First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards Third Edition

by Barbara K. Blok, Dickson S. Cheung, Timothy F. Platts-Mills

Overview

Now in full color! This high-yield "insider's guide" for the emergency medicine written board and in-service exams is written by residents and faculty who know what it takes to excel.

First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards presents time-strapped emergency medicine residents and re-certifying physicians with a concise resource presenting quick, frequently tested, high-yield facts based on the most recent content outlines for the in-service and board exams. It is a complete review of emergency medicine topics tested on the written board exam.

This third edition of First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards offers:

• Content mapped to the latest content outline
• Integrated review questions and/or integrated flashcards to enhance studying
• Condensed info to keep the book small as possible while focusing on high-yield information
• New full color design with ~150 images

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071843676
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1103
File size:	247 MB
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About the Author

Barbara K. Blok, MD (Denver, CO) is Associate Program Director, Denver Health Residency inEmergency Medicine and Associate Professor, Department of EmergencyMedicine, both at the University of ColoradoSchool of Medicine.

Dickson S. Cheung, MD (Denver, CO) is an Emergency Physician.

Timothy F. Platts-Mills, MD (Raleigh, NC) is Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

1. Resuscitation
2. Cardiovascular Emergencies
3. Trauma
4. Orthopedics
5. Pediatrics
6. Toxicology
7. Endocrine, Metabolic, Fluid, and Electolyte Disorders
8. Infectious Disease
9. Hematology, Oncology, Allergy, and Immunology
10. Thoracic and Respiratory Disorders
11. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
12. Obstetrics and Gynecology
13. Environmental Emergencies
14. Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Dental Emergencies Emergencies
15. Neurology
16. Psychobehavioral Disorders
17. Dermatology
18. Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies
19. Procedures and Skills
20. EMS and Disaster Medicine
21. Ethics/Legal Issues
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michael D. Zwank, MD, RDMS, FACEP (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Description: This book in the First Aid series is a comprehensive review of emergency medicine for recent residency graduates that are intending to take the emergency medicine written board exam. The previous edition was published in 2012 and with the rapid evolution of the field, this is a needed update.
Purpose: The authors describe this as a focused, easy-to-use review book for preparing for the American Board of Emergency Medicine Qualifying Examination. Passing this written exam is a critical step in obtaining board certification and many physicians are in need of a good study tool to help prepare for this exam. This book fulfills that need.
Audience: The audience is physicians, both residents and recent residency graduates who are planning to take the written board exam. As with any large reference, this one is written by an array of authors. The book makes a point of describing these authors as "practicing physicians" and it seems that this is a well-qualified group.
Features: The book includes over 1,000 pages and covers the breadth of emergency medicine. Like many references, it dedicates chapters to the more critical aspects of emergency medicine such as resuscitation, cardiovascular emergencies, and trauma as well as to various specialties contained within emergency medicine, such as infectious disease, obstetrics, neurology, and others. A nice blend of written text and bulleted highlights helps cover topics in a succinct but thorough manner. The book leaves large margins for notes. The margins also contain Key Facts that are high-yield points not to be missed. There are no glaring omissions in this substantial book.
Assessment: This is a book that can be read efficiently and provides high-yield material for board review. I will be taking a board recertification exam in several months and will likely use this book as an adjunct to prepare for that exam. I appreciate the succinct and readable text is as well as the nice accompanying images and tables.

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