ISBN-13: 9780192628626 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 352 str.
Musculo-skeletal Problems in Emergency Medicine provides guidelines on the history taking and examination of patients with musculo-skeletal problems. The book starts by explaining the pathology of musculo-skele tal injuries, describing the wide range of non-traumatic musculo-skele tal problems encountered in the emergency room. Each section of the bo dy is then dealt with in detail, with advice given on the management o f specific patient presentations. Throughout, emphasis is placed on th e diagnosis of traumatic and non-traumatic injuries, and detailed guid ance provided on their initial investigation, management, and ongoing referral.