LEADER 04273nam 22006254a 450 001 996208654503316 005 20230721004909.0 010 $a1-282-01320-3 010 $a9786612013201 010 $a1-4443-0077-6 010 $a1-4443-0078-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000715954 035 $a(EBL)416409 035 $a(OCoLC)437097478 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000151274 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151040 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151274 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10319631 035 $a(PQKB)11458005 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416409 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000715954 100 $a20071018d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEvidence-based emergency care$b[electronic resource] $ediagnostic testing and clinical decision rules /$fJesse M. Pines, Worth W. Everett 210 $aChichester, UK ;$aHoboken, NJ $cBlackwell/BMJ Books$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-5400-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; 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 Injury 327 $aChapter 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 Sinusitis 327 $aChapter 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 Thrombosis 327 $aChapter 38 Temporal ArteritisChapter 39 Intraocular Pressure; Chapter 40 Asthma; Index 330 $aThis 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 prediction 606 $aEmergency medicine$xDiagnosis 606 $aEmergency medicine$xDecision making 606 $aEvidence-based medicine 615 0$aEmergency medicine$xDiagnosis. 615 0$aEmergency medicine$xDecision making. 615 0$aEvidence-based medicine. 676 $a616.02/5 676 $a616.025 700 $aPines$b Jesse M$0968701 701 $aEverett$b Worth W$0980924 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996208654503316 996 $aEvidence-based emergency care$92238532 997 $aUNISA