V. 1: -- pt. I: Fundamental clinical concepts -- Sect. 1: Critical management principles -- Sect. 2: Cardinal presentations -- pt. II: Trauma -- Sect. 1: General concepts -- Sect. 2: System injuries -- Sect. 3: Orthopedic lesions -- Sect. 4: Soft tissue injuries -- Sect. 5: Violence and abuse -- pt. III: Medicine and surgery -- Sect. 1: Head and neck disorders -- Sect. 2: Pulmonary system -- Sect. 3: Cardiac system -- Sect. 4: Vascular system -- Sect. 5: Gastrointestinal system -- V. 2: -- Sect. 6: Genitourinary and gynecologic systems -- Sect. 7: Neurology -- Sect. 8: Psychiatric and behavioral disorders -- Sect. 9: Immunologic and inflammatory -- Sect. 10: Hematology and oncology -- Sect. 11: Metabolism and endocrinology -- Sect. 12: Infectious diseases -- pt. IV: Environment and toxicology -- Sect. 1: Environment -- Sect. 2: Toxicology -- pt. V: Special populations -- Sect. 1: The pediatric patient -- Sect. 2: The pregnant patient -- Sect. 3: The geriatric patient -- Sect. 4: The patient with compromised immune function -- Sect. 5: The patient with an organ transplant -- Sect. 6: The alcoholic and substance abuse patient -- Sect. 7: The developmentally or physically disabled patient -- Sect. 8: The problem patient -- pt. VI: Emergency medical services -- pt. VII: The practice of emergency medicine -- Bonus online content -- Youth, violence, and street gangs -- Medical literature and evidence-based medicine -- Multiculturalism and care delivery -- Bioethics -- End of life -- Emergency medical treatment and active labor act and medicolegal issues -- Wellness, stress, and the impaired physician

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