IN-6
causes of, 5–66
follow-up for, 5–67
patient education for, 5–67
seasonal variation in, 5–66
signs of, 5–67
symptoms of, 5–67
treatment for, 5–67
zoonotic disease considerations in, 5–68
Arch supports
for heel spur syndrome, 5–1
for stress fractures of foot, 5–7
ARDS. See Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Areola, hyperpigmented, 3–87
Argentinian hemorrhagic fever, 6–61
Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center
(AFMIC), fever diagnosis criteria, 3–31
Arrhythmias
with blood transfusion, 8–19
malignant
with cardiac resuscitation, 4–8
syncope with, 3–117
pericardiocentesis for, 8–13
treatment of, 8–20
with venomous snake bite, 5–144—5–145
Arterial gas embolism
assessment of under fire, 1–1
with blast injury, 7–26
in carbon dioxide poisoning, 6–12
chest pain with, 3–10
in decompression sickness, 6–36
differential diagnosis of, 6–5, 6–9, 6–10,
6–36
disqualifying condition for diving, 6–22
portable hyperbaric chamber for, 8–36
in pulmonary over inflation syndrome, 6–7,
6–8
treatment of, 6–6f, 7–24
with underwater blast injury, 6–19
Arthralgia, 3–62
Arthritis. See also Monoarthritis; Oligoarthritis;
Polyarthritis
of ankle, 3–76
assessment of, 3–61—3–62
gonococcal, 5–98
heel, 5–1
hip, 3–73—3–74
in joint pain, 3–59
non-infectious, 3–63
septic, 3–74
traumatic, 3–59
treatment of, 3–62—3–63
Arthropod-borne viruses, 5–66—5–68
Artificial blood, 7–15t
Artificial tears, 4–38
ASA
for chest pain, 3–12
for pericarditis, 4–6
side effects of, 4–7
Ascariasis, 5–34
in acute organic intestinal obstruction, 4–86
differential diagnosis of, 5–49
Ascaris, 5–34
differential diagnosis for, 4–71
suum, 5–31
Ascites
in hepatitis, 3–57—358
in jaundice, 3–58
Ascorbic acid deficiency, 5–137t
Aseptic necrosis
hip pain with, 3–73
treatment of, 3–74
Asphalt burn, 7–19
Aspiration
for joint pain, 3–63
for knee pain, 3–75
Aspirin
for acute mountain sickness, 6–38
for acute rheumatic fever, 5–99
in asthma, 4–21
for avulsed tooth, 5–14
for chest pain, 3–12, 3–13
in children, 4–12
in gastritis, 4–81
for headache, 3–56
in hemorrhagic fevers, 6–61
for myocardial infarction, 4–3
for pain control, 8–39
in peptic ulcer disease, 4–84, 4–85
in pulmonary embolus, 4–24
for trench fever, 5–93
in yellow fever, 5–70
Assessment under fire, 1–1
Asthma
assessment of, 4–20
causes of, 4–19
cough with, 3–14, 3–15
differential diagnosis for, 6–41
dyspnea with, 3–116
follow-up, 4–21
medications for in palpitations, 3–110
patient education for, 4–21
signs of, 4–20
symptoms of, 4–19
treatment of, 3–117, 4–20—4–21
triggers of, 4–19
Asthma attacks, 4–19
Atarax (hydroxyzine)
for contact dermatitis, 4–70
for pruritus, 3–115
for psoriasis, 4–65
for sleep disturbance with fatigue, 3–30
Ataxia, 3–20
Atelectasis
differential diagnosis of, 4–13
treatment of, 3–117
Athlete’s foot, 4–49—4–51
Ativan, 5–148
ATLS protocols
for electrical or lightning injury, 7–27
for hip dislocation, 3–69