Minor Emergencies
- 4th Edition - April 28, 2021
- Editors: Philip Buttaravoli, Stephen Leffler, R. Ramsey Herrington
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 6 2 0 3 - 1
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For clinicians who see patients suffering from non-life-threatening crises, Minor Emergencies, 4th Edition, provides concise, expert guidance on what to do and what not to do for… Read more
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Offers a practical approach to common minor emergencies, with brief, to-the-point guidance on everything from febrile seizures in children, foreign body removal, and initial management of epistaxis to rib fractures, sacroiliac joint injection, and patellar dislocation reduction.
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Includes new ultrasound examples throughout, plus new chapters on floaters, prophylaxis following sexual exposure, leg edema, piercing complications, Taser injuries, and more.
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Provides at-a-glance guidance with "What to Do" and "What NOT to Do" checklists.
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Presents information in a highly templated format, with each topic given 2-3 pages of coverage.
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Features a discussion box at the end of each chapter with a quick overview of clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, and other points of consideration—with evidence.
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Includes access to 38 procedural videos such as removing foreign body from skin, upper facial injury-fracture examination, and more.
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Offers procedural sedation recommendations from Dr. Daniel Wolfson.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Family Medicine, Internal medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- PART 1. Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies
- Chapter 1. Acute Dystonic Drug Reaction
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 2. Heat Illness: (Heat Syncope, Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter3. Hyperventilation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 4. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attack: (Dissociative Convulsions)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 5. Idiopathic Facial Paralysis (Bell Palsy)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 6. Migraine Headache
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 7. Adult Seizures
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 8. Seizures (Convulsions, Fits), Febrile and Pediatric
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 9. Tension-Type (Muscle Contraction) Headache
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 10. Trivial, Minimal, and Minor Head Trauma: (Concussion)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 11. Vasovagal or Neurocardiogenic or Neurally Mediated Syncope: (Faint, Swoon)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 12. Dizziness and Vertigo
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 13. Weakness
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 2. Ophthalmologic Emergencies
- Chapter 14. Conjunctivitis: (Pink Eye)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 15. Contact Lens Complications
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 16. Corneal Abrasion
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 17. Floaters
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 18. Foreign Body, Conjunctival
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 19. Foreign Body, Corneal
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 20. Hordeolum: (Stye)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 21. Iritis: (Acute Anterior Uveitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter22. Periorbital and Conjunctival Edema
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 23. Periorbital Ecchymosis: (Black Eye)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 24. Removal of Dislocated Contact Lens
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 25. Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 26. Ultraviolet Keratoconjunctivitis: (Welders or Tanning Bed Burn)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 3. Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies
- Chapter 27. Cerumen Impaction: (Earwax Blockage)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 28. Epistaxis: (Nosebleed)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 29. Foreign Body, Ear
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 30. Foreign Body, Nose
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 31. Foreign Body, Throat
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 32. Laryngotracheobronchitis: (Croup)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 33. Mononucleosis: (Glandular Fever)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 34. Nasal Fracture: (Broken Nose)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 35. Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear), Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 36. Otitis Media, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 37. Otitis Media With Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 38. Perforated Tympanic Membrane: (Ruptured Eardrum)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 39. Pharyngitis: (Sore Throat)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 40. Rhinitis, Acute: (Runny Nose)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 41. Rhinosinusitis: (Sinusitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 4. Oral and Dental Emergencies
- Chapter 42. Aphthous Ulcer, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 43. Avulsed Tooth, Dental Subluxation, and Dental Luxation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 44. Bleeding After Dental Surgery
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 45. Burning Mouth Syndrome, Burning Tongue: (Glossodynia)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 46. Dental Pain, Periapical Abscess: (Tooth Abscess)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 47. Dental Pain, Pericoronitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 48. Dental Pain, Postextraction Alveolar Osteitis: (Dry Socket, Septic Socket, Necrotic Socket, Localized Osteitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 49. Dental Pain, Pulpitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 50. Dental Trauma: (Fracture, Subluxation, and Displacement)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 51. Gingivitis and Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis: (Trench Mouth)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 52. Lacerations of the Mouth
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 53. Oral Candidiasis: (Thrush or Yeast Infection)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 54. Oral Herpes Simplex: (Cold Sore, Fever Blister)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 55. Orthodontic Complications
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 56. Perlèche: (Angular Cheilitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 57. Sialolithiasis: (Salivary Duct Stones)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 58. Temporomandibular Disorder
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 59. Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: (Jaw Dislocation)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 60. Uvular Edema, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 5. Pulmonary and Thoracic Emergencies
- Chapter 61. Bronchitis (Chest Cold), Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 62. Costochondritis and Musculoskeletal Chest Pain
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do:
- Chapter 63. Inhalation Injury: (Smoke Inhalation)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 64. Irritant Incapacitant Exposure: (Lacrimators, Riot Control Agents, Tear Gas)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 65. Rib Fracture and Costochondral Separation: (Broken Rib)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 6. Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Chapter 66. Anal Fissure
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 67. Blocked Tubes: (G-Tube, J-Tube)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 68. Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Colic: (Stomach Cramps)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 69. Diarrhea: (Acute Gastroenteritis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 70. Enterobiasis: (Pinworm, Seatworm, Threadworm)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- Chapter 71. Esophageal Food Bolus Obstruction: (Steakhouse Syndrome)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 72. Foreign Body, Rectal
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 73. Foreign Body, Swallowed
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 74. Hemorrhoids: (Piles)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 75. Singultus: (Hiccups)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 76. Vomiting: (Food Poisoning, Gastroenteritis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 7. Urologic Emergencies
- Chapter 77. Blunt Scrotal Trauma
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 78. Colorful Urine
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 79. Epididymitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 80. Genital Herpes Simplex
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 81. Phimosis and Paraphimosis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 82. Prostatitis, Acute Bacterial
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 83. Urethritis: (Drip, Clap)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 84. Urinary Retention, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 85. Urinary Tract Infection, Lower (Cystitis), Uncomplicated
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 8. Gynecologic Emergencies
- Chapter 86. Bartholin Abscess
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 87. Condylomata Acuminata: (Genital Warts)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 88. Contact Vulvovaginitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 89. Dysmenorrhea: (Menstrual Cramps)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 90. Foreign Body, Vaginal
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 91. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 92. Prophylaxis Following Sexual Exposure
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 93. Vaginal Bleeding
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 94. Vaginitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 9. Musculoskeletal Emergencies
- Chapter 95. Acromioclavicular (Shoulder) Separation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 96. Ankle Sprain: (Twisted Ankle)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 97. Annular Ligament Displacement, Radial Head Subluxation: (Nursemaid’s Elbow)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 98. Boutonnière Finger
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 99. Boxer’s Fifth Metacarpal Fracture
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 100. Bursitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 101. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 102. Cervical Strain: (Whiplash)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 103. Clavicle (Collarbone) Fracture
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 104. Coccyx Fracture: (Tailbone Fracture)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 105. De Quervain Paratenonitis: (Thumb Tenosynovitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 106. Extensor Tendon Avulsion—Distal Phalanx: (Baseball or Mallet Finger)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 107. Finger Dislocation (PIP Joint)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 108. Finger Sprain: (PIP Joint)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 109. Fingertip (Tuft) Fractures
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 110. Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon Avulsion—Distal Phalanx: (Splay Finger, Jersey Finger)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 111. Ganglion Cysts
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 112. Gouty Arthritis, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 113. Knee Sprain
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 114. Lateral Epicondylitis and Medial Epicondylitis: (Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 115. Ligament Sprains: (Including Joint Capsule Injuries)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 116. Locked Knee
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 117. Lumbar Strain (“Mechanical” Low Back Pain, Sacroiliac Dysfunction), Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 118. Monoarticular Arthritis, Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 119. Muscle Cramps: (Charley Horse)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 120. Muscle Strains and Tears
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 121. Myofascial Pain Syndrome: (Trigger-Points)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 122. Patellar Dislocation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 123. Plantar Fasciitis: (“Heel Spur”)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 124. “Plantaris Tendon” Rupture, Gastrocnemius Muscle Tear: (Calf Muscle Tear)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 125. Radial Head Fracture
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter126. Radial Neuropathy: (Saturday Night Palsy)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 127. Scaphoid Fracture
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 128. Shoulder Dislocation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 129. Tendinopathy: Tendinosis, Paratenonitis: (Tendonitis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 130. Toe Fracture: (Broken Toe)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 131. Torticollis: (Wryneck)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 132. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear of the Thumb: (Ski Pole, Skier’s, or Gamekeeper’s Thumb)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 10. Soft Tissue Emergencies
- Chapter 133. Bicycle Spoke Injury
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 134. Contusion: (Bruise)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 135. Fingernail or Toenail Avulsion
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 136. Fingertip Avulsion, Superficial
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 137. Fishhook Removal
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 138. Foreign Body Beneath Nail
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 139. Impalement Injuries, Minor
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 140. Laceration, Simple
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 141. Leg Edema
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 142. Mammalian Bites
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 143. Marine Envenomations
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 144. Nail Bed Laceration
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 145. Nail Root Dislocation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 146. Needle (Foreign Body) in Foot
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 147. Needle Stick (Postexposure Prophylaxis)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 148. Paronychia: (Acute)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 149. Pencil Point Puncture
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 150. Piercing Complications
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 151. Puncture Wounds
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 152. Ring Removal
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 153. Sliver, Superficial
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 154. Subcutaneous Foreign Bodies: (Metal, Dental Fragments, Glass, Gravel, and Hard Plastic)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 155. Subungual Ecchymosis: (Tennis Toe)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 156. Subungual Hematoma
- Presentation
- What to do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 157. Superficial Thrombophlebitis/Bleeding Varicosity
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 158. Taser Injuries
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 159. Torn/Split Earlobe
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 160. Traumatic Tattoos and Abrasions
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 161. Zipper Entrapment: (Penis or Chin)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- PART 11. Dermatologic Emergencies
- Chapter 162. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 163. Arachnid Envenomation: (Spider Bite)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 164. Arthropod Bites: (Bug Bites, Insect Bites)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 165. Cutaneous Abscess or Pustule
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 166. Cutaneous Larva Migrans: (Creeping Eruption)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 167. Diaper Dermatitis: (Diaper Rash)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 168. Erysipelas, Cellulitis, Lymphangitis
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 169. Fire Ant Stings
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 170. Friction Blister
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 171. Frostnip, Frostbite, and Mild Hypothermia
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 172. Herpes Zoster: (Shingles)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 173. Hymenoptera (Bee, Wasp, Hornet) Envenomation
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 174. Impetigo
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 175. Partial-Thickness (Second-Degree) Burns and Tar Burns
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 176. Pediculosis: (Lice, Crabs)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 177. Pityriasis Rosea
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 178. Pyogenic Granuloma or Lobular Capillary Hemangioma: (Proud Flesh)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 179. Scabies: (Human Itch Mite)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 180. Sea Bather’s Eruption: (Sea Lice)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter181. Sunburn
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 182. Tick Bites and Tickborne Illness
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 183. Tinea Pedis, Tinea Cruris, Tinea Corporis: (Athlete’s Foot, Jock Itch, Ringworm)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 184. Toxicodendron (Rhus) Allergic Contact Dermatitis: (Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Chapter 185. Uticaria (Hives), Acute
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What to Do
- Chapter 186. Warts: (Common and Plantar)
- Presentation
- What to Do
- What Not to Do
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Complete Eye Examination
- Appendix B. Digital Block
- Appendix C. Fingertip Dressing, Simple
- Appendix D. Oral Nerve Blocks
- Appendix E. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
- Appendix F. Rabies Prophylaxis
- Appendix G. Tetanus Prophylaxis
- Appendix H. IUD removal
- Index
- Abbreviations
- No. of pages: 896
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: April 28, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323662031
- eBook ISBN: 9780323662055
- eBook ISBN: 9780323662048
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Philip Buttaravoli
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Stephen Leffler
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