Quick Hits in Emergency Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781461470366 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 133 str.

Brandon R. Allen; Latha Stead; Bobby K. Desai

Opis

For important information you need to know, but can't remember, turn to QUICK HITS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. This practical, short compendium contains the key decision-rules, clinical values, mnemonics, and dosages that you need at your finger tips in the ED. It covers everything from acute coronary syndrome and ACLS, to electrolyte equations and hyperkalemia, to ventilator settings by disease to Wellen's syndrome. Information on each topic is limited to a single page and presented in easily digested formats such as tables, algorithms, bulleted lists, and clinical illustrations.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This is a collection of high-yield information in emergency medicine. The purpose is to serve as a quick reference for the care of patients in the emergency department. The audience includes all providers and trainees in the emergency department." (Michael D. Zwank, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2013)

Spis treści

1. ACLS.- 2. Intubation, Airway, and Mechanical Ventilation.- 3. Sepsis and Resuscitation.- 4. Pulmonary Decision Rules and COPD.- 5. Fluid and Electrolytes.- 6. Neurology.- 7. Trauma and ATLS.- 8. Head CT Decision Rules and Intracranial Hemorrhage.- 9. Cervical Spine Injury and Decision Rules.- 10. CXR Interpretation.- 11. Orthopedics and Decision Rules.- 12. Cardiology.- 13. GI Bleeding/Hemorrhage.- 14. Hematology.- 15. Toxicology.- 16. Ultrasound and Pregnancy.- 17. The Red Eye.- 18. Pediatrics.- 19. Head and Neck.- 20. Statistics.- 21. Infusions, Pressors, and RSI.

O autorze

Brandon Allen, MD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Medical Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
USA

Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP
Chief, Division of Clinical Research
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Neurological Surgery
Toral Family Foundation Endowed Professor of Traumatic Brain Injury
Director, Center for Brain Injury Research and Education
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, Florida
USA

Bobby Desai, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor
Residency Program Director
Co-Director of Simulation Training
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine,
Gainesville, Florida,
USA