• New Integration of the use of echocardiography, which is as important in acute medicine as ECG interpretation.
• Invaluable resource to the junior physician, casualty officer and final year student, explaining what to do when faced with medical emergencies ''on take'', on the ward or in the emergency department.
• It covers the curriculum for trainees in General Internal Medicine (GIM).
• Reflects current approaches to diagnosis and management.
• Designed to provide the doctor caring for an acutely ill patient with rapid access to key information, including a balanced interpretation of current national and international guidelines.
• Contains common presentations, specific problems and procedures.
• Substantially broadened the scope of the information to cover all problems in general medicine likely to be encountered in the emergency department.

Additionally, you''ll get valuable added features, available only from Skyscape:

• New interactive flowchart: Complex algorithm and protocol are transformed from static images into dynamic step-by-step decision support tools. This innovative feature can quickly and easily walk you through even the most intricate decision models.
• Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to the Assessment of Conscious Level Using the Glasgow Coma Scale and Who to Admit after a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Full Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.
• Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.

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