Critical Care Emergencies
Synopsis
Written for residents and practicing community emergency physicians, this volume on critical care emergencies in the What Do I Do Now: Emergency Medicine series uses a case-based approach to cover both common and unique scenarios in critical care emergencies. Featuring chapters written by critical care and emergency medicine trained physicians, this volume provides a unique perspective on the ongoing management of critical illness with a focus on guideline-based protocol care based on national and local recommendations for common presentations such as pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, or trauma. This volume reviews frequently-encountered diagnoses, procedures, clinical recommendations, and management problems. Brief summaries included at the end of each chapter supply the practicing clinician a quick point-of-care reference during a shift.Critical Care Emergencies is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which provides relevant reading for on-clinical shift trainees and for practicing EM physicians who need a refresher. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"
Book details
- Series:
- What Do I Do Now Emergency Medicine
- Author:
- Lillian Liang Emlet
- ISBN:
- 9780190082604
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780190082598, 9780190082581
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2024-06-07
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Copyright by:
- Oxford University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Medicine, Nonfiction