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Mastering Emergency Medicine: A Practical Guide

Edited by Chetan R. Trivedy, Mathew Hall, Andrew Parfitt


Paperback
£39.99

ISBN: 9781853157448
Published: 27/11/2009
Extent: 504 pages
Illustrations: 36 line artworks, 16 halftones


 
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Summary:

Mastering Emergency Medicine is a concise, revision-focused textbook that covers everything that candidates need to know in order to pass the College of Emergency Medicine's (CEM) membership examination (MCEM) to enter training, and to the pass fellowship examination (FCEM) to complete the Certificate of Specialist Training.

With over 100 OSCE scenarios designed to stimulate everyday emergency department clinical encounters, Mastering Emergency Medicine covers all the key areas of the CEM syllabus, including: clinical examinations and practical skills, communication skills, teaching and management.

This book takes a practical approach to the subject - core facts are presented and common scenarios are explored using an OSCE style, as used in the Part C MCEM and the FCEM examinations - which makes it an invaluable blueprint for management of cases.

Closely linked to the current CEM syllabus, each chapter comprises three parts:
1. Core topics that supplement revision for Part A and B.
2. Clinical scenarios, including data and relevant practical skills that can be used to prepare for Parts B and C.
3. Mock 'Scoring Scenarios' that give specific guidance on how to perform in OSCEs.

Mastering Emergency Medicine is a highly detailed revision guide for the OSCE examinations and an essential study guide for all those who are preparing for the MCEM or FCEM examinations. It will also be useful to those who are wishing to pursue a career in Acute Medicine.


  • Concise, revision-focused textbook

  • Covers everything that candidates need to know in order to pass the College of Emergency Medicine's MCEM and FCEM examinations
  • Highly detailed revision guide for the OSCE examinations

  • Closely linked to the current CEM syllabus

  • The one revision guide that MCEM and FCEM candidates can not afford to be without


Table of Contents:
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
1. Surviving the CEM Examination
2. Resuscitation
3. Anaesthetics and Pain Relief
4. Wound Management
5. Major Trauma
6. Musculoskeletal Emergencies
7. Vascular Emergencies
8. Abdominal Emergencies
9. Genitourinary Emergencies
10. Ophthalmological Emergencies
11. Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions
12. Maxillofacial Emergencies
13. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
14. Respiratory Emergencies
15. Cardiological Emergencies
16. Neurological Emergencies
17. Acid–Base Disorders
18. Toxicological Emergencies
19. Renal Emergencies
20. Endocrine Emergencies
21. Haematological Emergencies
22. Infectious Diseases
23. Dermatological Emergencies
24. Oncological Emergencies
25. Rheumatological Emergencies
26. Paediatric Emergencies
27. Psychiatric Emergencies
28. Major Incident Management
29. Medicolegal Aspects of Emergency Medicine
30. Communication Skills
31. Practical Skills for the Emergency Department
32. Management Skills
33. Evidence-Based Medicine
34. Instructions for actors in relevant OSCEs
Index


About the Author(s):
Chetan R Trivedy BDS FDS RCS(Eng) MBBS PhD FRSH MCEM
Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine, South East Thames, London Deanery, London, UK

Mathew Hall BMBCh PhD MCEM
Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine, Princess Royal University Hospital, Kent, UK

Andrew Parfitt MAEd FRCS FCEM
Associate Medical Director and Clinical Director of Acute Medicine and Gastrointestinal Surgery,
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK


Contributors:
Harith Al-Rawi MBChB MRCS(Ed) FRCS(A&E) DCH FCEM Consultant in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK Russell Barber MBBS Anaesthetic Registrar, East Surrey Hospital, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Redhill, UK Duncan Bootland MBBS BSc MCEM Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine, KSS Postgraduate Deanery, London, UK Beth Christian MBBS FACEM FCEM Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London UK Simon FJ Clarke MBChB DA FRCSEd FCEM Consultant Emergency Physician, Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK; Honorary Consultant in Emergency Response and Medical Toxicology, Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division, Health Protection Agency, London, UK Evan Coughlan MBBCh NUI MCEM DSEM Speciality


Readership:
Trainees preparing for the Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine (MCEM) examination and trainees undertaking the fellowship examination (FCEM)


Reviews:

5 Stars: The Definitive MCEM Book!
Finally a book that has it all. A really nice summary of Emergency Medicine which is focused on the UK College of Emergency Medicine curriculum. It covers all the areas essential to both the MCEM and is of value to those sitting the final FCEM exams. You can see that a great deal of work has gone into this book in an effort to tailor it to the curriculum standards.

In my opinion this is the essential text for the MCEM. Very impressive all round.

Amazon customer review, Jan 2010

5 Stars
An excellent book

Amazon customer review, May 2010

This is a welcome first edition for trainees in Emergency Medicine. Never before has there been a concise, revision-focused text that aids preparation for the Emergency Medicine clinical exams, at both Membership and Fellowship standards.

The layout of this book includes shaded boxes highlighting important learning points such as relevant scoring systems, complications and risk factors. The authors use useful mnemonics as a learning aid for those of us who prefer this style of learning. Where relevant, there are external references quoted such as NICE, Toxbase and the Resuscitation Council for further reading.

In summary, no book is a substitute for clinical experience and the coverage of topics in this text is not exhaustive but reading this well-presented and up-to-date text, which has been written specifically for the MCEM and FCEM clinical examination is undoubtedly an excellent adjunct to seeing patients in the emergency department in preparation for the College exams.

Dr Andrew Dobbin, Ulster Med J; 79: 106-8


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