{"product_id":"evidence-based-emergency-medicine-isbn-9781405161435","title":"Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine","description":"Emergency physicians assess and manage a wide variety of problems from patients presenting with a diversity of severities, ranging from mild to severe and life-threatening. They are expected to maintain their competency and expertise in areas where there is rapid knowledge change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-based Emergency Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind in emergency medicine to tackle the problems practicing physicians encounter in the emergency setting using an evidence-based approach. It summarizes the published evidence available for the diagnosis and treatment of common emergency health care problems in adults. Each chapter contextualizes a topic area using a clinical vignette and generates a series of key clinically important diagnostic and treatment questions. By completing detailed reviews of diagnostic and treatment research, using evidence from systematic reviews, RCTs, and prospective observational studies, the authors provide conclusions and practical recommendations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing primarily on diagnosis in areas where evidence for treatment is well accepted (e.g. DVTs), and treatment in other diseases where diagnosis is not complex (e.g. asthma), this text is written by leading emergency physicians at the forefront of evidence-based medicine. \u003ci\u003eEvidence-based Emergency Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for emergency physicians and trainees, emergency department staff, and family physicians specialising in the acute care of medical and injured patients.\u003c\/p\u003e  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 General Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Brian H. Rowe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrian H. Rowe \u0026amp; Peter C. Wyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Knowledge Translation: a Primer for Emergency Physicians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddy S. Lang, Peter C. Wyer \u0026amp; Marc Afilalo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Critical Appraisal: General Issues in Emergency Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuneel Upadhye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Continuing Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel Lexchin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Quality Improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Worster \u0026amp; Ann McKibbon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Medication Adherence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrsula Whalen \u0026amp; Sunil Kripalani.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Emergency Department Triage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSandy Dong \u0026amp; Michael Bullard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Emergency Department Overcrowding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Schull \u0026amp; Matthew Cooke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2 Respiratory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Brian H. Rowe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Emergency Management of Asthma Exacerbations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrian H. Rowe \u0026amp; Carlos A. Camargo, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrian H. Rowe \u0026amp; Rita K. Cydulka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSam Campbell \u0026amp; Tom Marrie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Deep Vein Thrombosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddy S. Lang \u0026amp; Phil Wells.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Pulmonary Embolism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhil Wells \u0026amp; Michael Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Prevention and Treatment of Influenza.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen R. Pitts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Anaphylaxis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheodore Gaeta.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3 Cardiology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Eddy S. Lang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Chest Pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlain Vadeboncoeur, Jerrald Dankoff \u0026amp; Eddy S. Lang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Acute Coronary Syndromes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKirk Magee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Acute Myocardial Infarction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBjug Borgundvaag.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrett Jones \u0026amp; Sean P. Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Acute Fibrillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarry Diner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Ventricular and Supraventricular Arrhythmias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddy S. Lang \u0026amp; Eli Segal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Cardiac Arrest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiyad B. Abu-Laban \u0026amp; Michael Shuster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4 General Medical Conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Peter C. Wyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter W. Greenwald, Scott Weingart \u0026amp; H. Bryant Nguyen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Delirium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenise Nassisi \u0026amp; Andy Jagoda.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Caring for the Elderly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristopher R. Carpenter, Michael Stern \u0026amp; Arthur B. Sanders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Syncope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Lappin \u0026amp; James Quinn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 General Toxicology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuke Yip, Nicole Bouchard \u0026amp; Marco Sivilotti.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Toxicology: Acetaminophen and Salicylate Poisoning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Yarema \u0026amp; Richard Dart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 5 Injury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Brian H. Rowe \u0026amp; Peter C. Wyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Minor Traumatic Brain Injury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeff J. Bazarian \u0026amp; Will Townend.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Neck Injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcia L. Edmonds \u0026amp; Robert Brison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Ankle Injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJerome Fan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Knee Injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnita Pozgay \u0026amp; Elisabeth Hobden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Wrist injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSandy Dong \u0026amp; Brian H. Rowe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Shoulder Injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJenn Carpenter, Marcel Emond \u0026amp; Robert Brison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Chest Trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShahriar Zehtabchi \u0026amp; Richard Sinert.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Hemorrhagic Shock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDennis Djogovic, Jonathan Davidow \u0026amp; Peter Brindley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 6 Genitourinary and Abdominal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by David H. Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Acute Appendicitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames A. Nelson \u0026amp; Stephen R. Hayden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Ectopic Pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeather Murray \u0026amp; Elisha David Targonsky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Acute Ureteric Colic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Worster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Urinary Tract Infection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawle A. Seupaul, Chris McDowell \u0026amp; Robert Bassett.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinda Papa \u0026amp; Kurt Weber.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Pregnancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAshley Shreves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Gastrointestinal Bleeding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Bullard \u0026amp; Justin Cheung.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 7 Neurosciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Michael Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Transient Ischemic Attack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTed Glynn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Meurer \u0026amp; Robert Silbergleit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeffrey J. Perry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Bacterial Meningitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheryl K. Chang \u0026amp; Peter C. Wyer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Migraine and Other Primary Headache Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenjamin W. Friedman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Seizures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth B. Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 The Agitated Patient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael S. Radeos \u0026amp; Edwin D. Boudreaux.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 8 ENT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Eddy S. Lang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Sore Throat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenson Yeh \u0026amp; Barnet Eskin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Sinusitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErrol Stern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Conjunctivitis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicola E. Schiebel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 9 Minor Procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Michael Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Procedural Sedation and Analgesia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid W. Messenger \u0026amp; Marco Sivilotti.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Wound Repair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelen Ouyang \u0026amp; James Quinn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Soft Tissue Abscess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeather Murray.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Ultrasound Use: Three Select Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSrikar Adhikari \u0026amp; Michael Blaivas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 10 Public Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by Debra Houry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Injury Prevention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary Patricia McKay \u0026amp; Liesl A. Curtis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Intimate Partner Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebra Houry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Smoking Cessation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLisa Cabral \u0026amp; Steven L. Bernstein.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Immunization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremy Hess \u0026amp; Katherine L. Heilpern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Alcohol and Other Drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarbara M. Kirrane, Linda C. Degutis \u0026amp; Gail D’Onofrio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Elder Abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRalph J. Riviello.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \"The forward to this large format, hard cover, 658 page excellent book encapsulates why its topic is so important to the practice of modern emergency medicine.\" (BMJ, 13 April 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Dr. Brian Rowe, his co-editors and contributors, have masterfully designed a book to ‘answer the direct, give-me-the-bottom-line questions emergency physicians ask in the middle of their shifts’ … .Each chapter is extremely well referenced and the index seems complete and is user friendly ... .This will be my new goto text for evidenced-based answers to specific clinical questions. It belongs in every emergency medicine library, as well as on the shelf of those in charge of journal clubs and evidence-based lecture series.” (\u003ci\u003eAnnals of Emergency Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book alone takes on the difficult challenge of reviewing the evidence based decisions that are still not ubiquitous in the emergency departments of America.\" (\u003ci\u003eDoody's\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The best available evidence in a clear and concise manner. … Especially useful to medical and pharmacy residents because of their background in the topics covered in this book ... .It is a significant evidence-based contribution to the emergency medicine literature.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Annals of Pharmacotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e  Chief Editor:  \u003cp\u003eBrian H. Rowe, MD, MSc, CCFP(EM), FCCP\u003cbr\u003e Canada Research Chair in Emergency Airway Diseases\u003cbr\u003e Professor and Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine,\u003cbr\u003e University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003e Edmonton, Alberta, Canada\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection Editors:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEddy S. Lang, MDCM, CCFP(EM), CSPQ\u003cbr\u003e Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Department of Family Medicine\u003cbr\u003e McGill University\u003cbr\u003e Montreal\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine\u003cbr\u003e SMBD Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael D. Brown, MD, MSc\u003cbr\u003e Professor of Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine\u003cbr\u003e College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University\u003cbr\u003e Spectrum Health – Butterworth Hospitals\u003cbr\u003e Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebra Houry, MD, MPH\u003cbr\u003e Director, Center for Injury Control\u003cbr\u003e Vice Chair for Research\u003cbr\u003e Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University\u003cbr\u003e Atlanta, Georgia, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid H. Newman, MD\u003cbr\u003e Assistant Professor\u003cbr\u003e Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons\u003cbr\u003e New York, USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter C. Wyer, MD\u003cbr\u003e Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons\u003cbr\u003e New York, USA\u003c\/p\u003e  Emergency physicians assess and manage a wide variety of problems from patients presenting with a diversity of severities, ranging from mild to severe and life-threatening. They are expected to maintain their competency and expertise in areas where there is rapid knowledge change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvidence-based Emergency Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind in emergency medicine to tackle the problems practicing physicians encounter in the emergency setting using an evidence-based approach. It summarizes the published evidence available for the diagnosis and treatment of common emergency health care problems in adults. 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