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- Emergency MedicineABCDE ApproachThe ABCDE approach is a structured method for the immediate assessment and treatment of a deteriorating or critically ill patient: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure. The central rule is treat life-t…22 min read
- Emergency MedicineAcetaminophen PoisoningAcetaminophen is usually safe at therapeutic doses but can cause dose-dependent centrilobular hepatic necrosis after overdose. Toxicity occurs when normal glucuronidation and sulfation pathways become saturated and mo…26 min read
- Emergency MedicineEthylene Glycol PoisoningEthylene glycol poisoning is a time-critical toxic alcohol emergency. The parent alcohol causes early intoxication, but the major injury comes from metabolism by alcohol dehydrogenase to glycolic acid and oxalic acid,…11 min read
- Emergency MedicineHypertensive EmergenciesA hypertensive emergency is severe or rapidly rising blood pressure accompanied by new or worsening acute hypertension-mediated target-organ injury. The number alone does not establish the diagnosis. Acute brain injur…12 min read
- Emergency MedicineRhabdomyolysisRhabdomyolysis is acute skeletal-muscle injury with release of intracellular contents, especially creatine kinase (CK), potassium, phosphate, urate, and myoglobin. The major immediate threats are hyperkalemia, acute k…12 min read