Instant Emergency Medicine expertise in an ultra-compact, easy-to-use format!
This resource is a must for residents, students, physician assistants, and nurses working in the emergency department. With its carry-anywhere book/PDA format, Emergency Medicine Quick Glance puts the field's latest perspectives where you need them most: at the point of care. Concise yet comprehensive, this handy, at-a-glance resource is ideal for use in daily clinical practice or for a quick review.
With FREE PDA download of the whole bookUltra-concentrated, high-yield, and loaded with “pearls” Two-part format reviews differential diagnosis and symptom management, then covers therapeutic approaches to specific diseases Practical hints and tips for recognizing and treating the wide range of problems seen in the emergency department Maximum information - minimal text Concept-clarifying charts, checklists, tables, figures, and algorithmsCARDIORESPIRATORY, from acute coronary syndromes to hypertensionGASTROINTENSTINAL/GENITOURINARY, from appendicitis to pancreatitis NEUROLOGY, from stroke to seizuresOBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, from 1st trimester bleeding to sexual assault PEDIATRICS, from fever to child abuse injuries TRAUMA, from head injury to spinal cord injury TOXICOLOGY, from acetaminophen to calcium channel blockers/beta blockersPSYCHIATRIC, including panic disorder and agitated patient ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC OPHTHALMOLOGY/OTOLARYNGOLOGYMISCELLANEOUSAuthor | NEWTON |
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Table Of Content | 1. Specific complaints chest pain shortness of breath syncope weakness headache seizure abdominal pain vaginal bleeding 2. Disease by organ system Cardiorespiratory Acute coronary syndromes Aortic Dissection Pulmonary Embolism Pneumonia Asthma COPD Pneumothorax Pericarditis Atrial fibrillation Hypertension Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary Appendicitis Cholycystistis Aortic Dissection Bowel obstruction Pancreatitis GI bleeding UTI/pyelonephritis Nephrolithiasis Testicular torsion Neurology Stroke, TIA Altered mental status/coma Vertigo Seizures Obstetric/Gynecology 1st trimester bleeding Pelvic inflammatory disease Sexual assault Pediatrics Fever Otitis media Shortness of breath Vomiting and diarrhea Pediatric exanthems Child abuse Trauma Head injury Maxillofacial trauma Neck trauma Thoracic trauma Abdominal injuries Genitourinary trauma Spinal cord injury Toxicology General approach Acetaminophen Salicylates Digoxin Carbon monoxide Tricyclic antidepressants Alcohol Opiates Cocaine Anticholinergics Hydrocarbons Calcium channel blocker/beta blocker Cyanide Mushrooms Endocrine Diabetic ketoacidosis Hypoglycemia Adrenal crisis Thyroid emergencies Environmental injury Burns Hypothermia Bite injuries Electrical injuries Orthopedic Wrist injuries Hip injury Knee injury Ankle injury Compartment syndrome Septic arthritis Hand infection Low back pain Psychiatric Panic disorder Depression and suicide Agitated patient Ear, Nose and Throat Red eye Visual loss Epistaxis Dental emergencies Miscellaneous HIV/AIDS Allergic/anaphylactic reactions EMTALA Hypo/hyperkalemia Hypo/hypernatremia ACLS algorithm |
Publish Date | 25 May 2006 |