Pines, Jesse M. / Everett, Worth Evidence-Based Emergency Care Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules Evidence-Based Medicine
1. Edition - June 2008 73.90 Euro 2008. 296 Pages, Softcover - Practical Approach Book - ISBN-10: 1-4051-5400-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5400-0 - John Wiley & Sons
Short description This accessible book uses an evidence-based "just the facts" approach to diagnostic test ordering and clinical decision rules in the emergency department. This is a useful reference that physicians at all levels can use to refresh their memories on basic statistics and how to use evidence-based practice when ordering and interpreting tests. For example, when a clinician is deciding whether or not to order a CT head for a patient with a blunt head injury and normal mental status, he or she can refer easily to the book for guidance on decision rules. Flow charts guide the reader easily to the most appropriate action in the particular clinical situation.
From the contents Preface.
Part I: The Science Of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules.
1. Diagnostic Testing In Emergency Care.
2. Evidence-Based Medicine: The Process.
3. The Epidemiology And Statistics Of Diagnostic Testing.
4. Clinical Decision Rules.
Part II: Section 2 - Traumatic Injuries.
5. Cervical Spine Fractures.
6. Cervical Spine Fractures In Older Adults.
7. Cervical Spine Fractures In Children.
8. Blunt Abdominal Trauma.
9. Acute Knee Injuries.
10. Blunt Head Injury.
11. Blunt Head Trauma In Children.
12. Acute Ankle And Foot Injuries.
13. Occult Scaphoid Fractures.
14. Blunt Chest Trauma.
15. Occult Hip Fracture.
Part III: Cardiology.
16. Heart Failure.
17. Syncope.
18. Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Part IV: Infectious Disease.
19. Serious Bacterial Infections and Occult Bacteremia In Children.
