Avoiding common errors in the emergency department / [edited by] Amal Mattu, Arjun Chanmugam, Stuart Swadron, Dale P. Woolridge, Michael E. Winters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mattu, Amal.

Chanmugam, Arjun S.

Swadron, Stuart P.

Woolridge, Dale.

Winters, Michael E.

Ovid Technologies, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical Care--methods.

Emergency Service, Hospital.

Medical Errors--prevention & control.

Emergency medicine.

Medical errors.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care--methods.

Emergency Service, Hospital.

Medical Errors--prevention & control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1080 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In a conversational, easy-to-read style, Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, 2nd Edition, discusses 365 errors commonly made in the practice of emergency medicine and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these pitfalls. Chapters are brief, approachable, and evidence-based, suitable for reading immediately before the start of a rotation, used for quick reference on call, or read daily over the course of one year for personal assessment and review. Key Features: Coverage includes psychiatry, pediatrics, poisonings, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, renal, anesthesia and airway management, urology, ENT, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Completely revised and rewritten by many new authors, as well as returning authors who bring a fresh perspective to new subjects. New key points at the end of each chapter present must-know information in an easy-access, bulleted format. Ideal for emergency medicine physicians, residents, and attendings; emergency nurse practitioners, PAs who practice in the ED, and primary care physicians in urgent care centers. Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: the ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline. Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks Multiple viewing options offer the ability to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design. The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Skull / Edward Yang and Tina Young Poussaint

Brain / Sanjay P. Prabhu, Savvas Andronikou, Sara O. Vargas, and Richard L. Robertson, Jr.

Head and neck / Amy F. Juliano, Sara O. Vargas, and Caroline D. Robson

Spinal cord / Ben Haverkamp, Peter Winningham, Winnie Chu, Lisa H. Lowe, and Paul G. Thacker

Vertebral column / Esperanza Pacheco-Jacome, Kevin Moore, Sara O. Vargas, and L. Santiago Medina

Lung / Benard Laya, Behrang Amini, Evan J. Zucker, Tracy Kilborn, K.M. Das, and Edward Y. Lee

Pleura / Rama S. Ayyala and Edward Y. Lee

Airway / Evan J. Zucker, Supika Kritsanepaiboon, Omolola M. Atalabi, Ricardo Restrepo, and Edward Y. Lee

Heart / Lorna P. Browne, Edward Y. Lee, Oleksandr Kondrachuk, Marielle V. Fortier, Zhu Ming, and Cynthia K. Rigsby

Great vessels / Monica Epelman, Pilar Garcia-Pena, Eric Chong, Magdalena Gormsen, and Edward Y. Lee

Mediastinum / Paul G. Thacker, Ricardo Restrepo, and Edward Y. Lee

Chest wall / Dawn R. Engelkemier, Peter Kruk, John Naheedy, Fred Avni, Yeun-Chung Ray Chang, and Edward Y. Lee

Diaphragm / Mark C. Liszewski, Pedro Daltro, Celia Ferrari, Gloria Soto, Fred Avni, and Edward Y. Lee

Liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder / Andrew T. Trout, Daniel B. Wallihan, Alexander J. Towbin, and Daniel J. Podberesky

Pancreas, adrenal glands, and spleen / Ethan A. Smith, Jonathan R. Dillman, and Peter J. Strouse

Gastrointestinal tract / Sudha A. Anupindi, Andria Powers, Suma Chandra, Jonathan R. Dillman, Michael S.Gee, and Asef Khwaja

Kidneys and urinary tract / Jonathan R. Dillman and Kassa Darge

Male genital tract / Andrew Phelps, Jesse Courter, Peter Marcovici, Sara O. Vargas, and John MacKenzie

Female genital tract / Sharon W. Gould, Sabah Servaes, Edward Y. Lee, Jose Lipsich, Victor M. Terrazas Loya, and Monica S. Epelman

Abdominal wall, mesentery, peritoneum, and vessels / Michael S. Gee, Rahul A. Sheth, Salwa Haidar, Dilip Sankhla, and Edward Y. Lee

Normal growth and development/congenital disorders / Victor Ho-Fung, Adji Saptogino, Timothy Cain, Selim Doganay, and Diego Jaramillo

Infection/inflammation / Clara Ortiz-Neira, Jennifer Stimec, Marcia Torre Moreira, and Andrea S. Doria

Neoplasms / Hye-Kyung Yoon, Jung-Eun Cheon, and Hee Kyung Kim

Trauma / Mark Bittman, Jeannette M. Perez-Rossello, Donald A. Tracy, Abdu Shabani, and Edward Y. Lee

Endocrine, metabolic, and arthropathies / Ricardo Restrepo, Edward Y. Lee, Paul Babyn, and Andrea S. Doria.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : Ovid Technologies, Inc. Available via World Wide Web.

ISBN:

9781496320742

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.