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Acute Medicine Pocketbook

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Here's quick access to evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of 41 acute medical conditions. For each condition, there is a four-page guide with brief, bulleted text that outlines symptoms, investigation, therapy, and more. Recommendations are made based on a systematic review of available evidence using approved EBM methods. The weight of each recommendation is graded using the letters A through D, with no additional EBM jargon or statistics. This pocketbook allows readers to reap the benefits of evidence-based research without all the hard work!

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Key Features

    • Features the expertise of two reviewers from the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford, who were advised by Dr. David L. Sackett, one of the "founding fathers" of EBM.
    • Offers brief, practical guidance that is suitable for instant reference.
    • Reflects the best available evidence, culled from searches and appraisals that were carried out according to approved EBM criteria.
    • Requires no prior knowledge of EBM or statistics.
    • Includes boxes containing clinical tips and warnings.

Author Information

    By Christopher Ball, Junior Fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford, UK; and Robert Phillips, Junior Fellow, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford, UK
Acute Medicine Pocketbook
  • Paperback
  • Reference
  • 256 Pages
  • Trim Size: 4 13/16 X 7 5/16 in
  • Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
  • ISBN: 978-0-443-07178-2
  • Copyright: 2002