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Thoracic Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 30-2
  • April 23, 2012
  • Joel Turner
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Topics in this issue include: Thoracic Dissection; Thoracic Trauma; Asthma; COPD; P.E.; Influenza; Pneumonia; Pleural Based Disease; and Mechanical Ventilation.

Wounds and Lacerations

  • 4th Edition
  • March 21, 2012
  • Alexander T. Trott
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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With Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, you'll get clear, concise guidance on the latest techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This medical reference book will help you optimize every aspect of patient care based on current literature and guidelines.

Cardiac Arrest, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 30-1
  • December 15, 2011
  • William J. Brady + 3 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 4 2 7 6 - 9
Topics in this issue include: Cardiac Arrest as a Public Health Concern; Prehospital Cardiac Arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cardioactive Medications in Cardiac Arrest; Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest; Rapid Response Teams; and  Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.

Seizures, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 29-1
  • December 20, 2010
  • Andy Jagoda + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics on Seizures will focus on topics such as: Seizure in the Emergency Department: Epidemiology and Cost to Society;Seizure and Status Epilepticus: Pathophysiology and Definitions ;The Diagnosis and Management of Seizures and Status Epilepticus in the Pre-hospital Setting ;The Emergency Department Evaluation of the Patients Who Present with a First Time Seizure;Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus: Treatment Guidelines and Protocols;Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus;Antiepileptic Drugs: The Old and the New;Seizures in Pregnancy / Eclampsia and Psychogenic Seizures    

HIV in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 28-2
  • May 14, 2010
  • Mercedes Torres + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Drs. Mercedes Torres and Rachel Chin guest edit this issue on HIV in the Emergency Department. Topics include: Emergent Dermatologic Issues in HIV Patients HEENT Emergencies in HIV-Infected Patients Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Patients Emergent Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients Acute HIV and Immune Reconstitution Syndrome Orthopedic Problems in HIV-Infected Patients Pulmonary: HIV-Associated Respiratory Emergency

High Risk Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 28-1
  • January 15, 2010
  • Jeffrey Tabas + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Guest editors Jeffery Tabas, MD and Teri Reynolds, MD have put together a top-notch panel of physicians on the topic of High Risk Emergency Medicine. Articles include: Pitfalls in the Low Risk Chest Pain Patient; Pitfalls in Patients with Shortness of Breath; High Risk Airway Management; Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Patient; Pitfalls in the Patient with Shock; and Pitfalls in the Evaluation/Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient.

Risk Management, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 27-4
  • December 22, 2009
  • Joseph H. Kahn + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics tackles the increasingly difficult legal issues facing doctors today, guest edited by Joseph Kahn, Brendan Magauran, and John Olshaker. Topics include: "Clinical Practice Guidelines," "The Legal Process: Being a Defendant or an Expert Witness," "Professional Liability Insurance," "Informed Consent, AMA, Refusal of Care, Capacity," "CQI, Incident Reports, Reporting Requirements, PEER Review," and more!

Examination Emergency Medicine

  • 1st Edition
  • November 5, 2009
  • Garry Wilkes + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
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Examination Emergency Medicine  is a detailed fellowship exam guide to assist emergency medicine trainees; it is intended as a guide to supplement material available from ACEM and covers the preferred nature and format of question types that has evolved – for example a shift towards using photos that show clinical problems, rather than equipment or therapies in the VAQ section.

Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety

  • 1st Edition
  • August 18, 2009
  • National Council of State Boards of Nurs
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors. It provides expert guidance from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), plus an overview of the TERCAP® assessment tool. The book systematically examines the causes of practice breakdowns resulting from practice styles, health care environments, teamwork, and structural systems to promote patient safety.

Emergency Medicine

  • 5th Edition
  • July 30, 2009
  • Sascha Fulde
  • English
  • eBook
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Emergency Medicine: The principles of practice, 5th edition is a practical guide to assist doctors and other health professionals with patients presenting with acute problems. With contributions from over 60 eminent emergency physicians, doctors and other health professionals, the book provides the most up-to-date coverage of treatment and management in acute medical care including resuscitation, diagnosis, investigations, treatment and further care. Emergency Medicine, 5th edition contains essential information and provides a quick reference tool for emergency physicians, hospital residents, paramedics, ambulance officers, nurses and general practitioners, as well as students of these disciplines.

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