Emergency Medicine: Just the Facts, Second Edition

by Ma, O. John; Cline, David; Tintinalli, Judith; Kelen, Gabor; Stapczynski, J.

• ISBN13: 9780071410243
• ISBN10: 0071410244
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The best study guide for emergency medicine board exams!This rapid, comprehensive review of emergency medicine succinctly covers all the information needed for emergency medicine board exam success or as a clinical refresher. Featuring a bulleted format, this valuable guide includes only the most important facts as well as test-taking tips and strategies. Referenced to the new edition Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, 6/e.ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

Author Biography

O. John Ma, MD, Associate Professor, Research Director, Vice Chair for Academic Advancement, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

David M. Cline, MD, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Judith E. Tintinalli, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Gabor D. Kelen, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Table of Contents

Test Preparation and Planning

Resuscitative Problems and Techniques

Shock

Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Sedation

Emergency Wound Management

Cardiovascular Diseases

Pulmonary Emergencies

Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Renal and Genitourinary Disorders

Gynecology and Obstetrics

Pediatrics

Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Toxicology

Environmental Injuries

Endocrine Emergencies

Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies

Neurology

Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Emergencies

Disorders of the Skin

Trauma

Fractures and Dislocations

Muscular, Ligamentous, and Rheumatic Disorders

Psychosocial Disorders

Abuse and Assault

Imaging

Administration