FIRST AID Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Latha Stead, S. Matthew Stead, Matthew Kaufman9780071448734, 007144873X

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP SUCCESS
The only student-to-student, step-by-step guide to clerkship success Insider tips for outstanding performance from students who excelled Hundreds of recently tested high-yield topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 NEW “Typical Scenario” and “Exam Tip” study boxes prepare you for questions on the exam “Ward tips” arm you with answers to common pimping questions “Classifieds” do the research for you, featuring high-yield websites and top extracurricular opportunities and scholarships Tear-out cards with essential emergency medicine concepts in pocket-ready format (20070101)

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Table of contents :
Front……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
SECTION I: How to Succeed in the Emergency Medicine Clerkship……Page 10
SECTION II: High-Yield Facts……Page 16
Resuscitation……Page 18
Diagnostics……Page 34
Trauma……Page 54
Neurologic
Emergencies……Page 90
Head and Neck
Emergencies……Page 126
Respiratory
Emergencies……Page 140
Cardiovascular
Emergencies……Page 154
Gastrointestinal
Emergencies……Page 196
Renal and
Genitourinary
Emergencies……Page 226
Hematologic
and Oncologic
Emergencies……Page 250
Gynecologic
Emergencies……Page 270
Obstetric Emergencies……Page 282
Musculoskeletal
Emergencies……Page 298
Endocrine Emergencies……Page 334
Dermatologic
Emergencies……Page 346
Procedures……Page 374
Emergency Toxicology……Page 402
Environmental
Emergencies……Page 438
Ethics, Medicolegal
Issues, and
Evidence-Based
Medicine……Page 468
SECTION III : CLASSIFIED……Page 474
INDEX……Page 480