Contents Notes |
Authoritative, easy-access coverage for ED clinicians who need answers NOW. Valuable to anyone practicing in an emergency department or acute-care setting. Emphasizes immediate management of life threatening problems then covers the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders. Priority-based and problem-oriented organization encompasses all aspects of emergency medicine, including common emergencies, trauma, neonatal and pediatric emergencies and more. Extensive at-a-glance algorithms facilitate quick management and diagnosis. Comprehensive tables of drugs commonly used in the ED. NEW chapters on beside ultrasound, procedural sedation, and pandemic flu. MORE radiologic images throughout. I. Special aspects of emergency medicine -- II. Management of common emergency problems -- III. Trauma emergencies -- IV. Nontrauma emergencies. |