First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards

An Insider's Guide

David S. Howes, Tyson Pillow, Janis Tupesis, James Ahn, John Dayton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

896 Seiten

2018 | 2nd Revised edition
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Verlag)
978-0-07-183985-3 (ISBN)

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Comprehensive text and fifty cases provide everything needed to ace the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards!

This unique exam prep is the first resource to specifically address every key requirement for emergency medicine oral board success: basic exam preparation, managing information; understanding basic principles of care management; and avoiding specific pitfalls. Readers will find a detailed description of the exam, including format, scoring, what to expect on exam day, content, recommended study plan, preparation advice, and additional resources. The text is enhanced by fifty cases, along with the actual dialog that could and should occur during patient simulation - plus images and lab results test takers must be familiar with.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

All of the fifty cases are completely new
A complete review of basic management skills, including airway management, shock, trauma, common procedures, and more
Tips and pearls on what to say, order, and do
Diagnostic and management algorithms by chief complaint (including pediatric) – everything from abdominal pain to weakness

David S. Howes, MD (Chicago, IL) is Professor of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago.

Tyson Pillow, MD (Houston, TX) is Assistant Professor, Residency Director, Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.

Janis Tupesis, MD (Madison, WI) is Associate Professor of Medicine, Residency Director, Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

1. Getting Started and Your General Approach

2. Procedures

Airway Management and Life Support
Shock and Trauma
Common Procedures

3. Cardinal Symptoms

Acid-Base Derangements
Chest Pain, Syncope, and Palpitations
Shortness of Breath
Abdominal Pain and GI Bleeding
Back Pain
Extremity Pain
Altered Mental Status/Coma
Headache
Paralysis
Seizures
Weakness
Fever and Sore Throat/Dysphagia
Eye Problems
Rash/Skin Complaints
Burns
Poisoning/Toxic Ingestions

4. Special Populations and Situations

Bleeding Disorders
Sickle Cell Anemia
Dialysis
Psychiatric Emergencies
Pregnant Patients
Pediatrics
Trauma

5. The Cases

Erscheinungsdatum	27.08.2018
Zusatzinfo	50 Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1758 g
Einbandart	kartoniert
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Notfallmedizin
ISBN-10	0-07-183985-2 / 0071839852
ISBN-13	978-0-07-183985-3 / 9780071839853
Zustand	Neuware