Ilene Claudius,Larry J Baraff
Ilene Claudius
Fever is defined as a rectal temperature greater than 38.0 degrees C (>100.4 degrees F). A recently documented fever at home should be considered the same as a fever in the ED and should be managed similarly. All febrile infants younger tha...
Matthew C Strehlow
Matthew C Strehlow
Emergency providers must be experts in the resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill patients, and the rapid recognition of shock is crucial to allow aggressive targeted intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality. This article ...
The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll [0.03%]
急症重症患者休克评估中的快速超声检查(RUSH检査)：极速 ultrasound在 shock 中的应用
Phillips Perera,Thomas Mailhot,David Riley et al.
Phillips Perera et al.
The RUSH exam (Rapid Ultrasound in SHock examination), presented in this article, represents a comprehensive algorithm for the integration of bedside ultrasound into the care of the patient in shock. By focusing on a stepwise evaluation of ...
Robert C Mackersie
Robert C Mackersie
The management of the trauma patient presents the practitioner with a host of challenges, and the pace, variety of venues, and multidisciplinary nature of the field combine to create a system complexity that is laden with potential pitfalls...
Jeffrey Tabas,Teri Reynolds
Jeffrey Tabas
Jonathan S Olshaker,Brendan G Magauran Jr,Joseph H Kahn
Jonathan S Olshaker
Karis Tekwani,Rishi Sikka
Karis Tekwani
Abdominal and extremity complaints are a frequent reason for presentation to the emergency department. Although these are common complaints, several abdominal and extremity disease entities may be missed or may be subject to delayed diagnos...
Lauren Nentwich,Andrew S Ulrich
Lauren Nentwich
Of the many different complaints of patients presenting to the emergency department, some of the most difficult to diagnose and manage involve pathology of the head and neck. Often diagnoses of conditions affecting this part of the body are...
Kar-mun C Woo,Jeffrey I Schneider
Kar-mun C Woo
Chest pain is one of the most frequently seen chief complaints in patients presenting to emergency departments, and is considered to be a "high-risk" chief complaint. The differential diagnosis for chest pain is broad, and potential causes ...