| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 1055 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Approach to the emergency department patient -- Prehospital emergency medical services -- Nuclear, biologic, & chemical agents; weapons of mass destruction -- Disaster medicine -- Legal aspects of emergency care -- Emergency bedside ultrasound -- Emergency procedures -- Procedural sedation and analgesia -- Basic & advanced cardiac life support -- Compromised airway -- Shock -- The multiply injured patient -- Respiratory distress -- Chest pain -- Abdominal pain -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Coma -- Syncope -- Seizures -- Headache -- Arthritis & back pain -- Head injuries -- Maxillofacial & neck trauma -- Chest trauma -- Abdominal trauma -- Genitourinary trauma -- Vertebral column & spinal cord trauma -- Orthopedic emergencies -- Hand trauma -- Wound care -- Eye emergencies -- Emergency disorders of the ear, nose, sinuses, oropharynx, & mouth -- Pulmonary emergencies -- Cardiac emergencies -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Gastrointestinal emergencies -- Neurologic emergencies -- Obstetic & gynecologic emergencies and sexual assault -- Genitourinary emergencies -- Vascular emergencies -- Hematologic emergencies -- Infectious disease emergencies -- Metabolic & endocrine emergencies -- Fluid, electrolyte, & acid-base emergencies -- Burns & smoke inhalation -- Disorders due to physical & environmental agents -- Poisoning -- Dermatologic emergencies -- Psychiatric emergencies -- Pediatric emergencies |
| Summary |
"Essential for anyone practicing in an emergency department or acute care setting, this new edition of Current Diagnosis & Treatment : Emergency Medicine strikes the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity. It delivers exactly the amount of information needed for quick diagnosis, effective treatment, and improved outcomes – no more, no less. Every chapter of this edition has been updated to reflect the latest breakthroughs and developments, and the book is filled with high-quality illustrations designed to clarify difficult concepts." -- Publisher |
| Notes |
"A Lange medical book." |
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Title from title screen (viewed January 10, 2018) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: Internet |
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Description from print format record |
| Subject |
Emergency medicine -- Diagnosis.
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Emergency medicine.
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Emergency Medicine.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Humphries, Roger L., editor
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Stone, C. Keith, editor
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AccessMedicine (Online service)
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McGraw-Hill Companies.
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| ISBN |
0071840613 (print) |
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1260084418 |
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9780071840613 (print) |
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9781260084412 |
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