Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, Sixth Edition

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 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