Product Description

The essential emergency medicine reference! Covers the gamut of emergency medicine practice in brief, clinically focused chapters. New to this edition are chapters on bioterroism and weapons of mass destruction, pharmacology of antimicrobials, antifungals, and antivirals, principles of drug interactions, endocarditis, and abdominal and pelvic pain in the non-pregnant patient. Pharmacologic considerations, tables of vital differential diagnoses, and observation criteria throughout are new features reflecting developments in this dynamic specialty.

"considered by most in the discipline to be a bible of emergency medicine"
--Journal of Family Medicine, review of fourth edition.

ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5821 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 2016 pages

Book Info
(American College of Emergency Physicians) Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Comprehensive reference covers the gamut of emergency practice. New to this edition are chapters on bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, pharmacology of antimicrobials, drug interactions, antifungals, and more. For physicians and residents. DNLM: Emergency Medicine.

From the Back Cover
Packing a remarkable amount of information in a compact format, this Handbook gives you an effective condensation of the clinical content of Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, the premier text in the field. In these pages, you'll find well-organized: charts, tables, and outlines summarizing key points; pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of all conditions encountered in the emergency room; new coverage of clinical protocols, fluid resuscitation, respiratory distress in children, and pelvic pain; chapter references to Emergency Medicine, 5th Edition for expanded review. One of the most popular sources in emergency medicine, this Companion Handbook helps you prepare efficiently for exams and serves as a convenient, comprehensive on-the-job reference.

About the Author
The editors are eager to proceed with this new venture and will receive enthusiastic support from the emergency medicine community. Judy Tintinalli will continue as editor-in-chief and will devote a significant amount of time to setting up the editorial system, helping us define features, and securing sources for multimedia content. In addition our plan is to develop a separate online editorial advisory board with some representation from residents and younger Internet savvy MD’s. ACEP’s role in the project has not yet been established but will be defined after presentation of this proposal to Editorial Board. The editors for this project will be the same as the book although we will consider the addition of others in our forthcoming planning meeting.

Gabor D. Kelen, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Customer Reviews

Emergency medicine, a comprehensive study guide [6th ed]
Excellent reference work, recognised in NZ as the standard. Found in every ED in this country. Very worthwhile purchasing my own copy, to have to refer to when I want. Contains some very useful material, although have found some thinking I consider to be out of date. I understand 7th ed may be in the works.

Gold standard
As an ER PA this is the gold standard to start with. Rosens is much more detailed but is too much to start with. I've found most everything I need is in this text.

Emergency Medicine: Comprehensive Study Guide 6th edition
This book is a must. Its useful for any person who practice in the ER as well the outpatient. Is very good for general reference. The book give a review of the problem with a management oriented to the adequate level of care. Cover
every topics (trauma, pediatric, adult, ob/gyn, surgery). Is easy to read and well explain.