Last Minute Emergency Medicine. a Concise Review for the Specialty Boards (Last Minute Series)

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• The quickest, most efficient Emergency Medicine board exam prep available anywhere - contains absolute need-to-know material with no extraneous details
• Hundreds of pearls likely to be encountered on the EM board exam - provides concentrated review of information fundamental to the boards
• Covers all areas of EM: signs, symptoms and presentation; abdominal and cardiac disorders; environmental emergencies and infectious diseases; plus trauma and toxicology.
• Includes special appendices on procedures and skills used in the ED
• Content is presented in quick-read and summary format to maximize retention - makes study time productive
• Useful also as a refresher for practicing EMs preparing for recertification/maintenance examinations

Tabla de Contenidos

1. Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations
2. Abdominal & Gastrointestinal Disorders
3. Cardiovascular Disorders
4. Cutaneous Disorders
5. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders
6. Environmental Disorders
7. Head, Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat Disorders
8. Hematologic Disorders
9. Immune System Disorders
10. Systemic Infectious Disorders
11. Musculoskeletal Disorders (Non-traumatic)
12. Nervous System Disorders
13. Obstetrics and Gynecology
14. Pediatrics
15. Psychobehavorial Disorders
16. Renal and Urogenital Disorders
17. Thoracic-Repiratory Disorders
18. Toxicologic Disorders
19. Traumatic Disorders
20. Procedures and Skills
21. Other Components of the Practice of Emergency Medicine

Biografía autor/es

• Susan B. Promes, MD, Residency Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Promes is also chair of ACEP's Continuing Medical Education Committee.
• Mary Jo Wagner, McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide