metacarpal neck fractures, 197
methacrylic acids, 190
methanol, 322–323
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus(MRSA),
434–435
methohexital, 882
methyldopa, 346
methylene blue, 380
methylene chloride, 353
methylmalonic acidemia (MMA),
265–266
methylprednisolone, 158
methylxanthines, 365–366
metrorrhagia, 610
Mexican peyote cactus, 650
Mg2+(magnesium), 42, 44,
396–398
MI (myocardial infarction),
77–85
microangiopathic hemolytic
anemia, 461
microcytic anemia, 453
microscopic polyangitis, 483
midazolam, 10
midface fractures, 676–678
mifepristone, 600
migraine, 743–744
minoxidil, 346
mirtazapine, 329
misoprostol, 531
missed abortion, 588
mitral regurgitation, 106,
110–111
mitral stenosis, 106, 109
mitral valve prolapse, 106, 111–112
Mittelschmerz-midcycle pain,
586
MMA (methylmalonic acidemia),
265–266
moderate hypothermia, 634
molar pregnancy, 595
molluscum contagiosum,
250–251
monitoring abuse, 929
monoamine oxidase inhibitors
(MAOIs), 328–329,
793–794
monoarticular arthritis,
224–225
mononeuropathy multiplex,
762–763
mononucleosis, 417–418
Monteggia fractures, 203
mood disorders, 781–788
morning after pill, 599
morning glory, 650, 655
morphine, 83
morphine sulfate, 91
motor ataxia, 749–750
MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus),
434–435
MS (multiple sclerosis), 767–768,
875
MSBP (Munchausen syndrome by
proxy), 789
MSEs (medical screening exams),
924–925
mucopolysaccharidose, 267
multiple myeloma, 477
multiple sclerosis (MS), 767–768,
875
multiple-dose activated charcoal,
318–319
mumps, 289–290
Munchausen syndrome, 788
murmurs, 244
Murphy’s sign, 575
muscarinic symptoms, 656
mushrooms, 656–658
mutifocal atrial tachycardia
(MAT), 28
myasthenis gravis, 764
mycobacterial meningitis, 425
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
421, 509
Mycoplasmasp., 503
myocardial infarction (MI),
77–85
myocardial perfusion imaging,
129
myocarditis, 97–98
myoglobin, 80
myxedema coma, 409–410N
Na+(sodium) disorders,
387–391
N-acetylcysteine (NAC), 381
naloxone, 367, 381, 882
nasal fractures, 668–670
nasopharyngeal airway placement,
6–7
National Emergency X-Radiography
Utilization Study
(NEXUS), 152
NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis),
272, 554
neck trauma, 179–182
necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC),
272–273, 554
needle cricothyrotomy, 16–17
neglect, 788–792
Neisseria gonorrhea conjunctivitis,
697
Neisseria meningitidis, 263
nematocysts, 622–623
nematodes, 443–444neonates
jaundice, 240–241
resuscitation, 39–40
seizures, 293
ventilator settings, 18
vital signs for, 50
nephrolithiasis, 835–836
nephrotic syndrome,
823–824
nerve agents, 912
nesiritide, 91
neurocysticercosis, 728, 735
neurogenic shock, 59–60, 157
neuroleptic malignant syndrome
(NMS), 339, 794–796
neurology
altered mental status,
745–747
ataxia, 749–750
central nervous system
infections, 730–736
coma, 748–749
cranial nerve disorders,
752–754
headaches, 736–744
multiple sclerosis, 767–768
neuromuscular disorders,
758–767
Parkinson disease, 768
pediatric, 291–294
procedures, 874–876
seizures, 727–730
spinal cord disorders,
754–758
stroke, 719–727
vertigo, 751–752
neuromuscular disorders, 758–767
neutropenia, 487
neutropenic fever, 474
NEXUS (National Emergency
X-Radiography Utilization
Study), 152
nicotine-containing plants,
652–653
nifedipine, 643
Nightstick fractures, 202
Nikolsky sign, 261, 811
nimodipine, 150
nitric acid, 190
nitrites, 353
nitrogen narcosis, 645–646
nitrogen oxide, 522
nitroglycerin (NTG),
82, 91, 127
nitroprusside, 91
nitrous oxide, 353
NMS (neuroleptic malignant
syndrome), 339, 794–796
nodules, 799
nonconvulsive seizures, 729