04273nam 22006254a 450 99620865450331620230721004909.01-282-01320-397866120132011-4443-0077-61-4443-0078-4(CKB)1000000000715954(EBL)416409(OCoLC)437097478(SSID)ssj0000151274(PQKBManifestationID)11151040(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151274(PQKBWorkID)10319631(PQKB)11458005(MiAaPQ)EBC416409(EXLCZ)99100000000071595420071018d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvidence-based emergency care[electronic resource] diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules /Jesse M. Pines, Worth W. EverettChichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ Blackwell/BMJ Books20081 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-5400-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; Foreword; About the Authors; SECTION 1 The Science of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules; Chapter 1 Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Care; Chapter 2 Evidence-Based Medicine: the Process; Chapter 3 The Epidemiology and Statistics of Diagnostic Testing; Chapter 4 Clinical Decision Rules; SECTION 2 Traumatic Injuries; Chapter 5 Cervical Spine Fractures; Chapter 6 Cervical Spine Fractures in Older Adults; Chapter 7 Cervical Spine Fractures in Children; Chapter 8 Blunt Abdominal Trauma; Chapter 9 Acute Knee Injuries; Chapter 10 Blunt Head InjuryChapter 11 Blunt Head Trauma in ChildrenChapter 12 Acute Ankle and Foot Injuries; Chapter 13 Occult Scaphoid Fractures; Chapter 14 Blunt Chest Trauma; Chapter 15 Occult Hip Fracture; SECTION 3 Cardiology; Chapter 16 Heart Failure; Chapter 17 Syncope; Chapter 18 Acute Coronary Syndrome; SECTION 4 Infectious Disease; Chapter 19 Serious Bacterial Infections and Occult Bacteremia in Children; Chapter 20 Bacterial Meningitis in Children; Chapter 21 Necrotizing Fasciitis; Chapter 22 Pharyngitis; Chapter 23 Infective Endocarditis; Chapter 24 Urinary Tract Infection; Chapter 25 SinusitisChapter 26 PneumoniaChapter 27 Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis; SECTION 5 Surgical and Abdominal Complaints; Chapter 28 Acute Nonspecific, Nontraumatic Abdominal Pain; Chapter 29 Bowel Obstruction; Chapter 30 Acute Pancreatitis; Chapter 31 Acute Appendicitis; Chapter 32 Acute Cholecystitis; SECTION 6 Urology; Chapter 33 Kidney Stones; Chapter 34 Testicular Torsion; SECTION 7 Neurology; Chapter 35 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Chapter 36 Acute Stroke; SECTION 8 Miscellaneous: Ophthalmology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Pulmonology; Chapter 37 Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein ThrombosisChapter 38 Temporal ArteritisChapter 39 Intraocular Pressure; Chapter 40 Asthma; IndexThis useful handbook provides a concise compilation of the evidence supporting diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules in emergency care. Clinical decision rules are now widely recognised as best practice for the ordering of diagnostic tests in the emergency department.Aimed at all physicians working with emergency and acute patients, the book begins with an overview of how to evaluate a diagnostic test using an evidence-based approach, followed by an explanation of the clinical decision rules and the methods of assessing the strength and applicability of the clinical predictionEmergency medicineDiagnosisEmergency medicineDecision makingEvidence-based medicineEmergency medicineDiagnosis.Emergency medicineDecision making.Evidence-based medicine.616.02/5616.025Pines Jesse M968701Everett Worth W980924MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996208654503316Evidence-based emergency care2238532UNISA