cholangitis, 576–577
cholecystitis, 574–576
choledocholithiasis, 574
cholelithiasis, 459, 573–574
cholinergics, 315, 332–333
chondromalacia patella, 212
Christmas disease, 467–468
chromic acid, 190
chronic aortic regurgitation, 108
chronic bronchitis, 500
chronic cough, 491
chronic dyspnea, 492
chronic graft rejection, 834
chronic HCV, 567
chronic heart failure, 93
chronic limb ischemia, 122–123
chronic mitral regurgitation, 111
chronic pancreatitis, 578
chronic renal failure, 830–831
chronic subdural hematoma,
739–740
chronic transplant rejection, 484
Cicuta maculata, 650–651
circumferential burns, 188
cirrhosis, 569–570
civil commitment, 771
CK-MB, 80
Cl−(chloride) disorders, 398
claims made insurance, 927
classic hemophilia, 467
clavicular fractures, 208–209
clay shoveler’s fractures, 156
clonidine, 345–346
clopidogrel, 82
closed fractures, 194
closed loop obstruction, 545
clostridium difficile, 551
Clostridium perfringens, 550
clotting cascade, 462–468
clue cells, 601
cluster headaches, 744
CMV (cytomegalovirus) retinitis, 426
CNS.Seecentral nervous system
CO (carbon monoxide), 358–360
COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act),
924
cocaine, 349–350, 776–777
coccidioidomycosis, 442
coccidiomycosis, 507
coccyx fractures, 174
cold-related injuries, 630–636
colic, 239–240
Colles fractures, 201
colloids, 60–61
Colorado tick fever, 438
colorectal cancer, 558
coma, 314, 748–749
combined public/private EMS
model, 897
Combitube, 14
common nonpathologic murmurs,
244
common roundworm, 443
communicating hydroceles,
276–277
communication, EMS, 897–898
community-acquired MRSA
(CA-MRSA), 434–435
community-acquired pneumonia,
421, 502–511
compartment pressure
measurement, 888–891
compartment syndrome, 182–183,
888
compensation, 927
complete abortion, 588
complete moles, 594
complex partial seizures, 728
complicated urinary tract
infections, 837
concussions, 151
conduction blocks, 67–70
conduction, cardiac
abnormalities, 21–25
dysrhythmias, 25–37
general approach to, 20–21
overview, 20
condylar fractures, 203–204
condyloma acuminatum, 561, 813
condyloma lata, 812
confidentiality, 919–920
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
(CAH), 264–265
congenital heart disease (CHD),
244–247
congenital pediatric disorders,
267–271
Conium maculatum, 650, 653
conjunctivitis
allergic, 700–701
bacterial, 697–699
chlamydia conjunctivitis, 699
corneal abrasion, 701–703
corneal ulcers, 703
dacryocystitis, 705
epidemic keratoconjunctivitis,
700
foreign bodies, 701–703
herpes simplex keratitis,
703–704
herpes zoster ophthalmicus,
704–705
Neisseria gonorrhea, 697
orbital cellulitis, 707
preseptal cellulitis, 706
viral, 699–700
consent
capacity to, 922
informed, 920–922refusal to, 923–924
substituted, 922–923
Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
(COBRA), 924
contact dermatitis, 806
continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP), 17
contusion, 148
convection, 627, 631
conversion disorder, 786–787
convulsive seizures, 729
co-oximetry, 472
coral snakes, 626–627
cord prolapse, 596
corneas
abrasion, 701–703
laceration, 715–716
ulcers, 703
coronary artery embolization, 647
coronary perfusion pressure
(CPP), 38
corticosteroids, 56
cough, 491
Coumadin, 333–335
Coxiella burnettii, 508
Coxsackie A-16 virus, 256–257,
289, 817, 819
CPAP (continuous positive airway
pressure), 17
CPP (cerebral perfusion pressure),
721
CPP (coronary perfusion pressure),
38
CPR (cardiopulmonary
resuscitation), 38–39
CPT (Current Procedural
Terminology) code, 919
crackles, 492
cranial nerve disorders, 752–754
credentialing, 918–919
crichothyrotomy, 16–17
cricoid ring, 5
CroFab, 380
Crohn disease, 543–545
crotalidae snakes, 624–626
croup, 305–306, 681–682
cryoprecipitate, 63
Cryptococcus neoformans,
422–423, 425
crystalloids, 60
c-spine (cervical spine) fractures,
151–153, 156
culdocentesis, 588
Cullen sign, 114
Current Procedural Terminology
(CPT) code, 919
cyanide, 360–362, 380
cyanogenic plants and seeds,
650, 652