Adult Emergency Medicine: Self-Assessment Color Review
Author(s): John O'Brien (Author)
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication Date: 2 Jan. 2013
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1840761784
ISBN-13: 9781840761788
Book Description
This new volume in the established and well-respected series of Self-Assessment Color Reviews covers all aspects of adult emergency medicine. Some 250 cases are presented randomly to reflect real-life practice.
Each case consists of one or more questions, illustrated by stimulating visual material including clinical photographs, imaging and electrocardiograms. Answers and full discussion then follow covering differential and definitive diagnoses, management and subtle insights to provide optimal care and prevent complications.
The book appeals to a wide readership, ranging from trainees to practitioners in emergency medicine or primary care, for examination revision and continuing education.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is a good text for anyone with an interest in emergency medicine. It provides the reader with a different way to further his/her knowledge and test his/her ability to make spot diagnoses and construct management plans. … would be an interesting addition to any emergency medic’s library.” ―Simon Laing, Heart of England Foundation Trust, in British Journal of Hospital Medicine
From the Back Cover
SELF-ASSESSMENT COLOUR REVIEWS IN MEDICINE: Each book covers a specialist area of medicine and the format enables the reader to consider a problem fully and then devise a solution. This new volume in the established and well-respected series of Self-Assessment Color Reviews covers all aspects of adult emergency medicine. Some 250 cases are presented randomly to reflect real-life practice. Each case consists of one or more questions, illustrated by stimulating visual material including clinical photographs, imaging and electrocardiograms. Answers and full discussion then follow covering differential and definitive diagnoses, management and subtle insights to provide optimal care and prevent complications. The book will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from trainees to practitioners in emergency medicine or primary care, for examination revision and continuing education.