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Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Medicine Handbook,
5th Edition

William A. Berk MD

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1262-4
©2006 Paperback 324 pages

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A quick reference to almost any drug, dosage, graph, chart, or protocol used in emergency medicine.

  • Easy access to critical information.
  • Pocket sized.
  • Covers critical care, trauma, cardiology, toxicology, and primary care issues, such as hypertension, gastroenteritis, and pharyngitis.
  • Authoritative drug-dosing and disease treatment tables.
  • Treatment regimens for scores of common diseases.
  • TIMI Risk Score, Nexus Low-Risk Criteria, and CT Grading of Solid Organ Injuries.
  • ACLS and PALS algorithms.
  • Pediatric and adult visual acuity charts.

  • Critical Care
  • ACLS Protocols
  • Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
  • Detroit Receiving Hospital Rapid-Sequence Intubation Protocol
  • Normal Resting Hemodynamic Values
  • Diagnostic and Decision Making Aids
  • TIMI Risk Score for Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation MI
  • Pretest Probability of DVT
  • Pretest Probability of Pulmonary Embolism
  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia Prediction Rule (PORT Score)
  • Dental Anatomy
  • Sensory Dermatomes
  • Spinal Cord Levels: Sensory and Motor
  • Hand Motor Exam
  • Hand Muscles by Nerve Innervation
  • Hand Sensory Nerve Innervation
  • Coma: Correlating Exam with Level of Brain Dysfunction
  • NIH Stroke Scale
  • Clinically Useful Formulae

  • Trauma
  • ATLS Primary and Secondary Surveys
  • Classification of Hemorrhagic Shock
  • Revised Adult Trauma Score
  • Pediatric Trauma Score
  • Adult Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Pediatric (Infant) Coma Scale
  • Cervical Spine Injuries: Stable and Unstable
  • Ottawa Ankle Rules
  • Pittsburgh Knee Rules
  • Rabies: Indications for Prophylaxis
  • Adult Burn Surface Area
  • Pediatric Burn Surface Area
  • Indications for Admission: Adults and Children
  • Fluid Management: Adults and Children
  • Tetanus Prophylaxis
  • Tetanus Wound Prophylaxis
  • CT Grading of Solid Organ Injuries

  • Toxicology
  • General Protocol for Ingestions
  • Protocol for Cutaneous Decontamination
  • Protocol for Tricyclic Antidepressant Ingestions
  • Toxins for Which Prolonged Monitoring Should Be Considered Following Exposure
  • Toxidromes
  • Antidotes to Specific Overdoses
  • N-Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst® Oractadote®) Treatment of Acetaminophen Ingestion
  • Treatment by Hemodialysis or Hemoperfusion
  • Phone Resources for Toxicologic Information

  • General Medical Reference
  • Causes of Metabolic Acidosis
  • Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis
  • Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis
  • Causes of Respiratory Acidosis
  • Causes of Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances
  • Acid-Base Nomogram
  • Acute Renal Failure vs. Pre-Renal Azotemia
  • Height Surface Area Weight
  • Detroit Medical Center Algorithm for Assessing Exposure to Bloodborne Virus
  • Synovial Fluid in Acute Arthritis
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid in Meningitis
  • Hemophilia A and B Treatment
  • Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
  • Management of Therapeutic Warfarin Overdose
  • Warfarin Interactions
  • Isolation Strategies and Contagious Periods for Infectious Diseases

  • Pediatric Reference
  • APGAR Scoring
  • Tube and Laryngoscope Sizes
  • Hemoglobin and MCV
  • WBC Count by Age
  • Girls' Head Circumference
  • Boys' Head Circumference
  • Girls' Weight and Length, Birth to 36 Months
  • Boys' Weight and Length, Birth to 36 Months
  • Treatment of Specific Diseases
  • Drug Therapy
  • Index
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