Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Emergency Medicine, 6th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780071443197 ISBN-10: 0071443193 Copyright: 2008 Edition: 6th Editors: Stone, C. Keith, Humphries, Roger L., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 88 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Lisa Rapoport,  MD, MS  (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) Description This broad overview of common clinical problems encountered in an emergency department is divided into four sections that cover special aspects of emergency medicine, management of common life-threatening problems, and trauma and nontrauma emergencies. The previous edition was published in 1992. Purpose Because of the expansive nature of the goal of providing an overview, the authors intentionally opted to forgo pathophysiology of disease in favor of diagnosis and treatment, which results in a quick reference for an on-the-go review. To this extent, the book is very successful in meeting its objectives. Audience The authors intend the book for all practitioners of emergency medicine, ranging from medical students to residents, attendings, and physician extenders. Although it is perhaps less appropriate for attendings than it is for residents and students, it does provide an efficient review of some larger topics that attendings may find useful. Features The book starts with a succinct guide to ACLS drugs in its inside sleeves. It includes a thorough discussion of essentials of emergency medicine, such as shock, respiratory distress, ACLS protocols, and cardiac arrhythmias. One of the strongest visual chapters is on procedures, which contains helpful diagrams and is a great review. A topic that could have used more coverage is pain control and anesthesia in the emergency department, such as nerve blocks and conscious sedation. Assessment Overall, this is a very useful book and a fabulous review of emergency medicine topics. Admittedly, it doesn't cover pathophysiology and thus shouldn't be compared with Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 6th edition (McGraw-Hill, 2004) or Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 6th edition (Elsevier, 2006). I could see using this as a quick reference either on the job or after coming home from a shift for a quick read. The sections on seizures and syncope justify the new edition. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 1 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2010 Doody Enterprises, Inc.