This brand-new textbook introduces medical students, junior doctors, medical educators and allied health professionals to the vital skills of diagnostic strategy and clinical reasoning, both essential components of becoming an effective clinician. Taking the examination of the h…
Surgical decision making in acute care surgery
Surgical decision making in acute care surgery
"The combination of surgeon shortage and poor access to emergency surgical care led to establishment of the Acute Care Surgery paradigm and subspecialty in 2003. Concurrently, minimally invasive approaches revolutionized surgical practice in the 21st century. In the United State…
Surgical decision making in acute care surgery
"The combination of surgeon shortage and poor access to emergency surgical care led to establishment of the Acute Care Surgery paradigm and subspecialty in 2003. Concurrently, minimally invasive approaches revolutionized surgical practice in the 21st century. In the United State…
Surgical decision making in acute care surgery
"The combination of surgeon shortage and poor access to emergency surgical care led to establishment of the Acute Care Surgery paradigm and subspecialty in 2003. Concurrently, minimally invasive approaches revolutionized surgical practice in the 21st century. In the United State…
Decision algorithms for emergency neurology
This book adopts a novel approach: procedures: instead of discussing the diagnostic categories of neurological syndromes, it focuses on the symptoms of common neurological presentations (especially in the emergency room or on the ward), and the diagnostic hypotheses that can be …
Diagnosis and treatment in internal medicine
"One person in four will develop a mental illness at some point in life. The vast majority will suffer from mild to moderate depression, anxiety or substance misuse. As a result, most mental healthcare is delivered in general practice. That is why we wrote this book: a book of p…
"One person in four will develop a mental illness at some point in life. The vast majority will suffer from mild to moderate depression, anxiety or substance misuse. As a result, most mental healthcare is delivered in general practice. That is why we wrote this book: a book of p…
The text of this fourth edition has maintained its dual perspectives. It is designed for those who do research to generate new knowledge and examine theories and for those who want to be critical consumers of evidence to inform clinical decision-making. All of us need to be able…
Frameworks for generating and applying evidence -- On the road to translational research -- Defining the research question -- The role of theory in research and practice --Understanding evidence-based practice -- Searching the literature -- Ethical issues in clinical research --…
Incorporates themes including the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) for clinical decision-making, the imperative of interprofessional collaboration, the implications of translational research, and the focus of healthcare on quality of life, meaningful outcomes, and pa…
"The text of this fourth edition has maintained its dual perspectives. It is designed for those who do research to generate new knowledge and examine theories and for those who want to be critical consumers of evidence to inform clinical decision-making. All of us need to be abl…