First aid for the emergency medicine oral boards / editors, David S. Howes, John R. Dayton, James Ahn, Navneet Cheema, Janis Tupesis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frank S. Hoffman Memorial Book Fund.

Howes, David S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

First aid in illness and injury--Examinations.

First aid in illness and injury.

Emergency medicine.

Examinations.

Emergency medicine--Examinations--Study guides.

First aid in illness and injury--Examinations--Study guides.

Emergency Medicine--methods.

Emergency Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Medicine--methods.

Emergency Medicine.

Genre:

Study guides.

Physical Description:

xv, 880 pages ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Education Medical, [2018]

Summary:

"Comprehensive text and fifty cases provide everything needed to ace the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards! This unique exam prep is the first resource to specifically address every key requirement for emergency medicine oral board success: basic exam preparation, managing information; understanding basic principles of care management; and avoiding specific pitfalls. Readers will find a detailed description of the exam, including format, scoring, what to expect on exam day, content, recommended study plan, preparation advice, and additional resources. The text is enhanced by fifty cases, along with the actual dialog that could and should occur during patient simulation plus images and lab results test takers must be familiar with. NEW TO THIS EDITION: All of the fifty cases are completely new. A complete review of basic management skills, including airway management, shock, trauma, common procedures, and more Tips and pearls on what to say, order, and do. Diagnostic and management algorithms by chief complaint (including pediatric) -- everything from abdominal pain to weakness"-- Provided by publisher.

"Real exam strategies to help avoid pitfalls and errors on the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frank S. Hoffman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780071839853

0071839852

OCLC:

1029072483