Emergency medicine a comprehensive study guide

• Other Authors: Tintinalli, Judith E. (Editor), Kelen, Gabor D. (Editor), Stapczynski, J. Stephan (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division 2004
• Edition: sixth edition
• Subjects: Emergency Medicine; Emergencies
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• Physical Description: xxxix, 2043 pages illustrations (some color) 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780071388757; 0071388753

With this 6th edition, the leading text in the field continues to reflect the evolving scope of the state-of-the-art practice of "Emergency Medicine" while retaining its style of brief, clinically focused chapters offering specific advice in diagnosis and management. Features new to this edition are: expanded coverage of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction; new section on Emergency Medicine in Unique Environments; new chapter on Pharmacology of Antimicrobials, Antifungals, and Antivirals; new chapter on Principles of Drug Interactions; new chapter on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain in the Non-Pregnant Patient; new chapter on Patient Safety Issues; expanded coverage on role of diagnostic imaging in the ED; and emphasis on evidence-based clinical practice