The best last-minute review for the emergency medicine certification exam
Designed to reinforce essential information in minimal time, Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom helps readers prepare for the exam with quick-hit questions and answers and a convenient outline format. Covering only the subject matter most likely to be seen on the test, this quick-review guide breaks down each topic by disease or disorder, providing concise information about the patient's evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
This comprehensive test review contains the most current information, so readers won't be taken by surprise on exam day. To facilitate the quickest preparation possible, the table of contents is arranged alphabetically, and the outline section is followed by 800 rapid-fire review questions. Only the correct answers are provided, so readers won't accidentally memorize inaccurate information. The final section includes test cases that can reviewed alone or with a partner. Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review is the perfect complement to other course books.
50 test cases with Q&As
Performance-improving pearls and other potent learning aids
Author(s): William G. Gossman, Scott H. Plantz
Series: Pearls of Wisdom
Edition: 6th Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 348
Tags: Emergency Medicine
Cover......Page 1
Emergency Medicine......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
DEDICATION......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
GENERAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION......Page 14
SUGGESTED OUTLINE OF ATTACK......Page 17
THE PRIMARY SURVEY......Page 18
THE SECONDARY SURVEY......Page 20
PEARLS......Page 23
CARDIOVASCULAR......Page 26
DERMATOLOGY......Page 40
ENDOCRINE......Page 47
ENVIRONMENTAL......Page 50
GASTROINTESTINAL......Page 58
GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS......Page 65
HEENT......Page 70
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY......Page 74
INFECTIOUS DISEASES......Page 76
METABOLIC/ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS......Page 81
NEUROLOGY......Page 85
PEDIATRICS......Page 92
PULMONARY......Page 101
TOXICOLOGY......Page 104
TRAUMA......Page 120
UROGENITAL/RENAL......Page 132
Procedure Pearls......Page 136
Random Pearls......Page 150
Sample Cases......Page 220
References......Page 340
INDEX......Page 342
