Basics of Emergency Medicine: A Chief Complaint Based Guide, 4th ed. Paperback – January 1, 2021

This is a very invaluable resource for common conditions, I took a lot of time writing the first line treatments and diagnostics to a lot of these conditions before I knew this book existed. Now its a matter of locating the admitting diagnosis and getting a general baseline of where to start. Too help for a nurse practitioner student.

I absolutely loved this as a PA student doing my emergency medicine rotation. It is divided by chief complaint, so you can quickly recall what physical exam components to do, some differential diagnoses, red flags, and how to work them up. This booklet is small and fit in my scrub pants pocket. Perfect for when you only have a couple minutes to look something up. Highly recommend.

The media could not be loaded. This book is decent but the Urgent Care book is more robust and I feel equally as applicable to the ER since so much of ER care is not actually emergent.. As you can see in my photo there is a huge difference in the amount of content between the two. The ER book is only about 30 pages and the UC book is almost 200. This book is definitely a very high level overview. If you are deciding between the two definitely get the Urgent Care.

I recently graduated with my FNP and this is such a great reference and it was so helpful in school as well!! I think all NPs need this book!

Very well written. Easy to understand and I keep this book in my “ work “ bag.

I am a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner and this book is small enough to fit into my lab coat and carry around without bulk. The booklet provides differential diagnoses based on system and body part. I also use the EMRA Antibiotic Guide, another great resource! This booklet will help with interventions upon admission or presentation and during hospitalization. This would be a great resource for NP and PA students as well as residents. Buy this book!

Succinct. Easy to use. Lots of acronyms to remember for the book

This book is very helpful. It has a lot of useful information.