By S Arulrhaj, T Neelambujan, Archana Ambujan, Aarathy Kannan

The book’s length and format are designed to allow the students and practitioners to begin to digest the broad range of topics inherent to emergency medicine (EM). Each chapter begins with a section on “Keypoints”, followed by an Introduction, Clinical Presentation (History and Physical Examination), Diagnostic Studies, Medical Decision-making, Treatment Algorithm and Disposition.Whenever possible, we tried to give practical information regarding drug dosing, medical decision-making thought processes, treatment plans, and dispositions that will actually allow you to function more comfortably in the clinical environment. The diagnostic algorithms are a unique feature that attempt to simplify the problem and point the clinician in the right direction.The book has chapters that cover the entire contents of the EM clerkship curriculum. The authors are all leading experts in Emergency Medicine and EM educators from throughout the country.