Customer Reviews

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

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On a dollar for dollar basis this is the best ER text for practical use IN THE DEPARTMENT during a busy ER shift. The layout of the book, 1 diagnosis per 2 pages (every diagnosis fits nicely on the left and right hand pages of the opened text). It quickly highlights the presentation of illness with signs and symptoms, the necessary workup (labs, x-rays, additional studies) and recommended dispositions (admit vs discharge). It WILL NOT give you an in depth discussion of the disease process, you must make the diagnosis, but it rapidly allows you to get your essential workup started.

Great book. Each section appears to be written by leaders in the field. Very concise. Figure out how to handle a particular pt. in 5 mins or less.
Thomas P. Baytarian FF/EMT-P

i love the format! its just-enough, in-depth-enough, quick-look, quick review, its just that its not really portable, and also will need a revised edition soon - and i'm the first to get one!

Great for reviewing most everything you'll come across in the ER. If you need to brush up on certain topics while working quick and to the point.