Main description:

Emergency Medicine Board Review is a comprehensive guide for preparing for the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certification or ConCert recertification exam, and for residents preparing for in-training examinations in Emergency Medicine. The text consists of over 900 multiple-choice questions, organized into 20 chapters covering topics such as gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and nervous system emergencies, as well as various disorders. Chapters
include questions, answers with detailed explanations, and "test taking tips" to help better navigate a standardized exam. Questions are written in a case-based format that emulates the ABEM and ConCert exams, and are supplemented by numerous figures, tables, and boxes.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Signs and Symptoms
Danielle Holtz

Chapter 2: Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Sukhjit Dhillom, James McCue, Steven Riccoboni, and Caleb Sunde

Chapter 3: Cardiovascular Emergencies
Kurt Brueggeman, Seth Eidemiller, Michael Kukurza, Leann Mainis, and James McCue

Chapter 4: Dermatologic Emergencies
Fred Wu

Chapter 5: Endocrine, Metabolic and Nutritional Emergencies
Lily Hitchner

Chapter 6: Environmental Emergencies
Michael A. Darracq

Chapter 7: Dental, Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Emergencies
Rene Ramirez and John Ramos

Chapter 8: Hematology and Oncology Emergencies
James McCue

Chapter 9: Immunologic Emergencies
Deena Bengiamin and Jannifer Matos

Chapter 10: Systemic Infectious Diseases
Leah Bauer, Carolyn Chooljian, and Whitney Johnson

Chapter 11: Non Traumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
Brenna Derksen

Chapter 12: Nervous System Emergencies
Amy Briggs and Brandon Chalfin

Chapter 13: Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies
Deena Bengiamin and Miranda Lewis

Chapter 14: Psychobehavioral Disorders
Shawn Hersevoort, Stephen Hurwitz, and Stephen Thornton

Chapter 15: Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies
Michelle Storkan

Chapter 16: Thoracic and Respiratory Emergencies
Nelson Diamond, Janelle Lee, Vaishal Tolia, and Megan Tresenriter

Chapter 17: Toxicologic Emergencies
Danielle Holtz, and Michael A. Darracq

Chapter 18: Trauma and orthopedic Emergencies
Desiree Crane, Anjali Gupta, and Jordan Harp

Chapter 19: Procedures and Skills
Janak Acharya, Rimon Bengiamin, Xian Le, Nicholas Gastelum, and Fernando Macias

Chapter 20: EMS, Disaster Medicine, and Legal Issues
Scott DeShields and Susan Woodmansee