Wilderness and Rescue Medicine 7th Edition Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C and David E. Johnson, MD

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Wilderness and Rescue Medicine

Section VI: Backcountry Medicine...................................191 Chapter 24: An Approach to Illness...........192 Generic Assessment of the Ill Patient......192 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................193 Chapter 24 Review: An Approach to Illness...........................................................194 Chapter 25: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat..............................................................195 Red Eye........................................................195 Treatment of Red Eye.................................196 Foreign Body Injury...................................196 Sunburn.......................................................197 Infection. .....................................................197 Chemical Exposure....................................197 Contact Lenses............................................197 Nosebleed....................................................198 Treatment of Nosebleed.............................198 Dental Problems.........................................198 Dental Trauma............................................198 Dental Infection..........................................199 External Ear Infection................................200 Treatment of Swimmer’s Ear.....................200 Middle Ear Infection and Sinusitis. .........200 Treatment of Middle Ear Infection and Sinusitis................................................201 Sore Throat..................................................201 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................202 Chapter 25 Review: HEENT.....................203 Chapter 26: Abdominal Pain.......................204 Practical Abdominal Anatomy.................204 Assessment of Abdominal Pain................205 Hollow Organ Problems............................205 Other Abdominal Problems......................206 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................207 Chapter 26 Review: Abdominal Pain. .....208 Chapter 27: Chest Pain.................................209 Myocardial Ischemia..................................209 Risk Factors.................................................210 Stable Angina..............................................210 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................211 Chapter 27 Review: Chest Pain................212

Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Problems......213 Diarrhea.......................................................213 Assessment of Diarrhea.............................213 Treatment of Diarrhea...............................214 Constipation................................................214 Treatment of Constipation........................214 Nausea and Vomiting.................................215 Treatment of Vomiting..............................215 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................215 Chapter 28 Review: Gastrointestinal Problems......................................................216 Chapter 29: Genitourinary Problems.........217 Vaginitis.......................................................217 Treatment of Vaginitis. ..............................218 Urinary Tract Infection. ............................218 Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection......219 Urinary Tract Obstruction........................220 Bladder Outlet Obstruction......................220 Kidney Stone...............................................220 Testicular Pain. ...........................................220 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................221 Chapter 29 Review: Genitourinary Problems......................................................222 Chapter 30: Respiratory Infection..............223 Respiratory Infection.................................223 Treatment of Respiratory Infection..........224 Risk Versus Benefit.....................................224 Chapter 30 Review: Respiratory Infection. .....................................................225 Chapter 31: Behavioral Issues. .....................226 Assessment of Behavioral Problems........226 Field Treatment of Behavioral Problems.227 Drug and Alcohol Overdose.....................227 Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal.................228 Chapter 31 Review: Behavioral Issues.....229