Pediatric Emergency Medicine Secrets

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Table of Contents:

Section I

Advanced Life Support

1. Childhood Resuscitation

2. Neonatal Resuscitation

3. Respiratory Failure

4. Shock

Section II

Chief Complaints

5. Abdominal Pain

6. Altered Mental Status

7. Apnea

8. Chest Pain

9. Cough

10. Crying and Irritability in the Young Child

11. Diarrhea

12. Ear Pain

13. Fever

14. Foreign Bodies

15. Headache

16. Hematuria and Dysuria

17. Hypertension

18. Jaundice

19. Limp

20. Neck Mass

21. Rash

22. Red Eye

23. Scrotal Pain

24. Sore Throat

25. Stiff Neck

26. Stridor Sue Kost

27. Syncope

28. Vaginal Bleeding / Discharge

29. Vomiting

Section III

Medical Emergencies

30. Anaphylaxis

31. Cardiac Emergencies

32. Central Nervous System Emergencies

33. Endocrine Disorders

34. Fluids and Electrolytes

35. Gastroenterology Emergencies

36. GYN Emergencies

37. Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

38. Infectious Disease Emergencies

39. Poisonings

40. Psychiatric Emergencies

41. Respiratory Emergencies

42. Technology Assisted Child

Section IV

Surgical Emergencies

43. Dental / Periodontal Emergencies

44. General Surgery Emergencies

45. Neurosurgery Emergencies

46. Ophthalmology Emergencies

47. Orthopedic Emergencies

48. Otorhinolaryngology Emergencies

49. Urologic Emergencies

Section V

Trauma

50. Abdominal Trauma

51. Burns / Smoke Inhalation

52. Child Abuse

53. Dental Injuries

54. Extremity Injuries

55. Eye Injuries

56. Head Trauma

57. Minor Trauma

58. Multiple Trauma

59. Neck and Spine Injury

60. Pelvic Trauma and Genitourinary Injury

61. Sports Injuries

62. Thoracic Trauma

Section VI

Environmental Emergencies

63. Bites and Stings

64. Drowning

65. Electrical and Lightning Injuries

66. Heat- Related Illness

67. Hypothermia

Section VII

Special Topics

68. Chemical and Biological Terrorism

69. Emergency Medical Services for Children / Pre- Hospital Care

70. Patient Safety

71. Risk Management and Administrative Issues

72. Sedation and Analgesia

73. Transport Medicine

INDEX