Urgent Care Emergencies by Deepi G Goyal

Urgent Care Emergencies by Deepi G Goyal

If you see patients in an urgent care center, minor injury unit or other acute care setting, this new clinically-focused guide will help you avoid high-risk pitfalls and achieve optimal outcomes. This must-have resource covers a wide range of emergencies that may be encountered in an urgent care setting, focusing on those that can occur with the most commonly-encountered complaints and conditions, including: Genitourinary complaints Common infections Orthopedic injuries Wounds Back pain Dermatologic complaints The book also includes chapters on common pitfalls during the HEENT examination, effective patient communications, urgent care pharmacology pitfalls, special issues in the care of pediatric and geriatric patients, and more. Each chapter is authored by an experienced acute care clinician and includes clinical pearls that you can apply directly to the care of your own patients. The urgent care center can be a challenging and fast-paced environment, and pitfalls, especially those encountered during emergencies, can have serious consequences for patients' immediate well-being, their recovery time, and possibly their long-term prognosis. More than ever, you need a resource you can trust that has been tailored specifically to the needs of providers in the low-acuity setting.

EDITED BY

Deepi G. Goyal MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

Amal Mattu MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair; Director, Faculty Development Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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ISBN 13	9780470657720
ISBN 10	0470657723
Title	Urgent Care Emergencies
Author	Deepi G Goyal
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2012-10-19
Number of pages	160
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