Emergency Medicine Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes

Emergency Medicine: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes By
2007 | 119 Pages | ISBN: 1405141662 | PDF | 3 MB
Emergency Medicine is a brand new book focusing on the common pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when dealing with high-risk conditions during standard medical practice. Concise chapters focus on clinical relevance, addressing the mistakes, the consequences and the knowledge necessary to avoid high-risk mistakes. An essential book for all staff dealing with emergencies.Content: Chapter 1 Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chest Syndromes (pages 1-16): Richard A. Harrigan and Michael A. DeAngelisChapter 2 Management of the Dyspneic Patient in the ED (pages 17-24): Jairo I. Santanilla and Peter M. C. DeBlieuxChapter 3 Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Abdominal Pain (pages 25-32): Joseph P. MartinezChapter 4 Management of Patients with Acute Back Pain in the ED (pages 33-38): Michael E. WintersChapter 5 Headache Management (pages 39-45): Stephen SchenkelChapter 6 Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Neck Pain (pages 46-54): Joshua Broder and Anita L’ItalienChapter 7 Trauma Management in the ED (pages 55-62): David E. Manthey and Bret A. NicksChapter 8 Management of Infectious Diseases (pages 63-71): David J. Karras, Wayne A. Satz and Jeffrey BarrettChapter 9 Wound Care in Emergency Medicine (pages 72-78): Siamak Moayedi and Mercedes TorresChapter 10 Management of the Pregnant Patient in the ED (pages 79-84): Kristine ThompsonChapter 11 Pediatric Care in the ED (pages 85-92): Ghazala SharieffChapter 12 Management of Hematology/Oncology Patients in the ED (pages 93-98): Robert L. RogersChapter 13 Management of Intoxicated/Violent Patients (pages 99-108): Yesha Patel and Gus M. Garmel