CLINICAL PRESS

H.R. Guly, MB, BS, MRCP

Consultant in Accident and Emergency, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK, Honorary Civilian Consultant in Accident and Emergency to the Royal Navy

Diagnostic errors are all too easily made when managing injured patients. This book is aimed at doctors working at the sharp end: A & E and orthopaedic junior medical staff and general practitioners. The author, an experienced consultant in accident and emergency work, covers in this book the more common and more important missed diagnoses in the hope that readers will be able to learn from the mistakes of others. In addition to errors in diagnosis this book deals also with such matters as patient management and doctor-patient communication.

Contents:

The Importance of Diagnosis. Errors in Clinical Diagnosis. X-rays. Errors in the Final Diagnosis. Other Factors. Head Injuries. Spinal injuries. Facial Injuries. Chest Injuries. Abdominal Injuries. Shoulder Injuries. Elbow and Forearm Injuries. Wrist Injuries. Hand Injuries. Hip and Pelvic Injuries. Knee and Leg Injuries. Ankle and Foot Injuries. Tendon and Nerve Injuries. Vascular Injuries. Foreign Bodies. Other Conditions. Multiple Injuries. If You Make an Error How the Situation Can be Improved. Index.

ISBN: 1 85457 027 7                        £12.50

Also in the Clinical Emergency Care series : Obstetric Emergencies

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