Emergencies: Introduction and General Principles · Expert Level Emergency Medicine Manual

Emergency · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

A comprehensive exposition on the pathophysiology, immediate diagnosis and therapeutic strategies of advanced life support in the Emergency Department. Designed for physicians, intensive care specialists and healthcare professionals in highly complex environments.

What it covers

1. Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Triage Physiology
2. · Triage Physiology and Prioritization Models
3. Pathophysiology of the Critical Patient and Shock Syndrome
4. · DO₂/VO₂ Dynamics
5. · The Systemic Inflammatory Response and the Immune Phenotype
6. · Pathophysiology and Weil and Shubin Classification for Shock
7. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ACLS) and Physiology of Cardiac Arrest
8. · Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)
9. · Cardiorespiratory Arrest Rhythm Algorithm
10. · The Reversible Causes of Unemployment: The 5 H's and the 5 T's
11. Advanced Airway Management in the Critical Patient
12. · Physiology of Preoxygenation and Denitrogenation
13. · The 7 P's of the Rapid Intubation Sequence
14. · Pharmacology of the Rapid Intubation Sequence
15. Acute Respiratory Failure and Non-Invasive Ventilation
16. · The Physiopathological Mechanisms of Hypoxemia
17. · Physiology of Non-Invasive Ventilator Support (NIV)
18. Serious Cardiovascular Emergencies
19. · Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) — Pathophysiology of Myocardial Ischemia
20. · Acute Aortic Syndromes (AAS)
21. · Cardiogenic Shock and Circulatory Support Devices
22. Critical Neurology and Disorders of Consciousness
23. · The Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)
24. · The Monro-Kellie Doctrine and Endocranial Hypertension
25. · Acute Ischemic Stroke — Ischemic Cascade and Penumbra
26. · Status Epilepsy — Pathophysiology of Excitotoxic Neuronal Damage
27. Endocrine Emergencies and Electrolyte Disorders
28. · Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) vs Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
29. · Extreme Hyperkalemia — Cardiac Electrical Physiology
30. Sepsis and Septic Shock — Definition and Pathophysiology
31. · Pathophysiology of Microvascular Collapse
32. · First Hour Resuscitation Strategies (The 1-Hour Bundle)
33. Clinical Toxicology and Acute Poisoning Syndromes
34. · Classic Toxidromes
35. · Principles of Toxicological Decontamination
36. Major Trauma and Damage Control Resuscitation
37. · Principles of Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR)
38. Principles of Triage in Disasters and Multiple Casualty Incidents
39. · Disaster Triage — The START Model
40. · Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Incidents (CBRN)
41. Medical Ethics, Consent and Limitation of Therapeutic Effort in Emergencies
42. · The Presumption of Consent and Surrogate Decision Making
43. · Prior Directives and Advance Directives
44. · The Principle of Futility in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
45. · Therapeutic Effort Limitation (LET)