Previously published as Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Illustrated, this fully revised third edition is a trusted, case-based resource for emergency medicine residents. Updated with the latest clinical practices and AHA guidelines, the book features 128 cases derived from the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. It offers a highly interactive approach to preparing for the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Certifying Exam, while also serving as an excellent introduction to the specialty. This edition incorporates new content on resuscitation, medical decision-making, therapeutics, diagnostics, and emerging technologies. Special emphasis is placed on interpretation of EKGs, X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds to build visual diagnostic skills essential for modern EM practice. Reflecting the evolving ABEM exam structure, including case-based and structured interview formats, this edition is an indispensable tool for residents seeking to reinforce core clinical reasoning, master critical actions, and succeed on board exams.
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This best-selling case-based guide delivers realistic scenarios, critical actions, and teaching pearls. Reflects the ABEM Certifying Exam.
Section editors; List of contributors;
1. How to use this book;
2. EM
medical decision making;
3. About the oral boards: the approach and practical
tips;
4. About the oral boards: format and scoring; Cases:
1. Overdose;
2.
Vomiting infant;
3. Altered mental status;
4. Chest Trauma;
5. Abdominal pain
and vomiting;
6. Weak infant;
7. Chest pain;
8. Back pain;
9. Leg swelling;
10. Weakness;
11. Eye pain;
12. Abdominal pain;
13. Ringing in the ears;
14.
Vomiting child;
15. Snake bite;
16. Visual impairment;
17. Syncope;
18. Sore
throat;
19. Knee pain;
20. Abdominal pain;
21. Abdominal pain;
22. Cough;
23.
Flank pain;
24. Weakness;
25. Assault to face;
26. Burn;
27. Vomiting blood;
28. Light-headedness;
29. Shortness of breath;
30. Rash and fever;
31.
Weakness;
32. Abdominal pain and vomiting;
33. Chest pain;
34. Seizure;
35.
Chest pain;
36. Throat swelling;
37. Abdominal pain;
38. Altered mental
status;
39. Rectal pain;
40. Vaginal bleeding;
41. Agitation;
42. Abdominal
pain;
43. Abdominal pain;
44. Abdominal pain;
45. Altered mental status;
46.
Diarrhea;
47. Seizure;
48. Toothache;
49. Penetrating chest trauma;
50.
Animal bite;
51. Abdominal pain;
52. Headache;
53. Pediatric fever;
54. Back
pain;
55. Cardiac arrest;
56. Knee pain;
57. Rash;
58. Sickle-cell disease;
59. Headache;
60. Chest pain;
61. Altered mental status;
62. Headache;
63.
Altered mental status;
64. Shortness of breath;
65. Shortness of breath;
66.
Flank pain;
67. Seizure;
68. Fever;
69. Vomiting;
70. Fever;
71.
Palpitations;
72. Cough;
73. Drowning;
74. Abdominal pain;
75. Abdominal
pain;
76. Shortness of breath;
77. Altered mental status;
78. Weakness;
79.
Pedestrian struck;
80. Back pain;
81. Altered mental status;
82. Abdominal
pain;
83. Abdominal pain;
84. Respiratory distress;
85. Overdose;
86. Chest
pain;
87. Fever;
88. Altered mental status;
89. Shortness of breath;
90. Stab
to chest;
91. Abdominal pain;
92. Seizure;
93. Palpitations;
94. Seizure;
95.
Fever;
96. Abdominal trauma;
97. Hematochezia;
98. Abdominal pain;
99. Cough;
100. Headache;
101. Drowning;
102. Pallor;
103. Diarrhea;
104. Cough;
105.
Altered mental status;
106. Weakness;
107. Foot pain;
108. Neck pain;
109.
Abdominal pain;
110. Shortness of breath;
111. Arm pain;
112. Altered mental
status;
113. Cardiac arrest;
114. Leg pain;
115. Shortness of breath and
swelling;
116. Finger pain;
117. Dizziness;
118. Intoxication;
119. Altered
mental status;
120. Fatigue;
121. Toddler with fever and rash;
122. Arm pain;
123. Headache;
124. Dizziness;
125. Weakness;
126. 'Found drunk';
127. Fever;
128. Medical device malfunction; Appendix A. The chest pain patient: five
life-threatening causes and critical actions; Appendix B. The confused
patient: ten most common causes and critical actions; Appendix C. The
poisoned patient: most common toxidromes and treatments; Appendix D. The
trauma patient: the approach and important principles; Appendix E. Advanced
cardiac life support review; Appendix F. Pediatric pearls: high-yield facts
from fever to drugs; Appendix G. Twenty common emergency medicine procedures:
indications, contraindications, technique, and complications; Index.
Yasuharu Okuda, MD, FACEP, FSSH, is Executive Director, USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), Associate Vice President Interprofessional Education and Practice, Associate Dean Emerging Healthcare and Educational Technologies, and Vice Chair Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health. Bret P. Nelson, MD, AEMUS-FPD, FACEP, is system Vice Chair for Education and System Chief of Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
