Manual of Emergency Medicine (Lippincott Manual Series (Formerly known as the Spiral Manual Series))

thoroughly Updated For Its Fifth Edition, This Best-selling Spiral® Manual Is The Most User-friendly Quick Reference Available In Emergency Medicine. In An Easy-to-scan Outline Format With Key Terms Boldfaced, The Book Offers Practical Guidance For Diagnosis And Management Of All Types Of Emergencies. Lists Of Possible Causes Of Symptoms Lead Readers Rapidly To Appropriate Information. Chapters Are Organized By Body System And Extensively Cross-referenced To Make Material Easy To Locate. This Edition Includes New Guidelines For Advanced Cardiac Life Support (acls) And New Information On Disaster Medicine And Terrorism Preparedness, Thrombolytic Therapy For Stroke And Heart Attack, And Alternative Therapies. "Thoroughly updated, this user-friendly quick reference manual offers practical guidance for the diagnosis and management of all types of emergencies. Because emergency physicians require information in a clear, authoritative manner that can be accessed quickly, a list of causes for presenting symptoms are presented in an easy-to-scan outline format and key terms are presented in bold so you can find the material you need...fast! Chapters are organized by body system and extensively cross-referenced to make material easy to locate."--BOOK JACKET