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The full spectrum of emergency medicine at your fingertips -- and small enough to fit in a pocket
NOW IN FULL COLOR
Written by clinicians engaged in the day-to-day practice of emergency medicine, this handy manual is derived from Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, 7e, the field’s most trusted text. Composed of brief chapters focusing on clinical features, diagnosis and differential, and emergency management and disposition, Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual is designed to help you provide skillful and timely patient care.
Packing a remarkable amount of information in a compact presentation, this expanded and revised edition is enhanced by:
- A full color design with an increased number of photos and line drawings
- Numerous tables, making information easy to access
- Completely revised and reorganized content to match current practice
- Expanded pediatrics section and new chapters on Low Probability ACS, Thromboembolism, Occlusive Arterial Disease, Nausea and Vomiting, Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus, Acute Urinary Retention, Renal Emergencies in Children, Food and Water-Borne Illnesses, and Hip and Knee Pain
With its unmatched authority and easy-to-use organization, Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual belongs in the pocket of every clinician working in an acute care setting.
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Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual
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Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual David M. Cline, MD Professor and Director of Departmental Research Department of Emergency Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina
O. John Ma, MD Professor and Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon
Rita K. Cydulka, MD, MS Professor and Vice Chair Department of Emergency Medicine MetroHealth Medical Center Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
Garth D. Meckler, MD, MSHS Associate Professor Assistant Section Chief and Fellowship Director Department of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon
Stephen H. Thomas, MD, MPH George Kaiser Family Foundation Professor & Chair Department of Emergency Medicine University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Tulsa, Oklahoma
Daniel A. Handel, MD, MPH Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon
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