Dewey Decimal616.02/5
Table Of ContentAcute Surgical Abdominal Emergencies. Cardiology. Dermatologic Emergencies. Digestive Disorders. ENT and Oral Emergencies. Environmental Emergencies. Infectious Disease Emergencies. Acute Infectious Gastroenteritis. Medical Emergencies. Neurological Emergencies. Gynecological and Obstetric Emergencies. Oncology and Hematology. Orthopedic Emergencies. Pediatrics. Psychiatric Emergencies. Pulmonary Disorders. Acute Resuscitation Emergencies. Toxicology. Care of the Multiple Trauma Patient. Urological Emergencies.
SynopsisThe first emergency medicine handbook designed specifically for the physician assistant working in the emergency room This practical, comprehensive, and pocket-sized text is the perfect quick reference guide. Chapters are organized on the basis of body system, and include thorough reviews of disease pathologies, symptoms and risks as well as recommendations for treatment. Includes chapters on environmental, toxicological, medical, and pediatric emergencies., The first emergency medicine handbook designed specifically for the physician assistant working in the emergency room! This practical, comprehensive, and pocket-sized text is the perfect quick reference guide. Chapters are organized on the basis of body system, and include thorough reviews of disease pathologies, symptoms and risks as well as recommendations for treatment. Includes chapters on environmental, toxicological, medical, and pediatric emergencies., Here's the first handbook designed specifically for physician assistants working in the emergency department and for every physician assistant who handles emergencies no matter where they take place! This practical, pocket-sized reference offers concise coverage of more than 175 emergency conditions and disorders. Its superb outline format, augmented by a wealth of lists and tables, puts at-a-glance clinical guidance at the reader's fingertips. A consistent design makes use easy. Each chapter features a definition of the disorder or condition, followed by expert information on pathology, clinical presentation, examination, laboratory findings, and treatment. Encompasses a full range of emergency conditions. The text presents chapters on environmental emergencies, toxicological emergencies, medical emergencies, pediatric emergencies--and much more!--to help readers manage a broad range of patients. Written by a physician assistant for physician assistants. The author's extensive experience in emergency medicine makes him uniquely qualified to address the needs of PAs in the emergency department
LC Classification NumberRC86.8.S25 1997