553Index
A
ABCDE model, 159
Abdominal aortic aneurysm, 107, 108,
111, 113, 117, 121, 123, 125, 175
Abortion, 451–454, 457–459
Abruptio placentae, 451, 452, 453, 458
Abscess draining, 116
Absence seizures, 294
Absorbable suture, 515
Acarbose, 239, 253
ACE inhibitor, 69
Acetaminophen, 200, 250, 251–252, 258,
259, 265, 287, 290, 291, 357, 359,
360, 362, 364, 366, 371, 530
Acetazolamide, 361, 364, 368, 480, 484
Acetone, 257, 260, 261, 501, 528, 529
Acetylcholine, 250, 386, 390, 396, 429
Acetylcholinesterase, 250, 429
Acoustic shadows, 115
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS), 65, 66, 69, 74, 115, 253
Acromioclavicular joint sprain, 334
Activated charcoal, 253, 255, 258, 261,
264, 265, 285
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), 24, 27,
30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 46
Acute mitral valve regurgitation, 43
Acute mountain sickness (AMS),
480, 484
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
(ANUG), 201
Acute pulmonary edema (APE), 37
Acute respiratory failure syndrome (ARDS),
66, 74, 171
Acyclovir, 366, 475
Adenocarcinoma, 39, 311, 316
Adenosine, 35, 46, 222, 435
Adenovirus, 40
Adhesion, 108, 119, 125, 126, 316
Adnexal tenderness, 118, 119
Adrenal cortical insufficiency, 530
Adrenal crisis, 231–232
Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
drugs, 151, 486
Advanced trauma life support (ATLS), 159
Afferent pupillary defect (APD), 504
Agitation, 198, 250, 254, 256, 257, 261,
266, 280, 281, 290, 526, 542,
543, 544
Air embolism, 71
Air enema, 421
Airway assessment/management, 158, 169,
170, 198, 226, 252
Airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs),
37–38, 44, 154, 165, 166, 169, 173,
174, 226, 264, 281, 306, 424, 482,
483, 485, 486
Airway collapse, 76
Airway inflammation, 76
Airway reaction, 76
Albuterol, 71
Alcohol, 27, 45, 64, 67, 74, 106, 108, 111,
258, 262, 266, 285, 287, 290, 309,
367, 387, 527, 545, 546
Alcohol ketoacidosis, 106
Alcohol withdrawal, 256, 266, 280, 287,
290, 527
Alcoholic hepatitis, 108, 310
Alcoholic pancreatitis, 128
Alkali burns, 477
Allergic conjunctivitis, 499, 502
Allergic rhinitis, 73
Allergy, 36, 65, 70–71, 227, 427, 434, 499,
514, 517
Alzheimer disease, 148
Amantadine, 200
Amebic abscess, 115
American Heart Association (AHA),
222, 433
Amiodarone, 25, 36, 46, 48, 222, 226, 231
Amitriptyline, 262, 266, 359
Ammonia, 285, 478
Amoxicillin, 204, 426, 427, 497, 502
Amoxicillin-clavulanate, 503