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Preface
We have a passion for improving patient care. Our journey with
The Atlas of Emergency Medicine
began with an
aggressive goal of producing the most comprehensive source of highquality emergency department images available.
The emergency department is, perhaps, the most diverse melting pot of patient conditions in the hospital. Diagnostic
accuracy and prognostic prediction often rely heavily on visual clues. Our efforts are directed toward maximizing this
skill. We also strongly believe the visual experience is critical to education in medicine, and that great images are the
next best tool besides actual bedside exposure. Images often teach faster and with greater impact than many pages
of text or hours of lecture.
We continue our pursuit of these goals with a substantially updated, expanded, and improved third edition of
The
Atlas of Emergency Medicine
. Nearly all of our changes and additions come from reader suggestions and criticisms,
all of which we receive with sincere gratitude. First, we have changed the format to reduce text and allow for more
images. Hence the text is more concise, providing only essential information. Each chapter item is now organized
into: “Clinical Summary,” which includes pertinent differential diagnosis where appropriate, followed by “Emergency
Department Treatment and Disposition” and, finally, “Pearls.” We have endeavored to provide “Pearls” that are more
relevant and represent tips for diagnosis or unique aspects of a condition that are difficult to find in a typical text.
Second, after extensive review and critique, hundreds of new and replacement images have been added.
Third, four new chapters grace the pages of this new edition: Tropical Medicine, Toxicology, Airway, and
Electrocardiography. Our increased emphasis on worldwide delivery of healthcare and easier patient travel is
represented with Tropical Medicine. Toxicology is one of our core skills and a welcome addition as a separate chapter.
We have made a decision to expand beyond our main emphasis on pictorial presentations with the addition of the
Airway and ECG chapters. We included these topics, beautifully displayed in an atlas format, as they represent critical
areas of emergency medicine expertise and are extremely visual. We believe they significantly contribute to the
Atlas'
ability to provide important visual information in a single source. These new chapters also complement our greatly
expanded and updated Emergency Department Ultrasound chapter.
The primary audience for this text is emergency medicine clinicians, educators, residents, nurses, prehospital
caregivers, and medical students who provide emergency and primary care. We hope it will aid them in making
diagnoses and help take the student “to the bedside.” Many have found it extremely useful as a review for the ABEM
written examination. Other healthcare workers, such as internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse
practitioners, and physician assistants will find the
Atlas
a useful guide in identifying and treating the many
conditions for which visual cues significantly guide, improve, and expedite diagnosis and treatment.
We would also like to thank the many contributors and readers who have helped make this possible. Lastly, and most
importantly, we express our gratitude to our patients who were willing to be a “great case” in the
Atlas,
thus
ultimately paving the way for improved emergency care.
Kevin J. Knoop, MD, MS
Lawrence B. Stack, MD
Alan B. Storrow, MD
R. Jason Thurman, MD
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The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, Third Edition
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permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed
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Contributors
Editors
Kevin J. Knoop, MD, MS
Director, Professional Education, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,
Bethesda, Maryland
Lawrence B. Stack, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Alan B. Storrow, MD
Vice Chairman for Research and Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
R. Jason Thurman, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Residency Program, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Contributors
J. Michael Ballester, MD
Assistant Professor and Director, Fourth Year Medical Student Clerkship
Wright State University
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio
Chapter 20
Sean P. Barbabella, DO
LCDR, MC, USN
Associate Residency Director
Emergency Medicine
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia
Chapter 5
Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Emergency Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Westwood, California
Chapters 9 and 25
Jeffery D. Bondesson, MD
Attending Physician
Emergency Department
Kaiser San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, California
Chapter 8
Robert G. Buckley, MD, MPH, FACEP
CAPT, MC, USN
Director for Branch Clinics
Staff Physician
Emergency Medicine
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, California
Chapter 10
Stephen W. Corbett, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loam Linda, California
Chapter 7
Paul DeFlorio, MD
MAJ, MC, USAF
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
Chapter 2
David Effron, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Chapter 3
Francisco J. Fernandez, MD, MS
Clinical Instructor
Emergency Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chapter 5
Lynn K. Flowers, MD, MHA, FACEP
Physician Partner
Emergency Medicine
Apollo MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Chapter 9
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