Emergency medicine
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Emergency medicine
（A Lange medical book, . Current diagnosis & treatment）
McGraw-Hill, Lange Medical Pub., c2008
6th ed
Available at 7 libraries
Note
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The essential problem-oriented guide to all diseases and conditions that present to the emergency department -- now updated and expanded!
A Doody's Core Title!
Concise, accurate coverage of common emergency problems, organized by organ system/anatomic region -- and ideally suited to the fast-paced EDCohesive priority-based and problem-based organization that reviews special aspects of emergency medicine... the management of common emergency problems... traumatic emergencies... and non-trauma emergencies Extensive, at-a-glance algorithms to facilitate quick management and diagnosisComprehensive table of drugs commonly used in the EDExceptional illustrations, including useful ultrasound and CT images
SIXTH EDITION FEATURES:
NEW chapter on syncope NEW chapter on seizureNEW chapter on gastrointestinal emergenciesNEW chapter on neurologic emergenciesUpdates of all chapters to reflect the most current, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of emergency conditions
Table of Contents
- Approach to the Emergency Department Patient Prehospital Emergency Services Nuclear, Biologic and Chemical Agents
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Multicasualty Incidents and Disasters Legal Aspects of Emergency Care Emergency Procedures Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Compromised Airway Shock The Multiply Injured Patient Respiratory Distress Chest Pain Abdominal Pain Gastrointestinal Bleeding Coma Syncope Seizures Headache Arthritis and Back Pain Head Injuries Maxillofacial and Neck Trauma Chest Trauma Abdominal Trauma Genitourinary Trauma Vertebral Column & Spinal Cord Trauma Orthopedic Emergencies Hand Trauma Wound Care Eye Emergencies Emergency Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Sinuses, Oropharynx, and Mouth Pulmonary Emergencies Cardiac Emergencies Cardiac Arrhythmias Gastrointestinal Emergencies Neurologic Emergencies Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies and Rape Genitourinary Emergencies Vascular Emergencies Hematologic Emergencies Infectious Disease Emergencies Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Emergencies Burns and Smoke Inhalation Disorders Due to Physical & Environmental Agents Poisoning Dermatologic Emergencies Psychiatric Emergencies Pediatric Emergencies
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