Provides essential information and practical advice for use in the emergency department. It covers the general approach to patients with various medical complaints, tables of differential diagnoses, and brief discussions of the most common disease processes, all in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. It’s essential information for use in the busy ED.
Eight sections plus an Appendix cover the following: Emergency Department Orientation for Students, Interns, and Rotating Residents; Life-Threatening Emergencies; Trauma; Problem-Solving Common Medical Complaints; Specialized Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics; and Special Topics.