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An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department

An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department

by SwaminathaV.Mahadevan (Author), Gus M . Garmel (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

Now with updated ACLS algorithms An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine is a much-needed resource for individuals practicing in this challenging field. It takes a novel approach, describing in detail the best and most current methods including initial patient evaluation, generation of differential diagnoses, problem-solving and management of challenging conditions based on presenting symptoms. Unlike other textbooks, in which the diagnosis is known, this textbook approaches clinical problems as clinicians approach patients - without full knowledge of the final diagnosis. It provides an understanding of how to approach patients with undifferentiated conditions, ask the right questions, gather historical data, utilize physical examination skills and order and interpret laboratory and radiographic tests. It provides current management and disposition strategies with controversies presented, including pearls and summary points for each topic covered. The book is multi-author, each contributor chosen because of a track record in teaching as well as being internationally recognised experts in the specialty.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 818
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 26 May 2005
ISBN 10: 0521542596
ISBN 13: 9780521542593
Book Overview: An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine focuses on the skills necessary to provide emergency care.

Media Reviews
'An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine has something for everyone, at all levels, from student to senior. ... The principal 'added value' of the book is the symptoms-based, rather than diagnosis-based, approach. Patients are managed according to the severity of their presentation, often when the clinical 'picture' is incomplete, so the focus is on clinical decision-making.' Clinical Medicine
'I rather liked this book. In particular the way the various topics were laid out giving advice on how to approach the patient. ... This is a book that all Accident and Emergency trainees will be very pleased to own. I wish it had been available many years ago when I was a trainee working in the Accident and Emergency Department.' Anaesthesia
'As a clinical practitioner, I find this is one of the most useful general texts I have seen in some time.' Accident and Emergency Nursing Journal
'It was direct, gave good advice and led the reader to pass on a well examined, well diagnosed and well treated patient to the next layer of the complex medical tree that is today's modern general hospital. This is a book that all Accident and Emergency trainees will be very pleased to own.' British Journal of Anaesthesia
'I have found this work an excellent introduction to emergency medicine, and [it] should be first reading for any new student interested in emergency medicine. Dr Mahadevan and Dr Garmel should be applauded for this work.' Biowww.net
This is a book that all Accident and Emergency trainees will be very pleased to own. I wish it had been available many years ago when I was a trainee working in the Accident and Emergency Department. -Anaesthesia, R.M. Grounds
An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine has something for everyone, at all levels, from student to senior...valuable to those learning the specialty or preparing tutorials for staff in training or students. - Clinical Medicine, Ed Glucksman, King's College Hospital
An Introduction To Clinical Emergency Medicine has something for everyone, at all levels, from student to senior... Drawings and photographs are used to good effect, and there are charts, diagrams and algorithms galore, again reflecting the emphasis on decision-making as information becomes available. The specialty is covered comprehensively ... the refreshing approach which sees information conveyed in the way that patient care unfolds. Clinical Medicine (2005)
As a clinical practitioner, I find this one of the most useful general texts I have seen in some time. Every time I look at it to review it, I end up bouncing from chapter to chapter, just exploring different clinical questions.... easy to use, whether as a standard text in emergency care practitioner preparation, or simply to support decision-making on a day-to-day basis...This extremely practical textbook will be valuable in any emergency care setting, and to all staff who are involved in patient management. Emergency Nursing (2005)
The book is clearly written for doctors working in Accident and Emergency Medicine. With that aim I feel it has succeeded. It was direct, gave good advice and led the reader to pass on a well examined, well diagnosed and well treated patient to the next layer of the complex medical tree that is today's modern general hospital. This is a book that all Accident and Emergency trainees will be very pleased to own. I wish it had been available many years ago when I was a trainee working in the Accident and Emergency Department. British Journal of Anaesthesia (2005)
This book catches the eye with several high-quality photographs, well-executed line drawings, fine-resolution radiographs, and 4-color tables and figures. Other emergency medicine textbooks do not adequately cover the unique starting point for emergency physicians: patients presenting with symptoms and signs...The book delivers on its promise of a complaint oriented focus. Strict adherence to standard headings in each chapter increases this book's communication power. Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)
The kind of book that can be used as a quick reference to be sure that all the relevant questions are asked and that they have a complete differential diagnosis before presenting a patient...Will provide the student with a framework of how to approach patients that will be valuable throughout their careers. Annals of Emergency Medicine (2006)
Attractively presented with clear illustrations...Most relevant for senior house officers, emergency nurse practitioners and medical students. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2006)
The medical student and resident will find An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine a valuable tool in preparing for the ED experience. A review of the differential-diagnosis tables also would serve as an excellent preparation tool for the written boards or for the in-service training team...illustrations and radiographs are of excellent quality, much better than expected for a book of this price. Academic Emergency Medicine
The complaint-oriented approach of An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine is its greatest strength. Faculty will appreciate that it stresses the pertinent and guided history and the physical findings for each complaint, which often is a difficult and frustrating concept to teach. Overall, the text highlights the uniqueness of the specialty and illustratrates how EM pracitioners think. It has achieved its goal of presenting an EM text in a complaint-oriented fashion. Academic Emergency Medicine
Author Bio
S. Mahadevan is the Director of the Emergency Medicine Medical Student Clerkship at Stanford University Medical Center. His areas of expertise among others are: Advanced Trauma Life Support, Emergency Airway Management and International Emergency Medicine, which he has taught both nationally and internationally. G. Garmel is Co-Program Director of the Stanford/Kaiser EM Residency Program. He is a distinguished (invited) lecturer for numerous medical student and resident programs at state and national meetings (SAEM, ACEP, EMRA). In 2001 he was awarded the prestigious Emergency Medicine Residents' Association National Award for Excellence in Teaching.