The Washington Manual of Emergency Medicine 2/E 2024

Washington Manual Of Emergency Medicine

Mark D. Levine, W. Scott Gilmore

The South Asian Edition of The Washington Manual of Emergency Medicine presents contributions from faculty and residents at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and representative faculty from India. The book focuses on practical content on how physicians actually practice emergency care. It is a comprehensive, concise,handy quick-reference, delivering need-to-know information at your fingertips, even in point-of-care situations. The knowledge shared is practice-based and therefore extremely relevant for emergency medicine professionals. Ideal for students and residents in medicine and emergency departments, general physicians,and emergency medicine physicians. Each chapter follows a templated, bulleted structure that allows quick reference to the information that can be applied to a care situation effectively.

Key Features:

Relevant epidemiological data has been updated as per available literature.

Chapter on Pandemic 19 has been updated based on the most recent knowledge.

Common emergency conditions prevalent in Asia have been highlighted, and adequate knowledge.

Continues to be a part of chapters on toxicology, acute coronary syndrome, valvular heart disease,

Heart failure, glycemic emergencies, trauma, infections, and others.

Snake bites, scorpion stings, organophosphate poisoning, heat and cold emergencies, malaria,

Dengue fever, and chikungunya which are commonly encountered in Asia are well covered.