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This book for emergency physicians and fellows training in emergency medicine provides evidence-based information on what diagnostic tests to ask for and when and how to use particular decision rules. The new edition builds on the success of the current book by modifying the presentation of the evidence, increasing the coverage, and updating the current information throughout.

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

About the Authors, xiForeword, xvPreface, xviiAcknowledgments, xixSection 1: The Science of Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules1 Diagnostic Testing in Emergency Care, 32 Evidence-Based Medicine: The Process, 113 The Epidemiology and Statistics of Diagnostic Testing, 194 Clinical Decision Rules, 365 Appropriate Testing in an Era of Limited Resources: Practice and Policy Considerations, 446 Understanding Bias in Diagnostic Research, 54Section 2: Trauma7 Cervical Spine Fractures, 678 Cervical Spine Fractures in Children, 809 Cervical Spine Fractures in Older Adults, 8610 Blunt Abdominal Trauma, 9211 Acute Knee Injuries, 9712 Acute Ankle and Foot Injuries, 10213 Blunt Head Injury in Children, 10714 Blunt Head Injury, 11715 Blunt Chest Trauma, 12816 Occult Hip Fracture, 13517 Blunt Soft Tissue Neck Trauma, 14118 Occult Scaphoid Fractures, 14719 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma, 15320 Penetrating Trauma to the Extremities and Vascular Injuries, 162Section 3: Cardiology21 Heart Failure, 17322 Syncope, 18123 Acute Coronary Syndrome, 18924 Palpitations, 205Section 4: Infectious Disease25 Bacterial Meningitis in Children, 21926 Serious Bacterial Infections in Children Aged 1-3 Months, 22327 Necrotizing Fasciitis, 22728 Infective Endocarditis, 23229 Pharyngitis, 23830 Rhinosinusitis, 24331 Pneumonia, 24832 Urinary Tract Infection, 25533 Sepsis, 25934 Septic Arthritis, 27035 Osteomyelitis, 27836 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), 28837 Influenza, 29538 Pediatric Fever in Children Aged 3-36 Months, 303Section 5: Surgical and Abdominal Complaints39 Acute, Nonspecific, Nontraumatic Abdominal Pain, 30940 Small Bowel Obstruction, 31741 Acute Pancreatitis, 32442 Acute Appendicitis, 33043 Acute Cholecystitis, 34044 Aortic Emergencies, 34745 Ovarian Torsion, 351Section 6: Urology46 Nephrolithiasis, 35947 Testicular Torsion, 365Section 7: Neurology48 Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, 37549 Acute Stroke, 38150 Transient Ischemic Attack, 38751 Seizure, 394Section 8: Miscellaneous: Hematology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, and Geriatrics52 Venous Thromboembolism, 40353 Temporal Arteritis, 41554 Intraocular Pressure, 42155 Asthma, 43056 Nontraumatic Back Pain, 44157 Intravascular Volume Status, 45058 Geriatric Syndromes, 457Index, 471