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v Contributing Authors vii Senior Reviewers ix Introduction xi Chapter 1 Resuscitation 1 Jeffrey Sankoff, MD and Lisa Cheng, MD ...

vi Chapter 17 Dermatology 797 Mitzi A. Dillon, MD Chapter 18 Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies 821 Liza J. Cadnapaphornchai, M ...

vii Hagop M. Afarian, MD, MS Chief Resident Department of Emergency Medicine University of California, San Francisco-Fresno Fres ...

Kim Fredericksen, MD Resident Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Lauren Gro ...

ix Amin N. Azzam, MD Assistant Clinical Professor University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry University of ...

Charles M. Little, DO, FACEP Program Coordinator, Pandemic Taskforce University of Colorado Hospital Associate Professor Divisio ...

xi INTRODUCTION Passing the emergency medicine written certification examination is an impor- tant milestone in the process of b ...

Relative Weight of EM Model Elements CONDITION/COMPONENT RELATIVEWEIGHT Signs, Symptoms, and Presentations 9% Abdominal and Gast ...

xiii HOW TO USE THIS BOOK As we have done with other books in the First Aid series, we encourage you to read this book early on ...

TEST-PREPARATION STRATEGIES When you work in the emergency department, knowledge and experience are your friends. The greater yo ...

xv Second, when you cannot anticipate the answer, use the following guidelines to help you make your choice: Opposites attract. ...

takers, and lures them down the wrong path. Here, again, knowledge is your friend. In this book, we include information about un ...

xvii Written Exam Review Courses Emergency Medicine Review: The Comprehensive CORE CONTENT Board Review Course. Education Medica ...

Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians, PaACEPs Emergency Medicine Written Board Review Course 777 East P ...

Resuscitation CHAPTER Airway Management Jeffrey Sankoff, MD and Lisa Cheng, MD INDICATIONS FORDEFINITIVEAIRWAY RECOGNIZING THED ...