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Be ready for any acute event. 'My No. 1 choice for a student or intern rotating through the ED, who may be unfamiliar with the vast array of problems and presentations seen on a daily basis in a busy ED! Emergency medicine residents requiring a comprehensive and detailed text for academic pursuits will also find this handbook a handy reference for use in the ED' - ""Annals of Emergency Medicine"" on 5/e. Packing a remarkable amount of information in a compact format, this handy reference provides an effective distillation of the clinical content from Tintinalli's ""Emergency Medicine"", - the number 1 text in the field! Charts, tables, and outlines summarize key information for diagnosis and treatment of all conditions encountered in the ED. Key features include: portable, powerful, pocket-friendly, and affordable; endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians; step by step treatment guidelines; recommended therapies are bolded (boldface type) with specific doses listed; and national treatment guidelines utilized wherever possible. The title also features color photos of dermatologic conditions; expanded coverage of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, infectious diseases, and much more. New pharmacologic considerations are added throughout. The book is cross-referenced to Tintinalli text for further research or study.

Full Product Details

Author:   O. John Ma ,  David Cline ,  Judith Tintinalli ,  Gabor Kelen
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 11.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9780071410250

ISBN 10:   0071410252
Pages:   992
Publication Date:   16 January 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION ONE: PREHOSPITAL CARE SECTION TWO: DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SECTION THREE: RESUSCITATIVE PROBLEMS & TECHNIQUES SECTION FOUR: SHOCK SECTION FIVE: ANALGESIA, ANESTHESIA, AND SEDATION SECTION SIX: EMERGENCY WOUND MANAGEMENT SECTION SEVEN: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE SECTION EIGHT: PULMONARY EMERGENCIES SECTION NINE: GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES SECTION TEN: RENAL AND GENITOURINARY DISORDERS SECTION ELEVEN: GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS SECTION TWELVE: PEDIATRICS SECTION THIRTEEN: INFECTIOUS DISEASES SECTION FOURTEEN: TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY SECTION FIFTEEN: ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES SECTION SIXTEEN: EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS SECTION SEVENTEEN: ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES SECTION EIGHTEEN: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES SECTION NINETEEN: NEUROLOGY SECTION TWENTY: EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT, AND ORAL SURGERY SECTION TWENTY-ONE: DISORDERS OF THE SKIN SECTION TWENTY-TWO: TRAUMA SECTION TWENTY-THREE: INJURIES TO THE BONES, JOINTS, AND SOFT TISSUE SECTION TWENTY-FOUR: NONTRAUMATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS SECTION TWENTY-FIVE: PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDERS SECTION TWENTY-SIX: ABUSE AND ASSAULT SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN: PRINCIPLES OF IMAGING SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT: SPECIAL SITUATIONS

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O. John Ma, M.D., Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Academic Advancement, and Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri. David Cline, M.D., Associate Professor, Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Dr. Tintinalli is a world-reknown emergency physician actively practicing at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Gabor D. Kelen, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

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