Minor Emergencies Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition

PART 1: Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies

1. Dystonic Drug Reaction

2. Heat Illness (Heat Edema, Heat Syncope, Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion)

3. Hyperventilation

4. Hysterical Coma or Pseudoseizure

5. Idiopathic Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy)

6. Migraine Headache

7. Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Adult

8. Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Febrile and Pediatric

9. Tension-Type (Muscle Contraction) Headache

10. Trivial, Minimal, and Minor Head Trauma (Concussion)

11. Vasovagal or Neurocardiogenic or Neurally Mediated Syncope (Faint, Swoon)

12. Vertigo (Dizziness, Lightheadedness)

13. Weakness

PART 2: Ophthalmologic Emergencies

14. Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

15. Contact Lens Complications

16. Corneal Abrasion

17. Floaters

18. Foreign Body, Conjunctival

19. Foreign Body, Corneal

20. Hordeolum (Sty)

21. Iritis (Acute Anterior Uveitis)

22. Periorbital and Conjunctival Edema

23. Periorbital Ecchymosis (Black Eye)

24. Removal of Dislocated Contact Lens

25. Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

26. Ultraviolet Keratoconjunctivitis (Welders or Tanning Bed Burn)

PART 3: Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies

27. Cerumen Impaction (Earwax Blockage)

28. Epistaxis (Nosebleed)

29. Foreign Body, Ear

30. Foreign Body, Nose

31. Foreign Body, Throat

32. Laryngotracheobronchitis (Croup)

33. Mononucleosis (Glandular Fever)

34. Nasal Fracture (Broken Nose)

35. Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear), Acute

36. Otitis Media, Acute

37. Otitis Media with Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear)

38. Perforated Tympanic Membrane (Ruptured Eardrum)

39. Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)

40. Rhinitis, Acute (Runny Nose)

41. Rhinosinusitis (Sinusitis)

PART 4: Oral and Dental Emergencies

42. Aphthous Ulcer, Acute

43. Avulsed Tooth, Dental Subluxation, and Dental Luxation

44. Bleeding after Dental Surgery

45. Burning Mouth Syndrome, Burning Tongue (Glossodynia)

46. Dental Pain, Periapical Abscess (Tooth Abscess

47. Dental Pain, Pericoronitis

48. Dental Pain, Postextraction Alveolar Osteitis (Dry Socket)

49. Dental Pain, Pulpitis

50. Dental Trauma (Fracture, Subluxation, and Displacement)

51. Gingivitis and Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (Trench Mouth)

52. Lacerations of the Mouth

53. Oral Candidiasis (Thrush or Yeast Infection)

54. Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister)

55. Orthodontic Complications

56. Perlèche (Angular Cheilitis)

57. Sialolithiasis (Salivary Duct Stones)

58. Temporomandibular Disorder

59. Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation (Jaw Dislocation)

60. Uvular Edema, Acute

PART 5: Pulmonary and Thoracic Emergencies

61. Bronchitis (Chest Cold), Acute

62. Costochondritis and Musculoskeletal Chest Pain

63. Inhalation Injury (Smoke Inhalation)

64. Irritant Incapacitant Exposure (Lacrimators, Riot Control Agents, Tear Gas)

65. Rib Fracture and Costochondral Separation (Broken Rib)

PART 6: Gastrointestinal Emergencies

66. Anal Fissure

67. Blocked Tubes (G-tube, J-tube)

68. Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Colic (Stomach Cramps)

69. Diarrhea (Acute Gastoenteritis)

70. Enterobiasis (Pinworm, Seatworm, Threadworm)

71. Esophageal Food Bolus Obstruction (Steakhouse Syndrome)

72. Foreign Body, Rectal

73. Foreign Body, Swallowed

74. Hemorrhoids (Piles)

75. Singultus (Hiccups)

76. Vomiting (Food Poisoning, Gastroenteritis)

PART 7: Urologic Emergencies

77. Blunt Scrotal Trauma

78. Colorful Urine

79. Epididymitis

80. Genital Herpes Simplex

81. Phimosis and Paraphimosis

82. Prostatitis, Acute Bacterial

83. Urethritis (Drip, Clap)

84. Urinary Retention, Acute

85. Urinary Tract Infection, Lower (Cystitis), Uncomplicated

PART 8: Gynecologic Emergencies

86. Bartholin Abscess

87. Condylomata acuminate (Genital Warts)

88. Contact Vulvovaginitis

89. Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps)

90. Foreign Body, Vaginal

91. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)

92. Prophylaxis Following Sexual Exposure

93. Vaginal Bleeding

94. Vaginitis

PART 9: Musculoskeletal Emergencies

95. Acromioclavicular (Shoulder) Separation

96. Ankle Sprain (Twisted Ankle)

97. Annular Ligament Displacement, Radial Head Subluxation (Nursemaid's Elbow)

98. Boutonnière Finger

99. Boxer's Fifth Metacarpal Fracture

100. Bursitis

101. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

102. Cervical Strain (Whiplash)

103. Clavicle (Collarbone) Fracture

104. Coccyx Fracture (Tailbone Fracture)

105. DeQuervain's Paratenonitis (Thumb Tenosynovitis)

106. Extensor Tendon Avulsion-Distal Phalanx (Baseball or Mallet Finger)

107. Finger Dislocation (PIP Joint)

108. Finger Sprain (PIP Joint)

109. Fingertip (Tuft) Fractures

110. Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon Avulsion-Distal Phalanx (Splay Finger)

111. Ganglion Cysts

112. Gouty Arthritis, Acute

113. Knee Sprain

114. Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow) and Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)

115. Ligament Sprains (Including Joint Capsule Injuries)

116. Locked Knee

117. Lumbar Strain ("Mechanical" Low Back Pain, Sacroiliac Dysfunction), Acute

118. Monarticular Arthritis, Acute

119. Muscle Cramps (Charley Horse)

120. Muscle Strains and Tears

121. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Trigger-Points)

122. Patellar Dislocation

123. Plantar Fasciitis ("Heel Spur")

124. "Plantaris Tendon" Rupture, Gasrocnemius Muscle Tear (Calf Muscle Tear)

125. Radial Head Fracture

126. Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy)

127. Scaphoid Fracture

128. Shoulder Dislocation

129. Tendinopathy: Tendinosis, Paratenonitis (Tendonitis)

130. Toe Fracture (Broken Toe)

131. Torticollis (Wryneck)