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Overview
A comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how to accurately diagnose abdominal pain — and treat its underlying causes
A Doody's Core Title for 2011!
4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This does a remarkable job of examining and summarizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic options for a very difficult yet common complaint. Its strength is in the discussion of best use and limitations of the testing modalities used to diagnose abdominal pain. It is more concise than many other similar texts, and covers the information extremely well."—Doody's Review Service
This clinical companion — written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians — takes you through all of the must-know management strategies for acute and chronic abdominal pain and its etiology.
In its all-inclusive overview of abdominal pain-related conditions such as urinary tract infection and diverticulitis, the book includes only those insights that are most useful for busy ER physicians. This essential, high-yield approach carries over to a chapter format that features quick-hit bulleted lists of key clinical facts, along with a step-by-step review of management guidelines. You'll also find an abundance of clinically relevant CT and ultrasound scans, plus criteria for their interpretation.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how to accurately diagnose abdominal pain — and treat its underlying causes
A Doody's Core Title!
4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This does a remarkable job of examining and summarizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic options for a very difficult yet common complaint. Its strength is in the discussion of best use and limitations of the testing modalities used to diagnose abdominal pain. It is more concise than many other similar texts, and covers the information extremely well."—Doody's Review Service
This clinical companion — written by emergency room physicians for emergency room physicians — takes you through all of the must-know management strategies for acute and chronic abdominal pain and its etiology.
In its all-inclusive overview of abdominal pain-related conditions such as urinary tract infection and diverticulitis, the book includes only those insights that are most useful for busy ER physicians. This essential, high-yield approach carries over to a chapter format that features quick-hit bulleted lists of key clinical facts, along with a step-by-step review of management guidelines. You'll also find an abundance of clinically relevant CT and ultrasound scans, plus criteria for their interpretation.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Malford Tyson Pillow, MD(University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)Description: This book describes the initial approach, diagnosis, and treatment of abdominal emergencies incorporating CT scanning, ultrasound, and laboratory studies. It is a concise, yet in-depth review of abdominal pain from the perspective of both symptomatology and diagnosis that uses diagrams, tables, and radiology images to highlight its key points.
Purpose: The purpose is to discuss the approach to and diagnosis of abdominal emergencies using the most recent imaging modalities and laboratory studies. Abdominal emergencies, as the author notes, have shifted from a primarily clinical diagnosis to one with multiple diagnostic tools and options. The author's objectives are worthy and extremely well met by this book.
Audience: It is written for practicing physicians, but will be useful to any medical personnel or medical student as well.
Features: The book covers abdominal emergencies from both a symptom- and diagnosis-based approach. It attempts to incorporate symptoms, physical examinations, laboratory studies, and imaging modalities into a complete picture for the diagnosis of abdominal pain. The book makes a strong effort to explain not only the tests used, but limitations and best uses of the laboratory and imaging to aid diagnosis. It includes high yield facts and pitfalls to help summarize key points.
Assessment: This does a remarkable job of examining and summarizing the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic options for a very difficult yet common complaint. Its strength is in the discussion of best use and limitations of the testing modalities used to diagnose abdominal pain. It is more concise than many other similar texts, and covers the information extremely well.