Emergency Medicine/Stencil Chapter

Open-Content Textbook of Emergency Medicine (OCTEM)

This is a Disease Oriented Template - Consider other Templates (to come soon) that are structured in different manners, e.g. a symptom or symdrome Template, to discuss the workup of a severe acute headache, or syncope in a young person.

Title
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Quick Summary
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Bullet Summary

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Introduction to Current Edition
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Historical Aspects
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Background
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Definition
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Pathophysiology / Etiology
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Epidemiology
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Risk factors
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Morbidity and Mortality
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ED Presentations
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Diagnosis
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Symptoms (with LRs)
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Signs (with LRs)
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Investigations (with LRs)
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Lab
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Imaging
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Bedside
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Invasive
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Other
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Consultations
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Differentials
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Complications
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Therapy, with indications and evidence
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Prehospital
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ABCs
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Medication
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Procedures
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Disposition
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Admission criteria
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Type of admission
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Discharge (criteria)
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Follow-up (with timing)
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Prognosis
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Cost and impact of care
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Patient Education Leaflet
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Evidence Based Medicine
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Controversies and Consensus
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Changes in practice
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Pitfalls
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Common questions on examinations
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