Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Vol 24 Issue 10 June 2010
Lesson 19: Management of Psychotic and Agitated Patients
Acutely psychotic or agitated patients are a threat to themselves, the hospital staff, and other patients. This lesson looks at various causes of acute agitation, the necessary medical evaluation, and the physical and pharmacologic methods of restraining these patients when necessary.
Jonathan C. Wendell, MD, and Michael K. Abraham, MD, MS (authors); Amal Mattu, MD, FACEP (editor)
EM Model: 14.0 Psychobehavorial Disorders, 14.2 Mood Disorders and Thought Disorders, 14.4 Neurotic Disorders
Lesson 20: Peripheral Neuropathies
Emergency physicians must be adept at differentiating benign from life-threatening causes of peripheral neuropathies and be prepared to initiate appropriate management regardless of the cause. In this article, Guillain-Barré syndrome, botulism, and carpal tunnel syndrome are examined.
David Della-Giustina, MD, FACEP, FAWM, and Tristan Knutson, MD (authors); Joshua Broder, MD, FACEP (editor)
EM Model: 12.0 Nervous System Disorders, 12.7 Neuromuscual Disorders
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Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine Vol 24 Issue 10 June 2010