Jeffrey P Louie
Jeffrey P Louie
There are a myriad of abdominal emergencies in the first year of life. Some are more common than others, but each very serious. Any delay in determining the diagnosis can lead to significant morbidity and even mortality. This article discus...
Linton Yee
Linton Yee
Cardiac emergencies in the first year of life can be anxiety provoking for the health care provider. An understanding of the pathophysiology involved in the most common emergency department presentations is crucial to the development of app...
Seema Shah,Ghazala Q Sharieff
Seema Shah
Pediatric respiratory infections are a common presenting complaint to the emergency department. This article discusses the presentation and management of infectious conditions, including bacterial tracheitis, bronchiolitis, croup, epiglotti...
Pediatric resuscitation update [0.03%]
儿科复苏更新
Stephanie J Doniger,Ghazala Q Sharieff
Stephanie J Doniger
In 2005, the American Heart Association updated the guidelines for newborn and pediatric resuscitation. These changes are now being taught in the current Basic Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support classes. This article reviews t...
Merlin C Lowe Jr,Dale P Woolridge
Merlin C Lowe Jr
Despite the broad technologic advancements of medicine, screening for illness in infants is highly reliant on a complete physical exam. For this reason it is critical that the examining physician not only have a thorough understanding of ab...
Marian Betz,Guohua Li
Marian Betz
Injuries remain the leading cause of death of Americans ages 1 to 44 years, and prevention is an essential companion to injury treatment. Effective injury prevention begins with an understanding of epidemiologic issues, such as injury class...
Wound management [0.03%]
伤口护理
Maria E Moreira,Vincent J Markovchick
Maria E Moreira
Wound management makes up an important part of the emergency physician's practice. Understanding the physiology of wound healing and the patient and wound factors affecting this process is essential for the proper treatment of wounds. There...
Trauma in pregnancy [0.03%]
孕期创伤学
Seric S Cusick,Carrie D Tibbles
Seric S Cusick
The care of the pregnant trauma patient provides unique challenges and holds profound implications for both fetal and maternal outcomes. The management of these patients is influenced by unique anatomic and physiologic changes, increased co...
Geriatric trauma [0.03%]
老年创伤学
David W Callaway,Richard Wolfe
David W Callaway
Elderly trauma patients present unique challenges and face more significant obstacles to recovery than younger patients. Despite overall higher mortality, longer length of stay, increased resource use, and higher rates of discharge to rehab...
Jahn T Avarello,Richard M Cantor
Jahn T Avarello
Trauma is the leading cause of death in children nationwide. Proper management of the pediatric trauma patient involves many of the components contained within standard trauma protocols. By paying strict attention to the anatomical and phys...