CLINICAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASEBOOK
Unlike the comparatively calm and orderly world of many specialties and
subspecialties in medicine, emergency medicine is not divided into specific
areas of practice. Emergency patients come in all shapes and sizes, at any
time of day or night, with a wide range and acuity of maladies. Emergency
physicians must become experts in diverse areas of medicine. They are
required to make prompt, informed and often lifesaving decisions about
patient care. A cornerstone of emergency medicine training is the constant
study of clinical scenarios and simulated cases. This book offers a unique
yet underutilized strategy for learning: a case-based approach from real
patients and actual events. Each case provides the opportunity for learning
essential clinical concepts. Focused exclusively on the needs of emergency
physicians in training, students and nurses, the book covers more than 100
common and unusual emergency medicine case scenarios. The procedures
and learning have been class-tested by the Stanford/Kaiser EM Residency
Program and are supplemented with high-quality clinical photographs and
images.