{PDF} Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine

Emergency physicians assess and manage a wide variety of problems from patients presenting with a diversity of severities, ranging from mild to severe and life-threatening. They are expected to maintain their competency and expertise in areas where there is rapid knowledge change.

Evidence-based Emergency Medicine is the first book of its kind in emergency medicine to tackle the problems practicing physicians encounter in the emergency setting using an evidence-based approach. It summarizes the published evidence available for the diagnosis and treatment of common emergency health care problems in adults. Each chapter contextualizes a topic area using a clinical vignette and generates a series of key clinically important diagnostic and treatment questions. By completing detailed reviews of diagnostic and treatment research, using evidence from systematic reviews, RCTs, and prospective observational studies, the authors provide conclusions and practical recommendations.

Focusing primarily on diagnosis in areas where evidence for treatment is well accepted (e.g. DVTs), and treatment in other diseases where diagnosis is not complex (e.g. asthma), this text is written by leading emergency physicians at the forefront of evidence-based medicine. Evidence-based Emergency Medicine is ideal for emergency physicians and trainees, emergency department staff, and family physicians specialising in the acute care of medical and injured patients.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1?12): Brian H. Rowe and Peter C. Wyer
Chapter 2 Knowledge Translation: A Primer for Emergency Physicians (pages 13?21): Eddy S. Lang, Peter C. Wyer and Marc Afilalo
Chapter 3 Critical Appraisal: General Issues in Emergency Medicine (pages 22?33): Suneel Upadhye
Chapter 4 Continuing Education (pages 34?42): Joel Lexchin
Chapter 5 Quality Improvement (pages 43?48): Andrew Worster and Ann McKibbon
Chapter 6 Medication Adherence (pages 49?57): Ursula Whalen and Sunil Kripalani
Chapter 7 Emergency Department Triage (pages 58?65): Sandy L. Dong and Michael Bullard
Chapter 8 Emergency Department Overcrowding (pages 66?76): Michael Schull and Matthew Cooke
Chapter 9 Emergency Management of Asthma Exacerbations (pages 77?88): Brian H. Rowe and Carlos A. Camargo
Chapter 10 COPD Exacerbations (pages 89?99): Brian H. Rowe and Rita K. Cydulka
Chapter 11 Diagnosis and Treatment of Community?Acquired Pneumonia (pages 100?112): Sam G. Campbell and Tom Marrie
Chapter 12 Deep Vein Thrombosis (pages 113?122): Eddy S. Lang and Phil Wells
Chapter 13 Pulmonary Embolism (pages 123?132): Phil Wells and Michael Brown
Chapter 14 Prevention and Treatment of Influenza (pages 133?142): Stephen R. Pitts
Chapter 15 Anaphylaxis (pages 143?149): Theodore Gaeta
Chapter 16 Chest Pain (pages 151?164): Alain Vadeboncoeur, Jerrald Dankoff and Eddy S. Lang
Chapter 17 Acute Coronary Syndromes (pages 165?176): Kirk Magee
Chapter 18 Acute Myocardial Infarction (pages 177?189): Bjug Borgundvaag
Chapter 19 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (pages 190?199): Brett Jones and Sean P. Collins
Chapter 20 Atrial Fibrillation (pages 200?213): Barry Diner
Chapter 21 Ventricular and Supraventricular Arrhythmias (pages 214?224): Eddy S. Lang and Eli Segal
Chapter 22 Cardiac Arrest (pages 225?233): Riyad B. Abu?Laban and Michael Shuster
Chapter 23 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (pages 235?250): Peter W. Greenwald, Scott Weingart and H. Bryant Nguyen
Chapter 24 Delirium (pages 251?259): Denise Nassisi and Andy Jagoda
Chapter 25 Caring for the Elderly (pages 260?270): Christopher R. Carpenter, Michael Stern and Arthur B. Sanders
Chapter 26 Syncope (pages 271?281): Richard Lappin and James Quinn
Chapter 27 General Toxicology (pages 282?295): Luke Yip, Nicole Bouchard and Marco L. A. Sivilotti
Chapter 28 Toxicology: Acetaminophen and Salicylate Poisoning (pages 296?303): Mark Yarema and Richard Dart
Chapter 29 Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (pages 305?315): Jeffrey J. Bazarian and Will Townend
Chapter 30 Neck Injuries (pages 316?324): Marcia L. Edmonds and Robert Brison
Chapter 31 Ankle Injuries (pages 325?334): Jerome Fan
Chapter 32 Knee Injuries (pages 335?343): Anita Pozgay and Elisabeth Hobden
Chapter 33 Wrist injuries (pages 344?349): Sandy L. Dong and Brian H. Rowe
Chapter 34 Shoulder Injuries (pages 350?362): Jenn Carpenter, Marcel Emond and Robert Brison
Chapter 35 Chest Trauma (pages 363?372): Shahriar Zehtabchi and Richard Sinert
Chapter 36 Hemorrhagic Shock (pages 373?380): Dennis Djogovic, Jonathan Davidow and Peter Brindley
Chapter 37 Acute Appendicitis (pages 381?390): James A. Nelson and Stephen R. Hayden
Chapter 38 Ectopic Pregnancy (pages 391?403): Heather Murray and Elisha David Targonsky
Chapter 39 Acute Ureteric Colic (pages 404?411): Andrew Worster
Chapter 40 Urinary Tract Infection (pages 412?419): Rawle A. Seupaul, Chris McDowell and Robert Bassett
Chapter 41 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (pages 420?434): Linda Papa and Kurt Weber
Chapter 42 Pregnancy (pages 435?444): Ashley Shreves
Chapter 43 Gastrointestinal Bleeding (pages 445?453): Michael Bullard and Justin Cheung
Chapter 44 Transient Ischemic Attack (pages 455?465): Ted Glynn
Chapter 45 Stroke (pages 466?474): William J. Meurer and Robert Silbergleit
Chapter 46 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (pages 475?484): Jeffrey J. Perry
Chapter 47 Bacterial Meningitis (pages 485?492): Cheryl K. Chang and Peter C. Wyer
Chapter 48 Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders (pages 493?502): Benjamin W. Friedman
Chapter 49 Seizures (pages 503?511): Elizabeth B. Jones
Chapter 50 The Agitated Patient (pages 512?519): Michael S. Radeos and Edwin D. Boudreaux
Chapter 51 Sore Throat (pages 521?533): Benson Yeh and Barnet Eskin
Chapter 52 Rhinosinusitis (pages 534?542): Errol Stern
Chapter 53 Conjunctivitis (pages 543?549): Nicola E. Schiebel
Chapter 54 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (pages 551?560): David W. Messenger and Marco L. A. Sivilotti
Chapter 55 Wound Repair (pages 561?570): Helen Ouyang and James Quinn
Chapter 56 Soft Tissue Abscess (pages 571?577): Heather Murray
Chapter 57 Ultrasound Use: Three Select Applications (pages 578?585): Srikar Adhikari and Michael Blaivas
Chapter 58 Injury Prevention (pages 587?599): Mary Patricia McKay and Liesl A. Curtis
Chapter 59 Intimate Partner Violence (pages 600?605): Debra Houry
Chapter 60 Smoking Cessation (pages 606?613): Lisa Cabral and Steven L. Bernstein
Chapter 61 Immunization (pages 614?623): Jeremy Hess and Katherine L. Heilpern
Chapter 62 Alcohol and Other Drugs (pages 624?634): Barbara M. Kirrane, Linda C. Degutis and Gail D’onofrio
Chapter 63 Elder Abuse (pages 635?643): Ralph J. Riviello