Practical Emergency Medicine

Practice Essentials Angina pectoris is the result of myocardial ischemia caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and...

Overview Emergent management of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), including prehospital care, is critical. Headache caused by SAH from a...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease that requires differential diagnosis...

Practice Essentials Meningococcemia is a bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Its wide variety of acute...

Practice Essentials Encephalitis presents as diffuse or focal neuropsychological dysfunction. Although it primarily involves the brain,...

Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Hypertensive emergencies encompass a spectrum of clinical presentations in which uncontrolled blood pressures...

Overview Outcomes for burn patients have improved dramatically over the past 20 years, yet burns still cause substantial morbidity and...

Practice Essentials Hypokalemia is defined as a potassium level of less than 3.5 mEq/L, while moderate hypokalemia is a serum level of...

Background Hepatitis, a general term referring to inflammation of the liver, may result from various causes, both infectious (ie, viral,...

Practice Essentials Malaria is a potentially life-threatening parasitic disease caused by infection with Plasmodium protozoa transmitted...