Abdominal Emergencies / Edition 1

by David M. Cline, Latha Ganti

Overview

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A comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how to accurately diagnose abdominal pain — and treat its underlying causes

A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This does a remarkable job of examining and summarizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic options for a very difficult yet common complaint. Its strength is in the discussion of best use and limitations of the testing modalities used to diagnose abdominal pain. It is more concise than many other similar texts, and covers the information extremely well."—Doody's Review Service

This clinical companion — written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians — takes you through all of the must-know management strategies for acute and chronic abdominal pain and its etiology.

In its all-inclusive overview of abdominal pain-related conditions such as urinary tract infection and diverticulitis, the book includes only those insights that are most useful for busy ER physicians. This essential, high-yield approach carries over to a chapter format that features quick-hit bulleted lists of key clinical facts, along with a step-by-step review of management guidelines. You'll also find an abundance of clinically relevant CT and ultrasound scans, plus criteria for their interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071468619
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/10/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

David M. Cline, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University Health Services
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC

Latha G. Stead, MD, FACEP
Chair, Division of Emergency Medicine Research
Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Latha Ganti, MD, MS, FACEP is Chief, Division of Clinical Research and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine at Gainesville. She is also Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (Rochester, MN) and serves as Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain, David M. Cline
Chapter 2: Approach to Abdominal Pain, Mary Cline O'Brian, David M. Cline
Chapter 3: Abdominal Pain in Special Populations, Henderson D. McGinnis, David M. Cline
Chapter 4: Utility and Limitations of Laboratory Studies, Michael T. Fitch
Chapter 5: The Role of Imaging in Evaluating Emergency Patients with Abdominal Pain, Lawrence M. Lewis
Chapter 6: Vomiting, David M. Cline
Chapter 7: Diarrhea, Phillip A. Clement, Kevin J. Corcoran
Chapter 8: Constipation, David M. Cline
Chapter 9: Acute Appendicitis, Mitchell c. Sokolosky
Chapter 10: Peptic Ulcer Disease, Catherine A. Marco, Randall W. King
Chapter 11: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Gastritis, David M. Barrett
Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angela M. Mills
Chapter 13: Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus, David M. Cline, Roy L. Alston
Chapter 14: Hernia in Adults and Children, Joseph C. Schmidt
Chapter 15: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Joshua Broder, Christopher Reynolds
Chapter 16: Mesenteric Ischemia, Rachel M. Gilmore, Michael C. Plewa
Chapter 17: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Bret A. Nicks
Chapter 18: Diverticulitis, Simon A. Mahler
Chapter 19: Alcoholic Hepatitis, Thomas A. Brunell
Chapter 20: Viral Hepatitis, Esther H. Chen, Bruce Y. Lee
Chapter 21: Cirrhosis and Liver Failure, Susan P. Torrey
Chapter 22: Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic, William P. Scruggs, John Christian Fox
Chapter 23: Pancreatitis, David M. Cline
Chapter 24: Complications of Surgical Procedures, Christopher J. Fullager
Chapter 25: Urologic Stone Disease, David E. Manthey, Bret A. Nicks
Chapter 26: Urinary Tract Infections, Alan Heins
Chapter 27: Testicular Torsion, Anjali Bhagra
Chapter 28: Acute Urinary Obstruction and Retention, Kristine Thompson
Chapter 29: Complications of Urologic Devices, Simon A. Mahler, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan
Chapter 30: Pelvic Pain in the Nonpregnant Patient, Howard K. Mell
Chapter 31: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Scott M. Silvers
Chapter 32: Ectopic Pregnancy and Abdominal Pain in the Pregnant Patient, Stacie Zelman
Chapter 33: Ovarian Torsion, Heather L. Farley
Chapter 34: Intussusception, Melissa W. Costello, W. Scott McNair
Chapter 35: Malrotation and Volvulus in Infants, David Magilner
Chapter 36: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura, Douglas K. Holtzman
Chapter 37: Colic in Infants, Kim Askew, Milan Nadkarni
Chapter 38: Pyloric Stenosis, David Magilner
Chapter 39: Chronic Abdominal Pain, Alan Heins
Chapter 40: Conditions Presenting with Abdominal Wall Pain, M. Fernanda Bellolio
Chapter 41: Cardiac Disease Presenting as Abdominal Pain, Howard K. Mell
Chapter 42: Nonabdominal Infectious Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Kim Ryan Schutterle, Larry F. Vukov
Chapter 43: Metabolic and Toxicologic Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, M. Fernanda Bellolio
Chapter 44: Neuropsychiatric Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Sara R. Shimmin
Chapter 45: Hematologic Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain—Sickle Cell Disease, Christopher C. Kwon, Johnny J. Vazquez
Chapter 46: Blunt Abdominal Trauma Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan, Latha G. Stead
Chapter 47: Admission Decision Making and Discharge Instructions for a Patient with Abdominal Pain, Charles L. Maddow, Manish N. Shah
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Malford Tyson Pillow, MD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description: This book describes the initial approach, diagnosis, and treatment of abdominal emergencies incorporating CT scanning, ultrasound, and laboratory studies. It is a concise, yet in-depth review of abdominal pain from the perspective of both symptomatology and diagnosis that uses diagrams, tables, and radiology images to highlight its key points.
Purpose: The purpose is to discuss the approach to and diagnosis of abdominal emergencies using the most recent imaging modalities and laboratory studies. Abdominal emergencies, as the author notes, have shifted from a primarily clinical diagnosis to one with multiple diagnostic tools and options. The author's objectives are worthy and extremely well met by this book.
Audience: It is written for practicing physicians, but will be useful to any medical personnel or medical student as well.
Features: The book covers abdominal emergencies from both a symptom- and diagnosis-based approach. It attempts to incorporate symptoms, physical examinations, laboratory studies, and imaging modalities into a complete picture for the diagnosis of abdominal pain. The book makes a strong effort to explain not only the tests used, but limitations and best uses of the laboratory and imaging to aid diagnosis. It includes high yield facts and pitfalls to help summarize key points.
Assessment: This does a remarkable job of examining and summarizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic options for a very difficult yet common complaint. Its strength is in the discussion of best use and limitations of the testing modalities used to diagnose abdominal pain. It is more concise than many other similar texts, and covers the information extremely well.

Doody's Review Service