Contributors Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments Introduction List of Videos SECTION I: ACUTE CARE GUIDELINES BY SYSTEM Chapter 1. EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT GUIDELINES Conjunctivitis Pharyngitis Rhinosinusitis Knowledge Check Chapter 2. PULMONARY GUIDELINES Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pleural Effusions Pneumonia Pulmonary Embolism Restrictive Lung Disease Chapter 3. CARDIAC GUIDELINES Acute Coronary Syndromes Angina Arrhythmias Dyslipidemia Heart Failure Hypertension Pericardial Effusions Valvular Heart Disease Knowledge Check Chapter 4. GASTROINTESTINAL GUIDELINES Acute Abdomen Cirrhosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury Hepatitis: Alcoholic Hepatitis: Autoimmune Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Pancreatitis Peptic Ulcer Disease Chapter 5. NEPHROLOGY GUIDELINES Acute Kidney Injury Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Chronic Kidney Disease Hematuria Hypercalcemia Hyperkalemia Hypermagnesemia Hypernatremia Hyperphosphatemia Hypocalcemia Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia Hyponatremia Hypophosphatemia Metabolic Acidosis Nephrolithiasis Nephrotic Syndrome Prostatitis Pyelonephritis Urinary Incontinence Urinary Tract Infection Knowledge Check Chapter 6. NEUROLOGY GUIDELINES Anoxic Brain Injury Brain Death Headaches Intracerebral Hemorrhage Ischemic Stroke Status Epilepticus Transient Ischemic Attack Knowledge Check Chapter 7. TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES IN ACUTE BRAIN INJURY Knowledge Check Chapter 8.

ENDOCRINE GUIDELINES Adrenal Insufficiency Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2 Diabetic Ketoacidosis Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State Metabolic Syndrome Pheochromocytoma Prediabetes Thyroid Disorder: Euthyroid Sick Syndrome Thyroid Disorder: Hyperthyroidism Thyroid Disorder: Hypothyroidism Thyroid Disorder: Myxedema Coma Thyroid Disorder: Thyroid Storm Knowledge Check Chapter 9. PSYCHIATRIC GUIDELINES Bipolar and Related Disorders Major Depressive Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Schizophrenia Substance Use Disorders Psychiatric Patient Medical Clearance Knowledge Check Chapter 10. INFECTION GUIDELINES Colitis: Infective COVID-19 Encephalitis Endocarditis: Infective Influenza Meningitis Necrotizing Fasciitis Osteomyelitis Peritonitis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/Bacteremia/Sepsis Septic Arthritis Tuberculosis Knowledge Check Chapter 11. PERIPHERAL VASCULAR GUIDELINES Acute Limb Ischemia Aortic Vessel Diseases: Aneurysms of the Aorta Carotid Artery Disease Peripheral Artery Disease: Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Upper Extremity Peripheral Vascular Disease Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Chapter 12. HEMATOLOGY GUIDELINES Anemia Bleeding Diatheses Coagulopathies Deep Vein Thrombosis Sickle Cell Crisis Knowledge Check Chapter 13. ONCOLOGY GUIDELINES Brain/Central Nervous System Malignancies Breast Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancers: Colorectal Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancers: Gastric Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancers: Hepatic Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancers: Pancreatic Cancer Gynecologic Cancers: Cervical Cancer Gynecologic Cancers: Endometrial/Uterine Cancer Gynecologic Cancers: Ovarian Cancer Head and Neck Cancers Leukemias: Acute Leukemias Leukemias: Chronic Leukemias Leukemias: Myelodysplastic Syndromes Leukemias: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Lung Cancer Lymphomas: Hodgkin Lymphoma Lymphomas: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma Sarcoma Skin Cancer Knowledge Check Chapter 14. IMMUNE SYSTEM, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, AND JOINTS GUIDELINES Back Pain Compartment Syndrome of the Lower Leg Joint Pain Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Spondyloarthropathies Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Vasculitis: Variable Vessel Vasculitis: Small Vessel Vasculitis: Medium Vessel Vasculitis: Large Vessel Knowledge Check Chapter 15. DERMATOLOGY GUIDELINES Atopic Dermatitis Cellulitis Necrotizing Fasciitis Seborrheic Dermatitis Stasis Dermatitis Knowledge Check Chapter 16.

GERIATRIC GUIDELINES Delirium Dementia Falls Urvce Knowledge Check Chapter 17. TRAUMA GUIDELINES Chest Trauma Penetrating Chest Injuries Penetrating Intracranial Injuries Shock Spinal Cord Injuries Traumatic Brain Injury SECTION II: PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 18. PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT Scope of Chapter Considerations Care Principles Medication Management Chapter 19. PERIOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Scope of Chapter Considerations Care Principles Medication Management Chapter 20. POSTOPERATIVE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT Scope of Chapter Outcomes Wound Management Medication Management SECTION III: PROCEDURES Ankle Brachial Index Measurement Arterial Lines Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy Bronchoscopy Central Venous Access Chest Tube Insertion Chest Tube Removal Digital Nerve Blocks Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Endotracheal Intubation Endotracheal Extubation External Ventricular Drain Intraosseous Vascular Access Long Leg Casting Lumbar Puncture Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement Reduction of the Ankles Reduction of the Fingers Reduction of the Hips Reduction of the Patella Reduction of the Shoulder Splinting Synovial Fluid Aspiration Thoracentesis Transpyloric Feeding Tube Placement SECTION IV: SPECIAL TOPICS End-of-Life Considerations Palliative Care Health Prevention and Screening Hemodynamic Monitoring Devices Telemedicine in Acute Care Transitional Care Acute Care Billing Appendix A: Case Scenarios Answer Key Appendix B: Normal Laboratory Values Index.