Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

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heart attack 2:57
stress test 2:106
torsade de pointes 2:111
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
3:367, 372, 375
electrocution 4:372
electroencephalogram (EEG)
1:253–254; 3:384
electrolarynx 1:21, 64
electrolyte
aging and urinary system
changes 3:175
Fanconi’s syndrome 3:190
gastrointestinal system 3:4
kidneys 3:201
RTA 3:219
uremia 3:221
urinary system 3:171, 172
urine 3:227
electrolytes 1:365; 4:105, 184, 217,
374
electrophysiology study (EPS) 2:53
electroretinography 1:87
embryo 1:212; 3:272–273, 283,
356
embryonic development 1:125, 293
emergencies, medical
abdominal pain 3:9
acute pain 1:363
Addison’s disease 3:106
allergic asthma 2:240
allergic conjunctivitis 2:241
allergy testing 2:244
ambulatory surgery 4:260
aneurysm 2:11
angioedema 2:245
appendicitis 3:15
arrhythmia 2:17
aspirin therapy 2:21
back pain 1:306
bariatric surgery 4:287
Bell’s palsy 1:228
black eye 1:74
bleeding control 4:362
bowel atresia 3:20
brain hemorrhage 1:233–234
burns 4:363
CAD 2:43
cardiac arrest 4:371
cardiovascular disease
prevention 4:16
concussion 1:245
contact toxins 4:382
corneal injury 1:81
cough 1:18
dehydration 4:375
depression 3:371
disulfiram 4:333
ectopic pregnancy 3:271
electrocution 4:372
emergency and first aid 4:355,
357
encephalitis 2:323
epiglottitis 1:21–22
eye pain 1:90
fracture 1:322
frostbite 4:375, 376
glaucoma 1:92
glossitis 1:25
gunshot wounds 4:377–378
headache 1:373
heart attack 2:56, 57
heat exhaustion 4:375
heat stroke 4:375
herniated nucleus pulposus
1:326
hypersensitivity reaction 2:268
hypertension 2:66
ileus 3:61
ingested toxins 4:383, 384
inhalation burns 4:365
inhaled toxins 4:384, 385
injected toxins 4:385
intussusception 3:64
major trauma 4:377
motor vehicle accidents
4:378–379
multiple trauma 4:379
nasogastric aspiration and lavage
3:77
nephrolithiasis 3:208
orbital cellulitis 1:106
organ transplantation 4:271
overdose 4:164
pancreatitis 3:80
paraphimosis 3:315
pericarditis 2:95
peritonitis 3:82
pharyngitis 1:45
photophobia 1:108
poisoning 4:381, 382
radiation and biochemical
injuries 4:386
retinal detachment 1:113
Reye’s syndrome 1:279–280
SAMe 4:97
shock 4:367
spinal cord injury 1:283
stroke 2:107
stupor 1:285
symptom assessment and care
triage 4:359–360
syncope 2:108
testicular torsion 3:346
thyroid storm 3:165
toothache 1:57
toxic megacolon 3:93
toxic shock syndrome 2:357
trauma prevention 4:48
traumatic amputation 4:380
urticaria 1:206
ventricular fibrillation 2:116
vision impairment 1:123
emergency and first aid
4:355–386
burns, bleeding, breaks
4:361–367
cardiac arrest 4:371–373, 371t
drowning 4:368–370
first response 4:357–360
heat and cold injuries
4:374–376
major trauma 4:377–380
overview 4:355–356
poisoning 4:381–385
radiation and biochemical
injuries 4:386
emesis. See vomiting
emesis center 3:77, 94
emphysema 2:199, 216
enamel 1:358; 4:306
encephalitis 1:6, 33, 272;
2:322–323, 322t, 345, 350
encephalopathy 1:218, 233, 254,
254t, 280
endarterectomy 2:35, 53, 106
endocarditis 2:13, 39, 53–54, 54t;
4:312
endocardium 2:4, 53–55, 54, 88
endocrine disorders 3:119,
126–127, 131, 136, 143, 237
endocrine gland 3:79, 96, 125,
153–156, 162
endocrine system 2:273, 366;
3:96–168, 97, 144, 159, 291
end of life concerns 1:223–225,
233, 277, 384; 4:43, 95, 182–183,
246
endolymphatic hydrops. See
Ménière’s disease
endometrial cancer 2:372, 373,
381; 3:182, 273–275, 273t
endometrial hyperplasia 3:269,
273, 275–276
endometriosis 3:129, 276–277
endometrium 3:241, 268, 273, 292,
351
endorphin 1:362, 371, 379