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Product Description The best-selling pocket reference in emergency medicine! A Doody's Core Title for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book is outstanding. It is packed with information and amazingly comprehensive for its size. It uses a "just the facts" approach. If one is looking for a condensed version of an emergency medicine textbook, this is the book. It is the best in its class. This latest edition includes helpful color plates of dermatologic conditions and contemporary information on bioterrorism, SARS, West Nile virus and toxicology."--Doody's Review Service Condenses the essential clinical content from the premier text Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. Includes color photos of dermatologic and ophthalmic conditions, pharmacologic considerations throughout, and tables of critical differential diagnoses. From the Back Cover Be ready for any acute event. “…my No. 1 choice for a student or intern rotating through the ED, who may be unfamiliar with the vast array of problems and presentations seen on a daily basis in a busy ED… Emergency medicine residents requiring a comprehensive and detailed text for academic pursuits will also find this handbook a handy reference for use in the ED.” -Annals of Emergency Medicine on 5/e Packing a remarkable amount of information in a compact format, this handy reference provides an effective distillation of the clinical content from Tintinalli’s EMERGENCY MEDICINE, -- the #1 text in the field! Charts, tables, and outlines summarize key information for diagnosis and treatment of all conditions encountered in the ED. KEY FEATURES *Portable, powerful, pocket-friendly, and affordable *Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians *Step by step treatment guidelines *Recommended therapies are bolded (boldface type) with specific doses listed *National treatment guidelines utilized wherever possible *NEW color photos of dermatologic conditions *EXPANDED coverage of bioterrorism and weapons of mass destruction, infectious diseases, and much more *NEW Pharmacologic Considerations added throughout *Cross-referenced to Tintinalli text for further research or study About the Author O. John Ma, MD, Associate Professor, Research Director, Vice Chair for Academic Advancement, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Trauman Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas David M. Cline, MD, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Judith E. Tintinalli, MD, MS, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Gabor D. Kelen, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopskins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland J. Stephan Stapczynski, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky