Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide ANNOTATION
The leading textbook in emergency medicine now has expanded coverage with 308 chapters, new contributors and new editors. As an American College of Emergency Physicians/McGraw-Hill publication, the Study Guide is the defining source for clinical EM management and for those preparing for board or recertification exams. New, two-color figures have been added and there are additional tables and algorithms. A compact atlas is now included and delivers stunning EM pictures in full color. Many of the sections have been completely revised including Toxicology (Herbals and Vitamins) and Pediatrics (Respiratory Distress) as well as brand new sections such as Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders and Special Patients. Emergency Medicine is changing, but the Study Guide remains the authoritative diagnosis and management tool for all emergency conditions.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The essential emergency medicine reference! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of mass destruction, pharmacology of antimicrobials, antifungals, and antivirals, principles of drug interactions, endocarditis, and abdominal and pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient. Pharmacologic considerations, tables of vital differential diagnoses, and observation criteria throughout are new features reflecting developments in this dynamic specialty.
"considered by most in the discipline to be a bible of emergency medicine"
—Journal of Family Medicine, review of fourth edition.
SYNOPSIS
Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, and more clinically relevant than ever, the sixth edition of EMERGENCY MEDICINE continues as the #1 selling reference for clinical practice and exam prep. It's brief, readable, and clinically-focused chapters provide quick, evidence-based guidance for differential diagnosis, ED treatment, and disposition.
JUST SOME OF THE FEATURES IN THE ALL-NEW SIXTH EDITION
INCREASED EMPHASIS on evidence-based clinical practice
MORE quick reference tables, charts and algorithms that speed access to critical info
NEW tables that summarize differential diagnoses now added throughout
NEW guidelines for patient observation now added into Treatment & Disposition sections
UPDATED images and coverage of state-of-the-art imaging techniques
NEW American College of Cardiology guidelines in clear language
45 COMPLETELY REWRITTEN chapters
EXPANDED coverage of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction
NEW chapter on patient safety issues
NEW chapter on pharmacology of antimicrobials, antifungals, antivirals
NEW chapter on principles of drug interactions
NEW section on problems in unique environments, including the tropics, high altitude, the Antarctic and space
Extensive UPDATES on world travelers' exposure to infectious disease
EXPANDED section on gynecologic emergencies
NEW chapter on abdominal and pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient
FROM THE CRITICS
Doody Review Services
Reviewer: Cai Glushak, MD, FACEP (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)Description: This is the fourth edition of this study guide, last published in 1992 and retaining essentially the same format. This book updates a primer that is widely used to prepare for emergency medicine boards and to supplement emergency medicine residency curriculum. Purpose: It is organized into easily digestible 4 to 6 page summaries of clinical emergency problems. Whereas the authors previously offered the book as a board preparation tool, the new preface states that the book is to assist all students, house officers, and physicians practicing emergency medicine to provide the best patient care possible. Audience: The book is useful as a study guide or may serve as a practice adjunct for clinicians with substantial emergency medicine experience. The principal authors are highly respected authorities in academic emergency medicine. The contributors represent an extensive array of experts from emergency medicine and specialties. Features: Chapters have generally been updated to reflect current practice in the continuously evolving specialty of emergency medicine. Reference lists are short, although up-to-date and pertinent. Unfortunately, they are not keyed to the text. Recommendations, although practical, often reflect the personal experience of the authors. The practical illustrations and charts are limited to pertinent, quick-reference black-and-white pictures and charts. They are handy for clinical use. The book is most notable for the succinctness of the material for quick reference, always an appealing feature for emergency practitioners. There are significant new sections on transplantation, implantable devices, injury prevention, abuse and assault, and an expanded treatment of EMS. Assessment: The authors have done a remarkable job of offering a readable emergency medicine review book covering a huge array of topics. The book will undoubtedly remain in high demand by the emergency medicine community who will rely on it as one of their primary references.
RATING
3 Stars from Doody
ACCREDITATION
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