Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department
eBook - ePub

Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department

  1. 78 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department

About this book

This new pocketbook introduces students, junior doctors, and clinicians to the vital skills of diagnostic strategy and clinical reasoning for hand injuries. 30% of the patients in an emergency department present with hand injuries or acute non-traumatic problems of the hand. These are rarely life-threatening but can lead to high morbidity and disability due to inadequate diagnosis and treatment resulting in malpractice claims. This book is an easy-to-use ready reckoner for physicians working in ER departments and residents or fellows exposed to hand surgery. It addresses the needs of its core readers and encourages them to refine their powers of observation during physical examination.

Key Features:
• Presents the content in a comprehensive and logical manner with an appropriate level of illustrations.
• Serves as a ready reference of clinical examination in an easy-to-use pocket-book format for residents and physicians who encounter hand injuries.
• Covers crucial knowledge in the field of hand trauma.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. A Note on the Author
  8. Abbreviations
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Anatomy
  11. 3 Patient history and physical examination
  12. 4 Imaging
  13. 5 Anesthesia
  14. 6 Soft tissue injuries
  15. 7 Extensor tendon injuries
  16. 8 Flexor tendon and nerve injuries
  17. 9 Fingertip injury
  18. 10 Luxations of the fingers and midhand
  19. 11 Carpal luxations
  20. 12 Fractures of the hand
  21. 13 Amputations and ring avulsions
  22. 14 Hand infections
  23. 15 Combustion and high pressure spray injury
  24. 16 Complex regional pain syndrome type I
  25. Index