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Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine, a highly readable primer, will be the first book to teach EBM principles and their clinical application with the unique mindset and needs of the Emergency Medicine physician in mind

This one-of-a-kind guide discusses the search, evaluation, and proper use of the literature of emergency medicine, from textbooks to trials and qualitative studies to systematic reviews. It reveals how and where to find the quality information needed when seconds count. Fully exploring medical decision making using cognitive psychology, Bayesian analysis and more, it shows how to apply the knowledge they provide to achieve superior diagnosis and management of ED patients. The avoidance of medical errors is emphasized through the precepts of critical thinking and heuristics.

Contents:

Understanding the Basics

Medical Statistics

1.Probability2.P values3.Confidence IntervalsKey Concepts

4.Sensitivity and Specificity5.Predictive Values6.Likelihood Ratios7.The Risks of Relativity8.Number Needed to Treat9.Bias10.Spectrum Calculations11.ConfoundersThe Literature of Emergency Medicine

12.The problems of the body of "Emergency Medicine Literature"13.The application of Emergency Medicine literature to Continuous CertificationTypes of Literature

14.Textbooks15.Retrospective Trials16.Prospective Trials17.Meta-Analyses18.Integrative Studies19.Qualitative StudiesEvaluating an Article

20.Internal Validity21.External ValidityFinding Information When Seconds Count

22.Searching Medline23.Using the Internet24.Personal Databases25.Other SourcesMedical Decision Making in the ED

26.Action and Testing Thresholds27.Disease Likelihood and Bayesian Analysis28.Weighing Treatment Benefits and Harm