracic Echocardiography in the ICU: The Patient Who Is Difficult To Study -- 4. Ultrasound Morphology of the Heart: Transesophageal Examination -- 5. Three-DimensionaL Echocardiography -- 6. Speckle Tracing for Left and right ventricles -- Part III. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONAL ECHO-ANATOMY -- 7. The Left Ventricle. Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients -- 8. The Right Ventricle and Pulmonary Artery. Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients -- 9. Left and Right Atria. Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients -- 10. Pericardium and Pericardial Diseases -- 11. The Aorta. Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients -- 12. Inferior and Superior Venae Cavae. Frequent Imaging in ICU Patients -- 13. Ischemia and Myocardial infarction -- 14. The Cardiomyopathies -- 15. Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Hypertension -- 16. Mitral Valve -- 17. The Aortic Valve -- 18. Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves -- 19. Endocarditis -- 20. Prosthetic Valve Evaluation -- 21. Cardiac Tumors and Masses -- 22. Congenital Septal Abnormalities in the Adult Patient -- 23. Essential Pediatric Echocardiography -- Part IV. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE IC AND OR: BASIC AND ADVANCED APPLICATIONS -- 24. Echocardiographic History, Echocardiographic Monitoring, and Goal-Directed, Focus- Oriented, and Comprehensive Examination -- 25. Intraoperative Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery -- 26. General Hemodynamic Assessment -- 27. Contrast Echocardiography in the ICU and OR -- 28. Echo-Guided Therapy for Myocardial Ischemia -- 29. Hypovolemia and Fluid Responsiveness -- 30. ARDS, ALI, Mechanical Ventilation, and Weaning -- 31. Hypotension -- 32. Suspicion of Pulmonary Embolism -- 33. Suspicion of Acute Aortic Diseases -- 34. Chest Pain -- 35. Acute Dyspnea -- 36. Unexplained Hypoxemia -- 37. Sepsis and Septic Shock -- 38. Chest Trauma -- 39. Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Other Arrhythmias -- 40. Ultrasound Practice for ICU Nurses -- 41 Multiorgan Donor and Transplant Patients -- 42. New-Onset Cardiac Murmur in the Unstable Patient -- 43. ICU Echocardiography and Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring -- 44. Ventricle- Arterial coupling -- 45. Non-cardiac Surgery: Perioperative Echocardiography and Lung -- 46. Perioperative echocardiography for Aortic Procedures -- 47. Obstetric Echocardiography -- Part V. ULTRASOUND IN THE ICU: OTHER APPLICATIONS -- 48. Echocardiography and Advanced Life Support -- 49. Central and Peripheral Vein Cannulation -- 50. Essential Ultrasonography for Venous Thrombosis -- 51. Lung and Pleural Ultrasonography in Emergency and Intensive Care -- 52. Ultrasound and the Morbidly-Obese Patient -- 53. Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma -- 54. Renal Ultrasound and Echo-Color Doppler Techniques in Kidney Failure -- 55. Ultrasound for Percutaneous Tracheostomy -- 56. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Emergency and Intensive Care -- 57. Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve -- 58. Muscle Ultrasound for the ICU patient -- 59. Fever of unknown origin and Ultrasound -- 60. US-guided Regional Analgesia in the ICU.

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Emergencies in Neurology. Volume I

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Mamta Bhushan Singh, Rohit Bhatia, editors. (Second edition) --Singapore: Byword Books ; Springer , c2019.

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This is the second edition (in two volumes) of a well-received book that reflects current practices in the management of neurological emergencies. It was written bearing in mind the needs of first-contact physicians, who may be neurology trainees, neurology consultants, or interns. Special attention has been paid to various aspects of managing patients at the emergency department, from taking a good clinical history, to completing a quick and focused clinical examination, to investigating and c…

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Other Authors: Singh, Mamta Bhushan; Bhatia, Rohit

Responsibility: Mamta Bhushan Singh, Rohit Bhatia, editors

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Byword Books ; Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 335 p.) : 85 illus., 25 illus. in color

ISBN: 9789811358661; 9789811358647 (Print ed.); 9789811358654 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Nervous System Diseases - therapy

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Neurology

Abstract: This is the second edition (in two volumes) of a well-received book that reflects current practices in the management of neurological emergencies. It was written bearing in mind the needs of first-contact physicians, who may be neurology trainees, neurology consultants, or interns. Special attention has been paid to various aspects of managing patients at the emergency department, from taking a good clinical history, to completing a quick and focused clinical examination, to investigating and commencing treatment. Neurological emergencies are unique in that they appear abruptly, generally follow a volatile course, and require a prompt yet balanced response. The management of neurological emergencies has been a major challenge in the past, and today, early and aggressive approaches are generally recommended. Exploring these and other aspects, the book offers a valuable asset for all practitioners seeking answers to the questions that inevitably arise while attempting to manage such critical situations.

Contents: 1. Approach to a Patient in the Neurology Emergency -- 2. Neuroimaging in Neurological Emergencies -- 3. CSF and EEG in Neurological Emergency -- 4. Coma and Encephalopathy -- 5. Fever with Altered Sensorium -- 6. Raised Intracranial Pressure - 7. Acute Visual Disturbances - 8. Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus -- 9. Headache in the Emergency -- 10. Risk Stratification and Management of TIA and Minor Stroke -- 11. Acute Ischaemic Stroke -- 12. Intracerebral Haemorrhage -- 13. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis -- 14. Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis -- 15. Viral Encephalitides -- 16. Chronic Meningitis.

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Substance Use and the Acute Psychiatric Patient : Emergency Management

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Abigail L. Donovan, Suzanne A. Bird, editors. --Cham: Humana Press , c2019.

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This book fills a gap in the existing medical literature by providing a best-practice approach to the evaluation and acute treatment of patients presenting for emergency care with identifiable substance use and/or co-occurring psychiatric disorders. As the first interdisciplinary book to integrate psychiatric and emergency care, the text uniquely covers a myriad of serious medical conditions, acute mental status and dangerous behavioral abnormalities. The book focuses on guidelines that support…

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Other Authors: Donovan, Abigail L.; Bird, Suzanne A.

Responsibility: Abigail L. Donovan, Suzanne A. Bird, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Humana Press

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 235 p.) : 7 illus. in color

Series Title: Current clinical psychiatry

ISBN: 9783319239613; 9783319239606 (Print ed.); 9783319239620 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2626-241X

Subjects (MeSH): Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); Emergencies; Emergency Treatment - methods; Mentally Ill Persons; Substance-Related Disorders

Specialty: Addiction Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Psychiatry

Abstract: This book fills a gap in the existing medical literature by providing a best-practice approach to the evaluation and acute treatment of patients presenting for emergency care with identifiable substance use and/or co-occurring psychiatric disorders. As the first interdisciplinary book to integrate psychiatric and emergency care, the text uniquely covers a myriad of serious medical conditions, acute mental status and dangerous behavioral abnormalities. The book focuses on guidelines that support emergency room physicians with little formal medical training in addiction medicine. The first section focuses on the diagnosis and management of substance-specific intoxication and withdrawal states, as well as common medical co-morbidities and disposition considerations. The book lends particular attention to the identification and stabilization of high risk medical conditions associated with each substance of abuse. The second section is psychiatrically focused, addressing the most common psychiatric symptoms and syndromes, their association with SUDs, an approach to differential diagnosis, and discussion of crucial treatment considerations for both safe ED management and post-ED disposition. A final section includes other pertinent topics, for example, the assessment of patient safety, responding to the medication-seeking patient, assessment and treatment of pregnant patients and working with adolescents and their families around substance use. Substance Use and The Acute Patient is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature for both consulting psychiatrists, emergency medicine specialists, addiction medicine specialists, and all other medical professionals who provide care for these most complex and underserved patients.

Contents: Part I. Management of Acute Substance Use Disorders -- Opioid Use Disorders and Related Emergencies -- Alcohol and Sedative Use Disorders and Related Emergencies -- Stimulant Use Disorders and Related Emergencies -- Cannabis Use Disorders and Related Emergencies -- Management of Acute Substance Use Disorders: Hallucinogens and Associated Compounds -- Part II. Management of Substance-Induced and Co-occurring Disorders -- Substance/Medication-Induced Mood Disorders and Co-Occurring Mood and Substance Use Disorders: Evaluation and Management in Emergency Department and Psychiatric Emergency Service Settings -- Substance-Induced Psychosis and Co-Occurring Psychotic Disorders -- Substance-Induced Anxiety and Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorders -- Patients with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Personality Disorders -- Preventing and Managing Risk of Violence and Suicide in Substance Abusing Patients in the Emergency Department -- Part III. Special Topics -- Responding to the Medication-Seeking Patient -- Substance Use in Children and Adolescents -- Emergency Management of Substance Use in Pregnant Patients.

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An International Perspective on Disasters and Children's Mental Health

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Christina W. Hoven, Lawrence V. Amsel, Sam Tyano, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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This book provides a broad international perspective on the psychological trauma faced by children and adolescents exposed to major disasters, and on the local public health response to their needs. An outstanding quality of the book is that it draws upon the experience of local researchers, clinicians, and public mental health practitioners who dedicated themselves to these children in the wake of overwhelming events. The chapters address exemplary responses to a wide variety of trauma types, …

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Other Authors: Hoven, Christina W.; Amsel, Lawrence V.; Tyano, Sam

Other Authors: World Psychiatric Association

Responsibility: Christina W. Hoven, Lawrence V. Amsel, Sam Tyano, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 439 p.) : 36 illus., 27 illus. in color

Series Title: Integrating psychiatry and primary care

ISBN: 9783030158729; 9783030158712 (Print ed.); 9783030158736 (Print ed.); 9783030158743 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2522-5693

Subjects (MeSH): Adolescent; Armed Conflicts; Child; Disasters; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Mental Health Services; Psychological Trauma - therapy; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - prevention & control

Specialty: Disaster Medicine; Mental Health Services; Pediatrics

Abstract: This book provides a broad international perspective on the psychological trauma faced by children and adolescents exposed to major disasters, and on the local public health response to their needs. An outstanding quality of the book is that it draws upon the experience of local researchers, clinicians, and public mental health practitioners who dedicated themselves to these children in the wake of overwhelming events. The chapters address exemplary responses to a wide variety of trauma types, including severe weather, war, industrial catastrophes, earthquakes, and terrorism. Because disasters do not recognize geographic, economic, or political boundaries, the chapters have been selected to reflect the diverse global community’s attempt to respond to vulnerable children in the most challenging times. The book, thus, examines a diverse range of healthcare systems, cultural settings, mental health infrastructure, government policies, and the economic factors that have played an important role in responses to traumatic events. The ultimate goal of this book is to stimulate future international collaborations and interventions that will promote children’s mental health in the face of disaster.

Contents: Part I. Children in Disasters: An Overview -- 1. The Impact of Trauma on the Fetus, the Infant, and the Child -- 2. Public Health Responses and Therapeutic Interventions -- Part II. Terrorism -- 3. Boko Haram Insurgency and Nigeria’s Mental Health Response -- 4. The Army Public School Massacre in Peshawar, Pakistan -- 5. Children’s Mental Health After 9/11 and the Boston Marathon Bombing -- Part III. Earthquakes and Tsunamis -- 6. Chilean Children 7 Years After the 2010 Earthquake and Tsunami -- 7. Children’s Exposure to China’s Wenchuan Earthquake: Mental Health Sequelae -- 8. Children’s Mental Health Following the Haiti 2010 Earthquake -- Part IV. Nuclear Events -- 9. Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 10. Responses to Children’s Mental Health Needs Following the Chernobyl Disaster -- 11. Child and Adolescent Suicide Risk Following the Chernobyl Disaster -- Part V. Extreme Weather and Geography -- 12. Psychopathology in Children and Their Caregivers Following America’s Hurricane Katrina -- 13. Use of Geographic Information Systems in Trauma Research -- Part VI. Parents and Children in Times of War -- 14. The Armenian Genocide and Its Intergenerational Effects -- 15. Promoting Mental Health for Children and Their Caregivers Affected by the Syrian Conflict -- 16. The Intergenerational Aftermath of War Captivity: The Israeli Experience -- Part VII. Refugees and Human Rights -- 17. Children Seeking Asylum: Mental Health and Human Rights -- 18. Children and Armed Conflict: A Child Rights-based Approach to Prevention and Mitigation -- Part VIII. Future Approaches -- 19. Preventing Future Terrorism: Intervening on Youth Radicalization -- 20. Mass Disasters and Children’s Mental Health: How General Systems Theory and Behavioral Economics Can Help.

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Emergencies in Neurology. Volume II

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Mamta Bhushan Singh, Rohit Bhatia, editors. (Second edition) --Singapore: Byword Books ; Springer , c2019.

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This is the second edition (in two volumes) of a well-received book that reflects current practices in the management of neurological emergencies. It was written bearing in mind the needs of first-contact physicians, who may be neurology trainees, neurology consultants, or interns. Special attention has been paid to various aspects of managing patients at the emergency department, from taking a good clinical history, to completing a quick and focused clinical examination, to investigating and c…

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Other Authors: Singh, Mamta Bhushan; Bhatia, Rohit

Responsibility: Mamta Bhushan Singh, Rohit Bhatia, editors

Edition: Second edition

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Byword Books ; Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 261 p.) : 60 illus., 11 illus. in color

ISBN: 9789811373817; 9789811373794 (Print ed.); 9789811373800 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Emergencies; Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis; Nervous System Diseases - therapy

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Neurology

Abstract: This is the second edition (in two volumes) of a well-received book that reflects current practices in the management of neurological emergencies. It was written bearing in mind the needs of first-contact physicians, who may be neurology trainees, neurology consultants, or interns. Special attention has been paid to various aspects of managing patients at the emergency department, from taking a good clinical history, to completing a quick and focused clinical examination, to investigating and commencing treatment. Neurological emergencies are unique in that they appear abruptly, generally follow a volatile course, and require a prompt yet balanced response. The management of neurological emergencies has been a major challenge in the past, and today, early and aggressive approaches are generally recommended. Exploring these and other aspects, the book offers a valuable asset for all practitioners seeking answers to the questions that inevitably arise while attempting to manage such critical situations.

Contents: 1. Neurological Emergencies in Tropical Infections -- 2. Autoimmune Encephalitis -- 3. Acute Demyelinating Emergencies -- 4. Acute Non-traumatic Myelopathies -- 5. Neuromuscular Emergencies -- 6. Movement Disorders in the Emergency -- 7. Neurological Emergencies in the Immunocompromised Population -- 8. Neurological Emergencies in Pregnancy -- 9. Acute Neurological Emergencies in Drug Abusers in India -- 10. Neuro-Oncology Emergencies Induced by Chemotherapy -- 11. Neurosurgical Interventions in Neurological Emergencies -- 12. Toxins and the Nervous System -- 13. The Problem of Death in Critical Care Medicine.

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Primary Management of Polytrauma

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Suk-Kyung Hong, Dong Kwan Kim, Sang Ryong Jeon, editors. --Singapore: Springer , 2019.

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This well-illustrated book describes a practical approach to the primary management of patients who have multiple injuries, or polytrauma, with the aim of providing medical and paramedical personnel with the knowledge required in order to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. The opening chapters explain initial assessment and management and the early diagnosis and treatment of shock. The primary management of injuries to the head, spine, chest, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, and soft tissues is…

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Other Authors: Hong, Suk-Kyung; Kim, Dong Kwan; Jeon, Sang Ryong

Responsibility: Suk-Kyung Hong, Dong Kwan Kim, Sang Ryong Jeon, editors

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 183 p._ : 132 illus., 65 illus. in color

ISBN: 9789811055294; 9789811055287 (Print ed.); 9789811055300 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Multiple Trauma - therapy; Wounds and Injuries - therapy

Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Traumatology

Abstract: This well-illustrated book describes a practical approach to the primary management of patients who have multiple injuries, or polytrauma, with the aim of providing medical and paramedical personnel with the knowledge required in order to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. The opening chapters explain initial assessment and management and the early diagnosis and treatment of shock. The primary management of injuries to the head, spine, chest, abdomen, musculoskeletal system, and soft tissues is then discussed in detail. The role played by diagnostic and interventional radiology in trauma management is explained, and an individual chapter is devoted to care of the pediatric patient. The book emphasizes the need for systematic assessment of multiple injuries from head to toe and the fact that the mechanisms and severity of injury and the anatomic disruption will differ in each patient. Taking these factors into account, readers will be able to identify and initiate treatment of those injuries likely to cause most harm to the individual patient.

Contents: 1. Initial Assessment and Management -- 2. Management of Shock -- 3. Traumatic Brain Injury -- 4. Spinal Injury -- 5. Thoracic Injury -- 6. Abdominal Injury -- 7. Musculoskeletal Injury -- 8. Soft-Tissue Injury -- 9. The Role of Radiology in Trauma Patients -- 10. Interventional Radiology -- 11. Interhospital Transfer.

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The 5-minute clinical consult 2020

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Domino, Frank J. (28th ed.) --Philadelpha, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2019.

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Author: Domino, Frank J.

Other Authors: Baldor, Robert A.; Golding, Jeremy; Stephens, Mark B.

Edition: 28th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelpha, PA

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 electronic resource, [1323 p.]

Series Title: 5-minute consult

ISBN: 9781975136413

Subjects (MeSH): Clinical Medicine; Emergency Medicine; Nursing

Specialty: Clinical Medicine

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Handbook

Location: Online

Practice education in paramedic science : theories and applications

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by Karen Gubbins, Sharon Hardwick. --Bridgewater, UK: Class Professional Publishing , c2019.

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Highlights the importance of the practice educator (PEd) role in supporting and assessing the learner during their practice-based education.

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Author: Gubbins, Karen

Other Authors: Hardwick, Sharon

Responsibility: by Karen Gubbins, Sharon Hardwick

Alternate Title: Paramedic science

Place of Publication: Bridgewater, UK

Publisher: Class Professional Publishing

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource, 120 p.

ISBN: 9781859596708

Subjects (MeSH): Emergency Medical Services - methods; Emergency Medical Technicians - education

Specialty: Allied Health Occupations; Education, Medical; Emergency Medicine

Abstract: Highlights the importance of the practice educator (PEd) role in supporting and assessing the learner during their practice-based education.