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Informationen zum Autor CHRISTOPHER P. HOLSTEGE MD, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia ALEXANDER B. BAER MD, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia JESSE M. PINES MD, Center for Health Care Quality, Department of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University WILLIAM J. BRADY MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Klappentext Improve your skills in visual diagnosisSpeed and accuracy of diagnosis is the key to saving lives in emergency and critical care medicine. Careful visual inspection of the patient, the data (radiography, electrocardiogram), and related clues can often help providers choose the right diagnosis and ultimately the best treatment - but this knowledge comes with experience. This book provides 110 randomly presented visual diagnosis cases for self-testing, imitating real-life situations found in the emergency department setting.Written by distinguished emergency and critical care physicians, and thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes 25% new cases and is an ideal aid for trainees preparing for Board examinations as well as an invaluable 'refresher' for qualified emergency and critical care providers. Zusammenfassung Emergency physicians in training have to take examinations on visual diagnosis, and qualified EPs are expected to keep up with this vital skill for their CME. This book provides 110 randomly presented visual diagnosis cases for self-testing, imitating real-life situations found in the emergency department setting. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors ix Foreword xii Preface xiv Illustration credits xv Part I Case Presentations and Questions 1 1 Slash Wound to the Neck 3 Kevin S. Barlotta MD and Alexander B. Baer MD 2 "I've Got Blood in My Eye" 3 Chris S. Bergstrom MD and Alexander B. Baer MD 3 Forearm Fracture After Falling 4 Alexander B. Baer MD 4 A Neonate with Fever and Rash 4 David L. Eldridge MD 5 A Missing Button Battery 5 Brendan G. Carr MD and Sarah E. Winters MD MSCE 6 Anorexia Hair Loss and Fingernail Bands 6 Christopher P. Holstege MD 7 Wide Complex Tachycardia in a Young Adult 6 William J. Brady MD 8 Wide Complex Tachycardia in an Older Male Patient 7 William J. Brady MD 9 Muscle Spasms Following a Spider Bite 8 J. Michael Kowalski DO and Adam K. Rowden DO 10 Necrotic Skin Lesion 8 David A. Kasper DO MBA Aradhna Saxena MD and Kenneth A. Katz MD 11 Intense Pain Following High-pressure Injection Injury 9 David T. Lawrence DO 12 Prenatal Vitamin Overdose 9 Christopher P. Holstege MD and Adriana I. Goldberg MD 13 Blurred Vision Following Yard Work 10 Allyson Kreshak MD 14 Foot Pain in a Gymnast 11 Hoi K. Lee MD 15 A Child with Bruises of Different Ages 11 David L. Eldridge MD 16 Sudden Shortness of Breath after Removal of a Central Line 12 Christopher P. Holstege MD 17 "My Eyes Are Yellow!" 13 David T. Lawrence DO 18 Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Adult Male 13 William J. Brady MD 19 Exposed During a Blizzard 14 Joseph D. Forrester MD and Christopher P. Holstege MD 20 FAST Evaluation of a Trauma Patient 15 John S. Rajkumar MD and James H. Moak MD RDMS 21 Chest Pain with Sudden Cardiac Death 15 William J. Brady MD 22 Wrist "Sprain" in a Child 16 Jennifer S. Boyle PharmD MD 23 Acute Eye Pain and Blurred Vision in an Elderly Female 17 Chris S. Bergstrom MD and Alexander Baer MD 24 Heel Pain Following ...
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"Image quality, a critical aspect of a work of this type, and succinct but clear presentations, make this book successful." (Doody's, 27 April 2012)
"These discrepancies detract only slightly from the overall quality of the book, however, and it can be recommended for purchase by any ED library." (Emergency Nurse, 1 December 2011)
