Infectious Diseases. Emergency Department Diagnosis & Management

Puntos Clave

* Written by emergency physicians for emergency physicians - information selected and organized to meet the daily clinical needs of the emergency physician
* Case presentation in every chapter - illustrates key principles and helps reader apply information to daily practice
* Treatment Summary Box in each chapter - at a glance review of drugs and dosages recommended in that chapter

Tabla de Contenidos

• HEAD, EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT INFECTIONS Sinusitis Pharyngitis Otitis Odotogenic, Rhinocerebral Mucomycosis, Conjunctivitis and Rhinitis
• CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS Meningitis Encephalitis Epidural Abscess and Brain Abscess HIV Associated CNS Infections
• LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS Influenza CAP and Bronchitis TB Associated Infections Lung Abscess
• CARDIAC INFECTIONS Infective Endocarditis Myocarditis and Pericarditis
• GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS Hepatitis Cholecystitis, Choledocholithasis, and Hepatobiliary Infections Peritonitis Infectious Diarrhea HIV Associated GI Infections
• URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS Cystitis, Pyelonephritis, and Complicated Urinary Tract Infection
• FEVER AND RASH The Febrile Child Sepsis Adverse Cutaneous Drug Eruption Impetigo, Erysipelas, Cellulitis, and Necrotizing Skin Infections Pustular Skin Infections Viral-Associated Exanthems (including Herpes Zoster)
• ORTHOPEDIC INFECTIONS Infected Prosthetic Device and Osteomyelitis Septic Arthritis Plantar Puncture Wounds Diabetic Foot Ulcer Felon, Paronychia and Tenosynovitis Mammalian Bites and Rabies Tetanus
• CURRENT ISSUES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES Bioterrorism (Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, and Tularemia) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Emerging Infections (West Nile Virus, SARS, Hanta-Virus, and Leptospirosis) Tick-Borne Diseases Fever in the Returning Traveler Immunizations HIV/AIDS

Biografía autor/es

Ellen Slaven, MD
Section of Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine
Lousiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA
Susan C. Stone, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Southern California School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Alfredo A. Lopez, MD
Vice Chair of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA