Emergencies: Introduction and General Principles · Expert Level Emergency Medicine Manual

Emergency Room · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Una exposición integral sobre la fisiopatología, diagnóstico inmediato y estrategias terapéuticas de soporte vital avanzado en el Servicio de Urgencias. Diseñado para médicos, especialistas en cuidados intensivos y profesionales de la salud en entornos de alta complejidad.

What it covers

1. Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Triage Physiology
2. · Triage Physiology and Prioritization Models
3. Pathophysiology of the Critical Patient and Shock Syndrome
4. · DO₂/VO₂ Dynamics
5. · The Systemic Inflammatory Response and the Immune Phenotype
6. · Pathophysiology and Weil and Shubin Classification for Shock
7. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ACLS) and Physiology of Cardiac Arrest
8. · Coronary Perfusion Pressure (CPP)
9. · Cardiorespiratory Arrest Rhythm Algorithm
10. · The Reversible Causes of Unemployment: The 5 H's and the 5 T's
11. Advanced Airway Management in the Critical Patient
12. · Physiology of Preoxygenation and Denitrogenation
13. · The 7 P's of the Rapid Intubation Sequence
14. · Pharmacology of the Rapid Intubation Sequence
15. Acute Respiratory Failure and Non-Invasive Ventilation
16. · The Physiopathological Mechanisms of Hypoxemia
17. · Physiology of Non-Invasive Ventilator Support (NIV)
18. Serious Cardiovascular Emergencies
19. · Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) — Pathophysiology of Myocardial Ischemia
20. · Acute Aortic Syndromes (AAS)
21. · Cardiogenic Shock and Circulatory Support Devices
22. Critical Neurology and Disorders of Consciousness
23. · The Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)
24. · The Monro-Kellie Doctrine and Endocranial Hypertension
25. · Acute Ischemic Stroke — Ischemic Cascade and Penumbra
26. · Status Epilepsy — Pathophysiology of Excitotoxic Neuronal Damage
27. Endocrine Emergencies and Electrolyte Disorders
28. · Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) vs Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
29. · Extreme Hyperkalemia — Cardiac Electrical Physiology
30. Sepsis and Septic Shock — Definition and Pathophysiology
31. · Pathophysiology of Microvascular Collapse
32. · First Hour Resuscitation Strategies (The 1-Hour Bundle)
33. Clinical Toxicology and Acute Poisoning Syndromes
34. · Classic Toxidromes
35. · Principles of Toxicological Decontamination
36. Major Trauma and Damage Control Resuscitation
37. · Principles of Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR)
38. Principles of Triage in Disasters and Multiple Casualty Incidents
39. · Disaster Triage — The START Model
40. · Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Incidents (CBRN)
41. Medical Ethics, Consent and Limitation of Therapeutic Effort in Emergencies
42. · The Presumption of Consent and Surrogate Decision Making
43. · Prior Directives and Advance Directives
44. · The Principle of Futility in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
45. · Therapeutic Effort Limitation (LET)