I. DECISION MAKING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE


1. Decision Making in Emergency Medicine


2. Management of Cardiac Arrest and Principles of Resuscitation


3. Airway Management


4. Shock


5. Emergency Ultrasound


6. Geriatric Emergency Medicine


7. Palliative Care and Advance Directives


8. How to Critically Review Emergency Medicine Literature


9. Evidence-Based Rational Use of Diagnostic Imaging


10. Emtala, The Joint Commission, and HIPPA


11. Emergency Medicine Observation Medicine


12. Performance Evaluation and Improvement in Emergency Medicine



II. PRIMARY COMPLAINTS


13. Altered Mental Status and Coma


14. Fever


15. Chest Pain


16. Abdominal Pain, Nausea and Vomiting


17. Headache


18.. Syncope, Vertigo and Dizziness


19. Seizures


20. Anaphylaxis


21. Low Back Pain



III. NONTRAUMATIC ILLNESS


22. Nontraumatic Ocular Emergencies


23. Nontraumatic ENT Emergencies


24. Dental and Oral Surgical Emergencies



IV. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM


25. Transient Ischemic Attack and Cerebrovascular Accident


26. Meningitis



V. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM


27. Breathing and Ventilation


28. Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Pneumonia


29. Venous Thromboembolism



VI. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM


30. Congestive Heart Failure and Acute Pulmonary Edema


31. Ischemic Heart Disease


32. Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators


33. Hypertension, Hypertensive Crisis, Aortic Dissection and Aortic Aneurysms


34. Pericarditis and Myocarditis



VII. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT


35. Esophagus and Stomach Disorders


36. Bowel Disorders


37. Liver and Biliary Tract Disease



VIII. GENITOURINARY TRACT


38. Renal Colic and Scrotal Pain


39. Acute Urinary Retention


40. Urinary Tract Infection: Cystitis, Pyelonephritis and Prostatitis


41. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis



IX. HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY


42. Hemostasis and Coagulopathies


43. Sickle Cell Disease


44. Oncologic Emergencies



X. METABOLISM AND ENDOCRINOLOGY


43. Fluids and Electrolytes


44. Acid-Base Disorders


45. Diabetes Mellitus


46. Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders



XI. INFECTIOUS DISEASE


49. Sepsis Syndromes and Toxic Shock


50. Soft-Tissue Infections


51. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Infection


52. Tetanus, Botulism, and Food Poisoning


53. Travel Medicine and Vector-Borne Diseases


54. Arthritis


55. Skin Diseases



XII. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES


56. Lightning and Electrical Injuries


57. Drowning


58. Hypothermia and Frostbite


59. Heat Illness


60. Altitude Illness and Dysbarisms



XIII. NEONATAL AND CHILDHOOD DISORDERS


61. Evaluation of Fever in Children Younger Than Age Three


62. Seizures in Infancy and Childhood


63. Acute Respiratory Disorders in Children


64. Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders and Dehydration


65. Pediatric Infectious Diseases


66. Emergency Department Evaluation of Child Abuse


67. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia of the Pediatric Patient


68. Pediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation



XIV. TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES


69. General Approach to Poisonings


70. The Alcohols: Ethanol, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol and Isopropyl Alcohol and Alcohol-Related Complications


71. Antipyretic Poisoning


72. Bites and Stings


73. Smoke Inhalation


74. Common Drugs of Abuse


75. Cardiovascular Toxicology


76. Pediatric Ingestions



XV. GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS


77. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease


78. Sexual Assault


79. Spontaneous Abortion, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Vaginal Bleeding


80. Third-Trimester Complications and Delivery



XVI. TRAUMA


81. Multiple Trauma


82. Maxillofacial Trauma


83. Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma


84. Head Trauma


85. Traumatic Ophthalmologic Emergencies


86. Neck Trauma


87. Chest Trauma


88. Abdominal Trauma


89. Pelvic Fractures and Genitourinary Trauma


90. Trauma in Pregnancy


91. Pediatric Trauma


92. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Hand Injuries


93. Burns


94. Wound Management



XVII. BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCIES


95. Acute Psychosis


96. Depression, Suicide and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder


97. Management of the Violent Patient


98. Intimate Partner Violence



XVIII. EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT


99. EMS Medical Oversight


100. Disaster Management


101. Weapons of Mass Destruction


102. Tactical Medicine