INDEX 745
Sinusitis, 140-141
as headache cause, 102-104
infectious mononucleosis-related, 449
as toxic shock syndrome risk factor, 348-349
Skeletal survey, 456-457
Skier’s thumb, 636
Skin
child abuse-related injuries to, 455
electrical injuries to, 391t
lightning injuries to, 388t
Skin diseases. See Dermatologic disorders
Skin tension lines, 653, 653f, 654f
Skull fractures
basilar, 582
child abuse-related, 455
“Slapped cheeks” erythema, 376, 448
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), 630-631
Small intestine, obstruction of, 89, 244
imaging of, 65
Smallpox, as biological weapon, 707, 709, 709t
Smoke inhalation, , 506-510, 18, 638
Snakebites, 352, 499, 502-504
“Sniffing position,” 432, 617-618
Snow blindness, 589
Snuffbox, in wrist trauma, 625
Sodium bicarbonate
as cardiac arrest treatment, 16
contraindication in near-drowning victim resusci-
tation, 397
as hyperkalemia treatment, 279-280
Sodium channel blockade, drug-related, 524
Soft-tissue infections, 331-338
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-
related, 380-381
Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), 363t, 365
Spasms, infantile, 427
Specificity, statistical, 58
Spectrophotometry, 169
Sphenopalatine artery, as epistaxis (nosebleed) source,
135
Spider bites, 380, 496, 497t, 498-499
Spinal cord
compression of
as oncologic emergency, 298, 298b
as stroke mimic, 155
traumatic injury to, 574-580
Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormalities
(SCIWORA), 578, 619
Spine
disorders of, as low back pain cause, 124, 125t
fractures of, 124, 125t
Spleen
blunt trauma to, 603
infectious mononucleosis-related rupture of, 449
Splenic sequestration, 284
Spondylolisthesis, 125t, 126-127
Spondylolysis, 125t, 126-127
Sputum Gram stain, for pneumonia diagnosis, 184-186
Stab wounds, 605
Stabilization, of patients, 8, 10
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, 376
Staphylococcus aureus infections
meningitis, 164t
methicillin-resistant, 348
community-associated, 332-333, 337t
cutaneous findings in, 380-381
misdiagnosed as spider bite, 380-381
septic arthritis, 370, 372t
soft-tissue infections associated with, 380-381
otitis externa, 143
pneumonia, 180, 181t, 185t, 186t, 506
retropharyngeal and peritonsillar abscesses, 144
septic arthritis, 370
soft-tissue, 337t
toxic shock syndrome, 348, 349-350
Staphylococcus infections
of bite wounds, 335
necrotizing fasciitis, 334-335
Staphylococcus saprophyticus infections, 270
Staples, surgical, 650
STARI (southern tick-associated rash illness), 363t, 365
Statistical terminology, 58, 58f
Status epilepticus, 116, 117t, 429
Stenson’s duct, injuries to, 572-573, 572f
Stereotypies, 423
Sternoclavicular joint, dislocations of, 626
Sternum, fractures of, 598
Steroids
as headache treatment, 103t
as meningitis treatment, 166
as spinal trauma treatment, 579
systemic, as dermatitis treatment, 381
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, 374, 378-379t
Stimulants, 520-523
Stings
from ants, 498
from bees and wasps, 498-499
from scorpions, 498
Straddle injury, 610
Straight leg raise test, 124-125, 126
Strangulation, smoke inhalation-related, 506
Streptococcus agalactiae infections, 370
Streptococcus infections
of bite wounds, 335
necrotizing fasciitis, 334-335
Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
meningitis, 164t, 167t
pneumonia, 179-180, 181t, 184, 185t
penicillin-resistant, 372t
septic arthritis, 370, 372t
sinusitis, 140
Streptococcus pyogenes infections, 144
Stress, as gout risk factor, 373
“String of pearls” sign, 244
Stroke, 686
blood pressure management in, 160
conditions which mimic, 161
definition of, 155
differentiated from transient ischemic attack (TIA),
155, 156t