The book Emergency Situations in Internal Pathology will be particularly useful for young doctors of all specialties who face patients with difficult and urgent pathological entities on a daily basis, especially in hospitals but also in Health Centers, where in many cases timely and correct first aid is essential.

A good knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and interpretation of basic paraclinical tests will aid in the rational diagnostic and therapeutic approach to challenging problems.

Foreword

1. Approach to the acutely ill patient

2. Gastrointestinal bleeding

3. Systemic anaphylactic reaction

4. Emergency situations in endocrinology

Thyrotoxic crisis

Acute adrenal insufficiency

5. Emergency situations in cardiology

Arrhythmias

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Acute heart failure

6. Emergency situations in pulmonology

Exacerbation of bronchial asthma

Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Pulmonary embolism

7. Hypertensive crisis

Urgent - without damage to target organs

Emergency - with damage to target organs

8. Emergency situations in diabetes

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma

9. Hypoglycemic episode

10. Electrolyte disturbances

Hypernatremia

Hyponatremia

Hyperkalemia

Hypokalemia

Hypercalcemia

Hypocalcemia

11. Emergency situations in neurology

Stroke (CVA)

Seizures

12. Poisonings

Salicylates

Paracetamol

benzodiazepines

Opioids

Cocaine

Methanol

Alcohol

Dosing charts

Element ampoules

Concentration of solutions in electrolytes

Dosing charts

Bibliography

Index