Jennifer Rossi,Megan C Swan,Eric D Isaacs
Jennifer Rossi
Violent and agitated patients are high risk because they may pose a physical threat to the staff, may harm themselves, and may have dangerous comorbidities and illness that are causing the violence. The emergency physician must quickly cont...
Susan B Promes,Flavia Nobay
Susan B Promes
The focus of this article is first-trimester bleeding. Vaginal bleeding during the first 3 months of pregnancy is a common event. It is important that the emergency physicians recognize patients with vaginal bleeding who may have an adverse...
The high-risk airway [0.03%]
高风险气道管理
Robert J Vissers,Michael A Gibbs
Robert J Vissers
There are few conditions in emergency medicine as potentially challenging and high-risk as the difficult or failed airway. The emergency physician must be able to anticipate the difficult or failed airway, recognize associated physiologic d...
Ian D Jones,Corey M Slovis
Ian D Jones
Risk stratification and management of the patient with low-risk chest pain continues to be challenging despite the considerable effort of numerous investigators. Evidence exists that a specific subset of young patients can be defined as low...
Charlotte Page Wills,Megann Young,Douglas W White
Charlotte Page Wills
This article illustrates the challenges practitioners face evaluating shortness of breath, a common emergency department complaint. Through a series of patient encounters, pitfalls in the evaluation of shortness of breath are reviewed and d...
Craig G Smollin
Craig G Smollin
Although most poisonings require only supportive care, the emergency physician must recognize when the use of an antidote is required, and understand the risks and benefits of the treatment rendered. Although the more commonly instituted sp...
Stuart P Swadron
Stuart P Swadron
Headache is the fifth most common primary complaint of patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) in the United States. The emergency physician (EP) plays a unique role in the management of these patients, one that differs from tha...
Pediatric airway nightmares [0.03%]
儿科呼吸道噩梦
James D&#x;Agostino
James D&#x;Agostino
Pediatric disorders that involve actual or potential airway compromise are among the most challenging cases that emergency department providers face. This article discusses the diagnosis and management of common and uncommon conditions in i...
Pitfalls in appendicitis [0.03%]
阑尾炎的诊断陷阱
Robert J Vissers,William B Lennarz
Robert J Vissers
The diagnosis of appendicitis is fraught with potential pitfalls, and despite its prevalence, appendicitis continues to be a condition at high risk for missed and delayed diagnosis. There is no single historical or physical finding or labor...
Jennifer C Laine,Scott P Kaiser,Mohammad Diab
Jennifer C Laine
Pediatric patients often present to the emergency department with orthopedic pathology that can challenge the emergency department physician. This article focuses on key diagnoses that are frequently mismanaged. These diagnoses require spec...