diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules Pines, Jesse M. text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. enk Chichester, West Sussex Wiley 2013 2nd ed. monographic eng

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1 online resource. "The purpose of this book is to present relevant questions on diagnostic testing that arise in everyday emergency medicine practice and to comment on the best available evidence"--Provided by publisher. Part 1: The science of diagnostic testing and clinical decision rules. Diagnostic testing in emergency care -- Evidence-based medicine: the process -- The epidemiology and statistics of diagnostic testing -- Clinical decision rules -- Appropriate testing in an era of limited resources: practice and policy considerations -- Understanding bias in diagnostic research -- Part 2: Trauma. Cervical spine fractures -- Cervical spine fractures in children -- Cervical spine fractures in older adults -- Blunt abdominal trauma -- Acute knee injuries -- Acute ankle and foot injuries -- Blunt head injury in children -- Blunt head injury -- Blunt chest trauma -- Occult hip fracture -- Blunt soft tissue neck trauma -- Occult scaphoid fractures -- Penetrating abdominal trauma -- Penetrating trauma to the extremities and vascular injuries -- Part 3: Cardiology. Heart failure -- Syncope -- Acute coronary syndrome -- Palpitations -- Part 4: Infectious disease. Bacterial meningitis in children -- Serious bacterial infections in children aged 1-3 months -- Necrotizing fasciitis -- Infective endocarditis -- Pharyngitis -- Rhinosinusitis -- Pneumonia -- Urinary tract infection -- Sepsis -- Septic arthritis -- Osteomyelitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) -- Influenza -- Pediatric fever in children aged 3-36 months -- Part 5: Surgical and abdominal complaints. Acute, nonspecific, nontraumatic abdominal pain -- Small bowel obstruction -- Acute pancreatitis -- Acute appendicitis -- Acute cholecystitis -- Aortic emergencies -- Ovarian torsion -- Part 6: Urology. Nephrolithiasis -- Testicular torsion -- Part 7: Neurology. Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage -- Acute stroke -- Transient ischemic attack -- Seizure -- Part 8: Miscellaneous: hematology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and geriatrics. Venous thromboembolism -- Temporal arteritis -- Intraocular pressure -- Asthma -- Nontraumatic back pain -- Intravascular volume status -- Geriatric syndromes. Jesse M. Pines ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Emergency medicine Diagnosis Emergency medicine Decision making Evidence-based medicine MEDICAL Allied Health Services Emergency Medical Services MEDICAL Emergency Medicine MEDICAL Nursing Emergency Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine methods Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures RC86.7 .P56 2013 616.02/5 2013 G-691 WB 105 Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2013 2nd ed. (DLC) 2012025774 9781118482131 (Adobe PDF) 1118482131 (Adobe PDF) 9781118482148 (ePub) 111848214X (ePub) 9781118482124 ( MobiPocket) 1118482123 ( MobiPocket) 9781118482117 1118482115 9781299188273 1299188273 0470657839 9780470657836 2012026183 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118482117 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118482117 DLC 120626 20170612141628.0 ocn797970069 eng