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Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies , An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-4 - September 28, 2023
- Editors: George C Willis, Bennett A. Myers
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 2 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 2 1 - 1
In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. George Willis and Bennett A. Myers bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Endocrine and Metabolic… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. George Willis and Bennett A. Myers bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies. Endocrine and metabolic emergencies, both those that are commonly encountered in day-to-day emergency medicine and those that are rarely seen, can result in serious complications that can be life-threatening if not recognized, diagnosed, and appropriately managed. In this issue, top experts in the field cover key topics such as diabetic ketoacidosis; hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state; disorders of sodium and potassium; hypoglycemia; and more.
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Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the changing face of diabetes; adrenal emergencies; alcoholic metabolic disease; neonatal endocrine diseases; disorders of calcium and magnesium; metabolic acid-base disorders; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on endocrine and metabolic emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Emergency Medicine
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Pearls
- Pitfalls
- Disposition
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
- Key points
- Introduction/history/definitions/background
- Management
- Electrolytes
- Complications
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Disorders of Sodium
- Key points
- Introduction
- Hyponatremia
- Hypernatremia
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Disorders of Potassium
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background
- Assessment
- Hyperkalemia
- Management
- Transcellular shift
- Elimination
- Disposition
- Special populations
- Hypokalemia
- Etiology
- Evaluation
- Management
- Special populations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Approach to the Hypoglycemic Patient
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Evaluation
- Management
- Disposition
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Hypothyroidism–Etiologies, Evaluation, and Emergency Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Physiology
- Primary thyroid disorders
- Central hypothyroidism
- Clinical features by system
- Clinical considerations for special populations
- Emergency management
- Diagnostic workup
- Therapeutic considerations
- Disposition
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Physiology
- Background, causes, and pathophysiology
- Emergency department presentation
- Evaluation and diagnosis
- Management
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Disclaimer
- Technology and Transplants: Troubleshooting Insulin Pumps and Pancreas Transplants in the Emergency Department
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Adrenal Emergencies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Hyperadrenalism
- Hypoadrenalism
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Alcohol-Related Metabolic Emergencies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Alcoholic ketoacidosis
- Wernicke–Korsakoff
- Alcohol use disorder-related metabolic disturbances
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Authorship
- Neonatal Endocrine Diseases
- Key points
- Introduction
- Disorders of glucose metabolism
- Thyroid disorders
- Adrenal disorders
- Disorders of the pituitary
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Disorders of Calcium and Magnesium
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Calcium
- Clinical relevance of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
- Etiologies of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
- Evaluation of disordered calcium
- Recommendations for the treatment of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
- Magnesium
- Clinical relevance of hypermagnesemia and hypomagnesemia
- Etiologies of hypermagnesemia and hypomagnesemia
- Evaluation of disordered magnesium
- Recommendations for the treatment of hypermagnesemia and hypomagnesemia
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Metabolic Acid-Base Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Metabolic acidosis
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Respiratory Acid–Base Disorders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Respiratory acidosis
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 41-4
- Published: September 28, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443182204
- eBook ISBN: 9780443182211
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George C Willis
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Maryland School of MedicineBM
Bennett A. Myers
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director, University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine