Step-up to Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine is one of the most comprehensive and difficult specialties; ready
knowledge of all aspects of medical training is essential. The typical 1-month student
rotation in emergency medicine is often challenging because students are expected to
quickly acquire a knowledge base and procedural skills to face an ever-changing array of
patient problems.
In keeping with the purpose of the Step-Up series, this textbook has been written to
provide residents, medical students, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with a
basic introduction to the core content of emergency medicine in a format that can be quickly
assimilated for practical use in the evaluation and treatment of patients in the emergency
department and quickly prepare for the NBME® Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical
(Shelf) Exam. The narrative outline allows the concise presentation of large amounts of
material. Clinical features, differential diagnoses, patient evaluation, therapy, and patient
disposition are discussed for most disorders. Study questions that mimic those found in the
NBME® Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical (Shelf) Examination are included with the
e-book, and are accompanied by complete explanations.
The authors and editors hope that you will find the book practical and the subject
matter exciting.