Acute medicine. Evidence-based on call

A handbook of evidence based management of acute medical problems. This new book has been put together by two doctors who worked with David Sackett in Oxford, and are based at his former department, the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Whereas Sackett's book, Evidence Based Medicine, dealt with the theory of how to apply EBM, this new book is an instant reference handbook offering a guide to the evidence based management of major medical problems, and is intended for use by junior doctors or residents. Each topic covered is the result of a rigorous process of analysis of the available journal articles on the subject, conducted according to the accepted EBM methodology established by Sackett and co-workers. Each topic has been checked by a recognised expert in the field, and reviewed by doctors at centres of excellence in the UK and North America.

Anaemia. Anaphylaxis. Anticoagulation. Aortic dissection. Asthma exacerbation. Atrial fibrillation. Bradyarrhythmia. Cardiac arrest. Cellulitis. Chest pain. CO poisoning. Coma. Community acquired pneumonia. Congestive heart failure. COPD exacerbation. Deep vein thrombosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis. Giant cell arteritis. Hypercalcaemia. Hyperkalaemia. Hypertensive crisis. Hypoglycaemia. Hyponatraemia. Infective endocarditis. Inflammatory bowel disease. Meningitis. Myocardial infarction. Pleural effusion. Pulmonary embolism. Acute renal failure. Sickle cell crisis. Status epilepticus. Stroke. Syncope. Tachycardias. Unstable angina. Upper GI bleeding.

Junior doctors and specialist registrars on general medical wards. Also qualified physicians wanting access to evidence-based recommendations for acute medical problems.