Blueprints in Emergency Medicine (Paperback)

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"This is probably the best review book I have seen on the topic. It is concise, yet informative, and provides the "essentials" to the field. I would highly recommend this book to my friends as an introduction to the field before starting an Emergency Medicine rotation."--Alan Ka, MD, SUNY at Stony Brook, School of Medicine

Product Description
BLUEPRINTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE

From the series you know and trust comes Blueprints in Emergency Medicine! At last the perfect compliment to your core subject areas, this text gives you the high-yield facts you need and the same carefully organized format that you recognize. When used in conjunction with the other titles in the Blueprints series, you'll receive a complete review for the USMLE Step 2 & 3 Exam.

Blueprints in Emergency Medicine gives you complete coverage of the most important and common topics encountered in the emergency room, including recent advances in the treatment of pediatric and toxicology emergencies. Contains all the information needed for your emergency medicine clinical rotation.

· Unique "Signs and Symptoms" sections outlining key differential diagnoses for common presenting symptoms in the ER.
· Key points and over 100 tables and figures to make understanding difficult concepts easier to remember
· Up-to-Date clinical information written by practicing Emergency Physicians

Study with the series that works as hard as you do!

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers; 1st edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632046260
• ISBN-13: 978-0632046263
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #278,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tries to do too much. . . Not a good purchase for rotations., August 18, 2004

By	G. Geiger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book tries to do way too much for a 'Blueprints' book - I have used 'Blueprints' Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Neurology (with the first three being the best) and have liked them and found them useful. However, blueprints EM is absurdly laid out with 100+ chapters on everything from Ludwig's angina to intussusception, most of which are about 2 pages. Because of this, there is absolutely no continuity to the book and no overall sense of organization that could possibly impart any long lasting recall onto its reader. I read about a quarter of the book and gave up, finding it incredibly low yield. If you want a quick overview of EM, try 'Emergency Medicine Pearls' instead.