Pocket Emergency Medicine

The newly updated Pocket Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatm [...]
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The newly updated Pocket Emergency Medicine, 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatment situations. Each chapter begins with approach to a condition, followed by concise discussion of important diagnostic categories, then highlights the essential elements of history, physical examination, testing and treatment.Features: quick-reference outline format, lists, and tables aid quick treatment decision-making; topics include chief complaints listed in alphabetical order, including trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, airway management, distraction injuries; chapters address multiple diseases, disorders and procedures, providing definition, history, evaluation, differential diagnosis, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, indications and contraindications, treatment and references; acronym table and differential diagnosis table boxed for quick access; clinical pearls throughout text offer important data and warnings on common clinical errors; and appendices include abbreviations, PALS protocols, information on ICU meds, important antibiotics, formulas, and common ED procedures 6-ring binder with pockets for reader's notes.