Self-Assessment In Accident and Emergency Medicine

Derek Burke, Ian Greaves, Philip Hormbrey

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781351417075
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Médecine
• Subtopic: Médecine d'urgence et soins intensifs

A pocket-sized self-test book designed for junior doctors. It features not only multiple choice questions, but also case histories, questions on ECGs, data interpretation, x-ray and picture questions. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive and the answers informative and unambiguous. Designed for junior doctors, Self Assessment in Accident and Emergency Medicine features not only MCQs but also case histories, questions on ECGs, data interpretation, X-ray and picture questions. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive, covering all the common problems encountered in the Accident and Emergency Department. Also included are the rarer conditions which many inexperienced doctors find difficult to diagnose. This entertaining and informative guide provides a convenient way of aquiring information and testing knowledge for all doctors working in A&E. It will also become an indispensible study aid for candidates for the Accident and Emergency Fellowship and the Accident and Emergency Faculty exams.

Index

Note: The category of question is shown for each entry, with the question shown in bold type and the answer in roman.

Abdominal X-ray, multiple choice, 31, 90

Abortion, spontaneous, threatened, case history, 121, 122– 142

Abscess, peritonsillar (quinsy), multiple choice, 38– 99

Achilles tendon rupture, multiple choice, 9– 59

Acidosis

diabetic ketoacidosis, case history, 118– 136, 137

metabolic

case history, 118– 136, 137

data interpretation, 160, 161, 164– 175, 176, 177, 179

respiratory, data interpretation, 161– 176, 177

Acromioclavicular dislocation, multiple choice, 4– 50

Addison’s disease, multiple choice, 17– 70

Adenosine, multiple choice, 22, 24– 78, 80

Adrenaline, multiple choice, 22, 24, 43– 78, 80, 105

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

case history, 123, 124– 143, 144

multiple choice, 14– 66

Age

collapse in elderly, case history, 120, 121– 140, 141

femoral fractures and, multiple choice, 8– 57

hyperglycaemia and, data interpretation, 163– 178

pseudogout and, data interpretation, 161, 162– 177

retinal vein occlusion and, case history, 116, 117– 135

see also Children

Air embolism, multiple choice, 42, 43– 104, 105

Airway, resuscitation and

case history, 123, 124– 143, 144

multiple choice, 14, 23– 66, 79

Alcohol abuse

data interpretation, 162–163, 164– 177, 178, 179

multiple choice, 26, 30– 83, 88

necrotizing fasciitis and, clinical picture, 184– 196, 197

paracetamol overdose and, data interpretation, 162, 163– 177, 178

suicide and, multiple choice, 30– 88

Alcohol intoxication, head injury and, c...