Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition

Diagnosis and management of infectious disease are among the most common and challenging aspects of emergency practice. Ranging from surgical treatment of a minor skin abscess to recognition of a rare tropical disease in a returning traveler to rapid resuscitation of a patient in septic shock, these problems will be familiar to every practicing acute care provider. Written by both infectious disease experts and practicing emergency physicians, this book is designed specifically for the acute care provider. It covers the most important pathogens and the most common clinical syndromes, organized by system and by special patient populations. The book features a comprehensive narrative, as well as high-yield tables covering key points on diagnosis and treatment. High quality color photographs assist with visual diagnosis. This book provides an invaluable resource for every practicing clinician who confronts the spectrum of infectious disease in the acute care setting.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Infective Endocarditis
Chapter 2 Pericarditis And Myocarditis
Chapter 3 Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections
Chapter 4 Altered Mental Status In Hiv- Infected Patients
Chapter 5 Botulism
Chapter 6 Fever And Focal Cerebral Dysfunction
Chapter 7 Infections Aff Ecting The Spinal Cord
Chapter 8 Meningitis
Chapter 9 Rabies
Chapter 10 Tetanus
Chapter 11 West Nile Encephalitis Virus
Chapter 12 Bacterial Skin And Soft- Tissue Infections
Chapter 13 Ectoparasites
Chapter 14 Fever And Rash In Adults
Chapter 15 Otitis Externa
Chapter 16 Otitis Media
Chapter 17 Sinusitis
Chapter 18 Supraglottitis (Epiglottis)
Chapter 19 Parotitis
Chapter 20 Pharyngitis And Peritonsillar Abscess
Chapter 21 Deep Neck Space Infections
Chapter 22 Dental And Odontogenic Infections
Chapter 23 Infectious Biliary Diseases: Cholecystitis And Cholangitis
Chapter 24 Viral Hepatitis
Chapter 25 Peritonitis
Chapter 26 Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Chapter 27 Diarrhea In Hiv- Infected Patients
Chapter 28 Clostridium Diffi Cile Infection
Chapter 29 Male Genitourinary Infections
Chapter 30 Non- Ulcerative Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 31 Ulcerative Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 32 Vulvovaginitis
Chapter 33 Adult Septic Arthritis
Chapter 34 Diabetic Foot Infections
Chapter 35 Hand Infections: Fight Bite, Purulent Tenosynovitis, Felon, And Paronychia
Chapter 36 Open Fractures
Chapter 37 Osteomyelitis
Chapter 38 Plantar Puncture Wounds
Chapter 39 Prosthetic Joint Infections
Chapter 40 Spine Infections
Chapter 41 Conjunctival And Corneal Infections
Chapter 42 Periocular Infections
Chapter 43 Infections Of The Uvea, Vitreous, And Retina
Chapter 44 Community- Acquired Pneumonia
Chapter 45 Hiv- Associated Respiratory Infections
Chapter 46 Influenza
Chapter 47 Tuberculosis
Chapter 48 Lower Urinary Tract Infection In Adults
Chapter 49 Pyelonephritis In Adults
Chapter 50 Fever In The Newborn
Chapter 51 The Febrile Child
Chapter 52 Fever And Rash In The Pediatric Population
Chapter 53 Pediatric Orthopedic Infections
Chapter 54 Pediatric Respiratory Infections
Chapter 55 Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections
Chapter 56 Bites (Dogs, Cats, Rodents, Lagomorphs)
Chapter 57 Blood Or Body Fluid Exposure Management And Post- Exposure Prophylaxis For Hepatitis B And Hiv
Chapter 58 Fever In Pregnancy
Chapter 59 Postpartum And Post- Abortion Infections
Chapter 60 Fever In The Returning Traveler
Chapter 61 Infectious Complications Of Injection Drug Use
Chapter 62 Infections In Oncology Patients
Chapter 63 Post- Operative Infections
Chapter 64 The Febrile Post- Transplant Patient
Chapter 65 Sepsis
Chapter 66 Infections In Sickle Cell Disease
Chapter 67 Anthrax
Chapter 68 Plague
Chapter 69 Smallpox
Chapter 70 Tularemia
Chapter 71 Hantavirus
Chapter 72 Ebola Virus Disease
Chapter 73 Zika Virus
Chapter 74 Zoonotic Influenza (Novel Influenza A, Including Avian And Swine Influenza A Virus Infections)
Chapter 75 Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa)
Chapter 76 Enterococci
Chapter 77 Extended Spectrum Beta- Lactamase