Section 1 Initial Patient Management 1 Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 3 2 Shock and Initial Stabilization 17 3 Venous Access 35 4 Monitoring the Critical Patient 45 5 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 65 Section 2 Specific Organ System Disorders 6 Cardiovascular Emergencies 87 7 Respiratory Emergencies 111 8 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Emergencies 133 9 Urogenital Emergencies 159 10 Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 175 11 Hemolymphatic, Immunological, and Oncology Emergencies 191 12 Neurological Emergencies 223 13 Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Emergencies 239 14 Environmental Emergencies 257 15 Reproductive Emergencies 271 16 Ocular Emergencies 283 17 Toxicological Emergencies 295 Section 3 Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies 18 Critical Care Pharmacology 317 19 Exotic Pet Emergencies 361 20 Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Acid–Base Disorders 385 21 Mechanical Ventilation 417 22 Emergency and Critical Care Anesthesia 439 23 Pain Management for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient 479 24 Transfusion Medicine 505 25 Nutrition for the Critically Ill 531 26 Renal Replacement Therapy 545 27 Caring for the Caregivers 555 28 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Nursing Skills 563 Appendices 591 Index 597