Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine

Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine provides clear and consistent coverage of this rapidly evolving specialty. Building on the success of previous editions, it covers all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department. In addition it will prove invaluable to the range of other professionals working in this setting - including nurse specialists and paramedics - who require concise, highly practical guidance, incorporating the latest best practice and current guidelines. As well as covering the mainstream clinical subjects - including cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurology, musculoskeletal, infectious disease, toxicology and psychiatry emergencies, resuscitation and trauma - there are major sections on other skills and issues of key importance to today's advanced emergency medicine practitioner, such as staffing, overcrowding, triage, patient safety and quality measures. In addition, difficult topics such as death and dying, the challenging patient, ethics, giving evidence and domestic violence are covered. This edition comes with an enhanced electronic version with video and self-assessment content, providing a richer learning experience and making rapid reference easier than ever before, anytime, anywhere. INDICE: Section 1 Resuscitation Section 2 Critical care Section 3 Trauma Section 4 Orthopaedic emergencies Section 5 Cardiovascular emergencies Section 6 Respiratory emergencies Section 7 Digestive emergencies Section 8 Neurology emergencies Section 9 Infectious disease emergencies Section 10 Genitourinary emergencies Section 11 Endocrine emergencies Section 12 Metabolic emergencies Section 13 Haematology emergencies Section 14 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal emergencies Section 15 Dermatology emergencies Section 16 Ocular emergencies Section 17 Dental emergencies Section 18 ENT emergencies Section 19 Obstetrics & gynaecology emergencies Section 20 Psychiatric emergencies Section 21 Challenging situations Section 22 Pain relief Section 23 Emergency imaging Section 24 Environmental emergencies Section 25 Toxicology emergencies Section 26 Toxinology emergencies Section 27 Academic emergency medicine Section 28 Emergency medicine and the law Section 29 Emergency and medical systems Section 30 Administration

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-7624-4
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1104
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés