Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Illustrated

Yasuharu Okuda, Bret P. Nelson

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781107627901
• eBook ISBN: 9781316311202
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

Fully up to date with recent research and practice, including the most recent AHA guidelines, this model resource for the practising emergency medicine resident allows for a case-based interactive approach to studying for the Oral Boards examination, while also providing an excellent introduction to the field. Featuring 126 cases derived from the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, with an emphasis on EKGs, CT scans, X-rays and ultrasounds, it now includes diagnoses such as nursemaid's elbow, multiple sepsis cases, the suicidal patient, and Cushing's syndrome, as well as a chapter on the scoring of Oral Boards. Practising alone or with a partner, the reader can review critical actions and key clinical pearls for each case. The appendices contain high-yield information on subjects emphasised in the Oral Boards examination, such as pediatric, cardiovascular, traumatic, and toxicological disorders. This book truly allows the reader to feel actively immersed in the case.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Dedication
• Table of contents
• Section Editors
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 How to use this book
• Chapter 2 EM medical decision making
• Chapter 3 About the Oral Boards: The approach and practical tips
• Chapter 4 About the Oral Boards: Format and scoring
• Cases
• Appendix A The chest pain patient: Five life-threatening causes and critical actions
• Appendix B The confused patient: Ten most common causes and critical actions
• Appendix C The poisoned patient: Most common toxidromes and treatments
• Appendix D The trauma patient: The approach and important principles
• Appendix E Advanced cardiac life support review
• Appendix F Pediatric pearls: High-yield facts from fever to drugs
• Appendix G Twenty common emergency medicine procedures: Indications, contraindications, technique, and complications
• Appendix H Image answer key
• Index