Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (The 5-Minute Consult Series) [Hardcover]

Jeffrey J. Schaider (Editor), Stephen R. Hayden (Editor), Richard E. Wolfe (Editor), Roger M. Barkin (Editor), Peter Rosen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0781739179 | ISBN-13: 978-0781739177 | Edition: Second

This best-selling emergency department reference has now been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest improvements in patient care. The foremost authorities provide practical information on over 600 clinical problems in a fast-access two-page outline format that's perfect for on-the-spot consultation.

Coverage of each disorder includes clinical presentation, pre-hospital, diagnosis, treatment, disposition, and ICD-9/10 coding. Icons enable practitioners to quickly spot the information they need. New topics in this edition include heart murmur, cough, thrombolytic protocols, reperfusion therapy, hearing loss, and serum sickness.

This Second Edition will also be available electronically for handheld computers. Watch our PDA listing for details

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1340 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (August 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781739179
• ISBN-13: 978-0781739177
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology > Toxicology

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good quick reference., June 21, 2008

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This review is from: Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (The 5-Minute Consult Series) (Hardcover)

good quick reference book. layout is open and easy to read but lacking the details. needs to read up more like uptodate or emedicine. if you have a PDA, getting the pda version would be nicer than the book version as it is too big & heavy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite reference, April 11, 2006

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This review is from: Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (The 5-Minute Consult Series) (Hardcover)

This is a crucial tool when you're on a busy shift in the ED. It's a practical reference, not a study guide. A patient comes in with radiation keratitis. Do you use steroid drops? Beats me. Thats when I go to this baby. This is my most used reference. Very well organized and easy to use.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great content, but not pocket-able., March 8, 2005

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J. Welch (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (The 5-Minute Consult Series) (Hardcover)

5-min. Emergency has the (very useful) information of a pocket-reference in a non-pocket size. I find the PDA version MUCH more useful on a day-to-day basis. (I use Skyscape's version--I think there are others.) The bulleted, abbreviated style works very well on a PDA screen, and becomes quick and pocketable, something the hardback just can't do.