Evidence-based Emergency Care : Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules

Raja, Ali S.; Pines, Jesse M.; Bellolio, Fernanda; Carpenter, Christopher R.; Schuur, Jeremiah D.

ISBN 10: 1119616816 / ISBN 13: 9781119616818

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evidence-based Emergency Care : Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119616816
• ISBN 13: 9781119616818
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY CARE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND CLINICAL DECISION RULES
THIRD EDITION

Improve and streamline the diagnostic decision-making process in emergency care

The newly revised third edition of Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules offers an updated review of the evidence and expert discussion of relevant issues in diagnostic testing in the everyday practice of emergency medicine. This book also provides a detailed overview of the science of diagnostic testing and reviews the process behind the development of clinical decision rules. The focus is asking and answering practical questions using original research studies, while commenting on the best available evidence for relevant clinical topics.

Readers will also find:

• Comprehensive explorations of COVID-19, telemedicine, trauma, cardiology, infectious disease, and surgical and abdominal complaints
• Practical discussions of urology, neurology, hematology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and geriatric medicine
• Exploration of practice and policy considerations of testing in an era of limited resources

The book is perfect for emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals. Readers of Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules, Third Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of administrators and managers in healthcare settings seeking to optimize the use of scarce resources while maintaining the highest standards of care.

About the Author

Edited by

Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE is the National Director of Clinical Innovation at US Acute Care Solutions and a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University. He is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Fernanda Bellolio, MD, MSc is the Chair for Research and a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. She is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc is the Director of Evidence Based Medicine and a Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital at Washington University. He is board-certified in emergency medicine.

Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH is Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics.