Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which a physician receives practical training to provide patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention.
Emergency Medicine specialists work at all three Mayo Clinic locations to treat life-threatening illnesses.
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Emergency medicine doctors are located in the ER (emergency room) and must be good at immediate decision making in order to prevent death or any further disability of a diverse population in the hospital setting.
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Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby-Year Book, Inc; 1998.
Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice . 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby-Year Book; 1998.
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^ Vargas PA, Simpson PM, Gary Wheeler J, et al (2004). "Characteristics of children with asthma who are enrolled in a Head Start program". J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 114 (3): 499-504.
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Many ERs are staffed by "emergency medicine" physicians, a medical specialty in which physicians are trained to treat emergencies such as chest pains, broken bones and lacerations.
Have a shot of emergency medicine ready at your home, work, or school, and in the car. Know when and how to give the medicine. Have instructions written out, and teach someone else how to give you the medicine in case you can't give it to yourself.
Richardson is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is known nationally for her research in emergency medicine, focusing specifically on health care access and barriers to care. Dr.
Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston).
What is the role of the emergency medicine in HIV prevention?
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, emergency departments (EDs) have played a critical role in diagnosing and treating HIV-related illness.
MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Akron General Medical Center and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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The expert staff of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson can provide immediate diagnosis and treatment.
Do not keep medicines on a bedside table (except emergency medicines such as nitroglycerin). You may take the wrong medicine or wrong dose when you are not fully awake or alert. Do not take medicines in the dark.
Miller AC, Rashid RM, Sinert RH; Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Emergency Medicine, eMedicine, Jan 2011; eMedicine, July 2009.
Hughes RA, Swan AV, van Doorn PA; Corticosteroids for Guillain-Barre syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
Dr Will Christian, consultant in paediatric emergency medicine, explains the symptoms and possible causes of restricted growth, and describes growing up with the condition.
Intubation is often used in emergency medicine when a patient is having difficulty breathing, and it is also used during surgery to keep the airway open for the delivery of anesthetic drugs and oxygen.
Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002.
Townsend, Jr., CM, ed. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier; 2004:498-502,1952.
Heller, MD, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, Clinic. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Atelectasis usually is diagnosed by a radiologist, pulmonologist (lung specialist), emergency medicine physician, or a primary care doctor (such as a pediatrician, internal medicine specialist, or family practitioner).
Jones AE, Kline JA. Shock. In: Marx, JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006: chap 4.
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Wyatt JP, Illingworth RN, Graham CA et al. Oxford handbook of emergency medicine. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006:252-254 ...
Picture & text from Ahmed Nadeem, D.O., Midwestern Univ/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
8. Jager TE, Weiss HB, Coben JH, Pepe PE. Traumatic brain injuries evaluated in U.S. emergency departments, 1992-1994. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000&359;7(2):134-40.
In general, you should find a clinic that meets the state licensing requirements and is staffed by doctors who are board certified in their specialties, such as pediatrics, family medicine, or emergency medicine.
Adapted from Keskek M, Tez M, O Yoldas, et al: Receiver operating characteristic analysis of leukocyte counts in operations for suspected appendicitis. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 26:769-772, 2008.
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Richardson WH, et al. Herbal drugs of abuse: An emerging problem. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2007;25:435.
Hall-Flavin DK (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. March 12, 2009.
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