Written for residents and practicing community emergency physicians, this volume on critical care emergencies in the What Do I Do Now: Emergency Medicine series uses a case-based approach to cover both common and unique scenarios in critical care emergencies. Featuring chapters written by critical care and emergency medicine trained physicians, this volume provides a unique perspective on the ongoing management of critical illness with a focus on guideline-based protocol care based on national and local recommendations for common presentations such as pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, or trauma. This volume reviews frequently-encountered diagnoses, procedures, clinical recommendations, and management problems. Brief summaries included at the end of each chapter supply the practicing clinician a quick point-of-care reference during a shift. Critical Care Emergencies is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which provides relevant reading for on-clinical shift trainees and for practicing EM physicians who need a refresher. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer the question, "What do I do now?"

About the Author
Lillian Liang Emlet, MD, MS is an emergency physician who practices both critical care medicine in a medical-surgical ICU and also part-time emergency medicine in community setting. She is an Associate Program Director in the Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Reviews
This book is a valuable tool for the front-line provider in emergency care. Clinical scenarios effectively provide dimensions for the problems faced at the bedside. This is an easily read resource for the provider covering the overnight shift where immediate problems can arise suddenly. Approaches to clinical dilemmas are easily readable and useable. * David James Dries, Doody's Review Service *



Book Information
ISBN 9780190082581
Author Lillian Liang Emlet
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 567g
Dimensions(mm) 175mm * 244mm * 61mm