Organized for easy reference, this comprehensive, concise, and clinically focused text covers all aspects of emergency medicine. Chapters follow a consistent, structured format—clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, evaluation, management, and disposition with highlighted critical interventions and common pitfalls.

In this edition, the Pain and Pain Management section is now at the front of the book, since a large percentage of emergency department patients present with pain-related complaints. The Trauma section now follows the High-Risk Chief Complaint section. A new two-color design will help readers find critical elements of each chapter easily.

A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, more than 400 self-assessment questions with answers, and additional images and tables.

Key Features

• NEW! 10-20 interactive ECGs geared to the needs of the ED staff
• NEW! A second color makes critical elements of each chapter easy to find
• NEW! Care of the technology-dependent child (shunt problems)
• NEW! Inclusion of multiple ultrasound images to reflect its importance in ED diagnosis
• NEW! Legal issues surrounding the pediatric patient
• NEW! Reformatting of OB/GYN section (by-trimester complaints)
• NEW! Pediatric dermatology section
• NEW! Ventilator management in the respiratory failure section
• Clear illustrations accompany text
• High-risk chief complaints section in a single location
• Organized around the EM physician’s experiences; “how we think”
• Questions that assist residents with board review
• Standard chapter format: differential diagnosis; ED evaluation; ED management; and disposition with highlighted critical interventions and common pitfalls