Handbook of Neurologic Emergencies

Handbook of Pediatric Medical Emergencies

Neurologic infectious disease emergencies.

Nearly 70 years after the discovery of penicillin, neurologic infectious diseases (NIDs) remain an important worldwide source of morbidity and mortality. The clinician faced with a potential NID must urgently consider patient demographics, pace of illness and clinical syndrome, and laboratory data. In keeping with the topics of this issue, initial emergency diagnosis and management are emphasiz...

Blog and Podcast Watch: Neurologic Emergencies

INTRODUCTION The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch presents high quality open-access educational blogs and podcasts in emergency medicine (EM) based on the ongoing ALiEM Approved Instructional Resources (AIR) and AIR-Professional series. Both series critically appraise resources using an objective scoring rubric. This installment of the Blog and Podcast Watch highlights the topic of neurologic eme...

Seizures, Stroke, and Other Neurologic Emergencies

• Improve the recognition, differential diagnosis, and management of seizures occurring in critically ill patients • Understand the pharmacology and application of newer anticonvulsant drugs in the ICU • Recognize and manage status epilepticus • Understand the special diagnostic and management issues of refractory status epilepticus • Improve recognition of patients with acute subarachnoid hemo...

Neurologic Emergencies. Recognition and Management. 2nd Edition

Habif has provided a dermatologic formulary which catalogs frequently used drugs as well as their adverse interactions with other pharmacologic agents. With this new edition, the author has updated his original text and increased its usefulness. He offers clear, concise descriptions of dermatologic lesions, a multitude of photographs, and basic therapeutics ideally suited for the student, house...