Main description:

This book is a quick reference guide to emergency medicine for clinicians and trainees. Presented as clinical case studies, it is divided over 21 chapters, each covering scenarios in different body systems. Cases are presented in an easy to read format, helping trainees form a diagnosis and quick treatment plan. The final section covers disaster management.

Each case highlights clinical pearls and pitfalls, emphasising the importance of a mis-diagnosis and its legal implications.

Written by a recognised specialist from Chicago Medical School, the practical manual includes nearly 250 photographs, diagrams, tables and charts to enhance learning, as well as further reading suggestions.

Key points

• Quick reference guide presenting 101 clinical case studies for emergency medicine clinicians and trainees


• Covers emergencies in all body systems


• Includes chapter on disaster management


• Authored by expert from Chicago Medical School

Contents:

1. Head and Neck


2. Chest


3. Abdomen


4. Pelvic and Urogenital


5. Musculoskeletal


6. Neurology


7. Endocrine


8. Psychiatric Emergencies


9. Environmental Injuries, Toxicology and Animal Bites


10. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)


11. Pediatrics


12. Obstetrics and Gynecology


13. Ear, Nose and Throat Emergencies


14. Hematology/Oncology


15. Trauma in Extremes of Age


16. Infectious Diseases


17. Renal Emergencies


18. Medical Errors


19. Water and Electrolyte Imbalance


20. Ocular Emergencies


21. Disaster Management