Clinical Resources by Topic: Emergency Medicine

Hypothermia Clinical Resources

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• Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 19. Hypothermia and Frostbite: Table of contents
    • Hypothermia
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Causes: Access document
      • Thermoregulation: Access document
      • Clinical Presentation: Access document
      • Diagnosis and Stabilization: Access document
      • Rewarming Strategies: Access document
      • Drug Therapy: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
  • Chapter 99. Transfusion Biology and Therapy: Table of contents
    • Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusion: Access document
  • Chapter 210. Electrocardiography: Access document
    • Major ECG Abnormalities
      • Metabolic Factors and Drug Effects: Access document
      • Clinical Interpretation of the ECG: Access document
      • Computerized Electrocardiography: Access document
    • Further Reading: Access document
• DeLee: DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 2nd Ed.-2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 15 - Environmental Stress: Access document
    • Section B Cold Injury: Access document
      • Physiology of Cold Injury: Access document
      • Factors Influencing Cold Injury: Access document
      • Hypothermia: Access document
      • Localized Cold Injury: Access document
      • Illness Stimulated by Cold: Access document
      • Summary: Access document
      • References: Access document
• Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach 6th Ed.-1999 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 10 - Miscellaneous ECG Patterns: Access document
• Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Section I - Diseases and Disorders: Access document
    • Hypothermia: Access document
• Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part X - Critical Care Medicine: Access document
    • Chapter 98 - Approach to the Patient in a Critical Care Setting: Access document
      • [Approach to the Patient in a Critical Care Setting]: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
    • Chapter 105 - Disorders Due to Heat and Cold: Access document
      • Temperature Homeostasis: Access document
      • Hypothermic Syndromes: Access document
      • Suggested Readings: Access document
• Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 13 - Interdisciplinary Medicine: Access document
    • Accidental Hypothermia: Access document
• Rakel: Textbook of Family Practice 6th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 37c - Emergency Medicine: Thermal and Environmental Injuries: Access document
    • Cold-Induced Illness: Access document
  • Chapter 38 - Sports Medicine: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Cold Injuries: Access document
    • Annotated Sports Medicine/Orthopedic Web Site Listings: Access document
    • References: Access document
• MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents | Keyword search - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
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• The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
  • Chapter 235: Cold Injury: Table of contents
    • General: Access document
    • Hypothermia: Access document
• Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
  • Chapter 2: Emergency Medicine: Table of contents
    • Burns, Cold, and Thermal Injury: Access document
• Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Hypothermia: Access document
• General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual - January 2000 Revision: Table of contents
  • Clinical Section: Table of contents
    • Hypothermia: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources   See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

• Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 134 - Accidental Hypothermia: Access document
    • Perspective: Access document
    • Principles of Disease: Access document
    • Clinical Features: Access document
    • Diagnostic Strategies: Access document
    • Management: Access document
    • Pharmacology: Access document
    • Rewarming Choice: Access document
    • Disposition: Access document
    • Outcome: Access document
    • Key Concepts: Access document
• Ford: Clinical Toxicology 1st Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 27 - Disorders of Thermoregulation: Hyperthermia and Hypothermia: Access document
    • Hypothermia: Access document
• Auerbach: Wilderness Medicine, 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 4 - Thermoregulation: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Physical Factors Governing Heat Exchange--The Heat Balance Equation: Access document
    • Thermoregulatory Network: Access document
    • Effector Responses: Access document
    • Important Modifications of Thermoregulatory Responses: Access document
    • Acknowledgments: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 5 - Nonfreezing Cold Injuries: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Epidemiology: Access document
    • Pernio: Access document
    • Trench Foot (Immersion Foot): Access document
    • Signs and Symptoms: Access document
    • Pathogenesis: Access document
    • Clinical Evaluation: Access document
    • Treatment: Access document
    • Sequelae of Trench Foot: Access document
    • Cryoglobulins: Access document
    • Cold Urticaria: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • Suggested Readings: Access document
  • Chapter 6 - Accidental Hypothermia: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Epidemiology: Access document
    • Normal Physiology of Temperature Regulation: Access document
    • Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Predisposing Factors: Access document
    • Presentation: Access document
    • Laboratory Evaluation: Access document
    • Treatment: Access document
    • Fluid Resuscitation: Access document
    • Rewarming Options: Access document
    • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Access document
    • Resuscitation Pharmacology: Access document
    • Resuscitation Complications: Access document
    • Forensic Pathology: Access document
    • Prevention: Access document
    • Outcome: Access document
    • References: Access document
    • References: Access document
  • Chapter 8 - Immersion into Cold Water: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Historical and Statistical Aspects: Access document
    • Physiologic Responses to Cold Water Immersion: Access document
    • Rescue and Management: Access document
    • Cold Water Survival: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Chapter 67 - Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia: Access document
    • Introduction: Access document
    • Definitions: Access document
    • Core Temperature Measurement: Access document
    • Pathophysiology: Access document
    • Initial Evaluation and Stabilization of the Hypothermic Patient: Access document
    • Management Guidelines: Access document
    • Special Situations: Access document
    • Pharmacotherapy and Monitoring: Access document
    • Frostbite: Access document
    • Cold Water Immersion/Submersion: Access document
    • Conclusion: Access document
    • Acknowledgments: Access document
    • References: Access document
• Trauma Handbook--Liverpool Hospital, Sydney Australia: Table of contents
  • Hypothermia: Access document
• Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Hypothermia: Access document

Pediatrics Resources   See also General Pediatrics Resources

• Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Part 8 - The Acutely Ill Child
    • Chapter 63 - Cold Injuries: Access document
• Pediatrics (eMedicine): Table of contents
  • Frostbite: Access document

Geriatrics Resources   See also General Geriatrics Resources

• Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
  • Chapter 67. Hyperthermia and Hypothermia: Access document
    • Hypothermia: Access document
      • Etiology and Pathophysiology: Access document
      • Symptoms and Signs: Access document
      • Diagnosis: Access document
      • Prevention: Access document
      • Treatment: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

• National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
  • Hypothermia (Keyword search): List of documents

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
  • Symptoms and General Pathology: Table of contents
    • Hypothermia: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
  Additional Clinical Trials resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

News Resources

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
  • Emergency Medicine News: List of documents
    • Hypothermia (Keyword search): List of documents
• MD Consult: Homepage - Lewis Library subscription ( INFO )
  • Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Emergency Medicine)

Miscellaneous Hypothermia Clinical Resources

• HealthWeb: Homepage
  • Emergency Medicine: Table of contents
    • Clinical Resources: List of documents
    • Meta Sites: List of documents
    • Organizations: List of documents
    • Academic Institutions: List of documents
    • Online Publications: List of documents
    • Career Resources: List of documents
    • Communication: List of documents
    • Conferences and Events: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Hypothermia
  Additional Hypothermia resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Emergency Medicine
  Additional Emergency Medicine resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)