Emergency Medicine Diagnosis & Management incorporates the latest ideas & evidence base underpinning best practice emergency medicine care This book covers a wide variety of emergencies including general medical critical care infectious disease foreign travel acid-base & electrolytes to surgical orthopaedic paediatric obstretrics & gynaecology ophthalmic ENT & psychiatric as well as toxicology practical procedures & administrative & legal issues Presented in an easy-to-read format the book
Includes:: succinct bullet point text synoptic tables charts & diagrams to find key information quickly in a new edition aimed as much for use at the bedside as it is for studying Every emergency topic is approached in the same standardized format covering first the Diagnosis & then Management Diagnosis
Includes:: essential knowledge to elicit in the history including background & epidemiology characteristic features on examination including vital signs & organ-specific findings & investigations such as bedside testing laboratory testing & radiology Management then covers general supportive measures specific treatment & the disposal decision including whether time-critical to which specialty & conversely who may safely go home The text is supported by a wealth of additional online material at wwwlifeinthefastlanecom including high-resolution clinical images videos case-based questions examination material & links to online references This edition is completely revised & contains up-to-date evidence on every topic including the latest 2015 CPR guidelines sepsis guidelines major trauma management HIV care & many other newly released treatment protocols