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Record Nr.

UNISA996201984503316

Titolo

Emergency medicine [[electronic resource] ] : avoiding the pitfalls and improving the outcomes / / edited by Amal Mattu and Deepi Goyal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books, 2007

ISBN

1-281-32052-8

9786611320522

0-470-49351-8

0-470-75593-8

0-470-75517-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MattuAmal

GoyalDeepi

Disciplina

616.02/5

Soggetti

Emergency medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Emergency Medicine: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Evaluation and Management of Patients with Chest Syndromes; 2. Management of the Dyspneic Patient in the ED; 3. Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Abdominal Pain; 4. Management of Patients with Acute Back Pain in the ED; 5. Headache Management; 6. Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Neck Pain; 7. Trauma Management in the ED; 8. Management of Infectious Diseases; 9. Wound Care in Emergency Medicine; 10. Management of the Pregnant Patient in the ED

11. Pediatric Care in the ED12. Management of Hematology/Oncology Patients in the ED; 13. Management of Intoxicated/Violent Patients; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.