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CLINICAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASEBOOK
Unlike paratively calm and orderly world of many specialties and
subspecialties in medicine, emergency medicine is not divided into specific
areas of practice. Emergency e in all shapes and sizes, at any
time of day or night, with a wide range and acuity of maladies. Emergency
physicians must e experts in diverse areas of medicine. They are
required to make prompt, informed and often lifesaving decisions about
patient care. A cornerstone of emergency medicine training is the constant
study of clinical scenarios and simulated cases. This book offers a unique
yet underutilized strategy for learning: a case-based approach from real
patients and actual events. Each case provides the opportunity for learning
essential clinical concepts. Focused exclusively on the needs of emergency
physicians in training, students and nurses, the book covers more than 100
common and unusual emergency medicine case scenarios. The procedures
and learning have been class-tested by the Stanford/Kaiser EM Residency
Program and are supplemented with high-quality clinical photographs and
images.
Joel T. Levis, ., ., FACEP, FAAEM, is Clinical Instructor of
Emergency Medicine (Surgery) at Stanford University School of Medicine
and Senior Emergency Physician for The Permanente Medical Group,
Kaiser Santa Clara, California. Dr. Levis is Medical Director, Foothill Col-
lege Paramedic Program, Los Altos Hills, California.
Gus M. Garmel, ., FACEP, FAAEM, is Clinical Associate Profes-
sor of Emergency Medicine (Surgery) at Stanford University School of
Medicine and Senior Emergency Physician for The Permanente Medi-
cal Group, Kaiser Santa Clara, California. Dr. Garmel is coeditor of An
Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the
Emergency Department, published in 2005 by Cambridge University Press,
and author of Career Planning Guide for Emergency Medicine, 2nd