, Tintinalli’s
Emergency Medicine Manual
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, Notice
Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden our
knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and the pub-
lisher of this work have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide
information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time
of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in medical
sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in
the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein
is in every respect accurate or complete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors
or omissions or for the results obtained from use of the information contained in this work.
Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. For
example and in particular, readers are advised to check the product information sheet in-
cluded in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information
contained in this work is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended
dose or in the contraindications for administration. This recommendation is of particular
importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.
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, Tintinalli’s
Emergency Medicine Manual
8th Edition
Rita K. Cydulka, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Case Western Reserve University
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Michael T. Fitch, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Scott A. Joing, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Faculty Physician
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vincent J. Wang, MD, MHA
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Associate Division Head
Division of Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
David M. Cline, MD
Professor and Director of Departmental Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
O. John Ma, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid Mexico City
Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto
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Emergency Medicine Manual
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, Notice
Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden our
knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and the pub-
lisher of this work have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide
information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time
of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in medical
sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in
the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein
is in every respect accurate or complete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors
or omissions or for the results obtained from use of the information contained in this work.
Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. For
example and in particular, readers are advised to check the product information sheet in-
cluded in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information
contained in this work is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended
dose or in the contraindications for administration. This recommendation is of particular
importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.
00_Cydulka_FM.indd 2 03/05/17 2:16 pm
, Tintinalli’s
Emergency Medicine Manual
8th Edition
Rita K. Cydulka, MD, MS
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Case Western Reserve University
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Michael T. Fitch, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Scott A. Joing, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Faculty Physician
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Vincent J. Wang, MD, MHA
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Associate Division Head
Division of Emergency Medicine
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
David M. Cline, MD
Professor and Director of Departmental Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
O. John Ma, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid Mexico City
Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto
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