Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine

by Allan B. Wolfson MD, FACEP, FACP (Editor)

Overview

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Clinically focused and evidence-based,Harwood-Nuss’ Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive, easy-to-use reference for practitioners and residents in today’s Emergency Department (ED). Templated chapters rapidly guide you to up to date information on clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, and disposition, including highlighted critical interventions and common pitfalls. This concise text covers the full range of conditions you’re likely to see in the ED, with unmatched readability for quick study and reference. 

• Emphasizes management and disposition, helping you make effective management decisions for patients with or without a confirmed diagnosis.
• Contains a unique high-risk chief complaint section, covering frequently seen, critical presentations in the ED, including chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and altered mental status.
• Provides carefully selected tables, diagrams, and illustrations to enhance and augment concise, focused chapters.
• Features key testing sections throughout as well as pertinent clinical guideline boxes providing practical advice and guidance to increase your knowledge and improve your clinical care.
• Includes access to additional online-only content (including chapters, figures, and tables) and access to over 1,500 self-assessment questions and answers. 

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975111595
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	10/10/2020
Edition description:	Seventh
Pages:	1650
Sales rank:	999,021
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Sheffey N. Massey, DO (Regions Hospital)
Description: This is all-inclusive text for the care of emergency patients. It extensively covers emergency medicine specific problems and treatment guidelines. The book is well indexed and easy to read. This seventh edition includes an ebook and additional online material, which is simple to access and use. The last edition was published in 2015.
Purpose: The authors' intent is to offer a single, in-depth text for emergency management. The text offers a reference and educational textbook with good use of graphics and algorithms. Each chapter is formatted for ease of quickly finding material for real-time use in the emergency department.
Audience: This book could be used by students in the emergency department as well as experienced providers looking for an all-inclusive reference for emergency management. The depth of information allows readers to access needed information quickly, in an easy-to-comprehend format.
Features: The book uses treatment algorithms and treatment guidelines well. It offers many high-resolution pictures and graphics for aiding learners. Each chapter contains extensive tables and dosing guidelines.
Assessment: This is a high-quality text for new students or experienced providers in the emergency department. It offers a comprehensive overview of the treatment of emergency patients. It is well formatted for quick reference and with enough detail to educate inexperienced practitioners.

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