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This widely appreciated pocket book is a must for both the family physicians and even senior medical students both undergraduates and postgraduates. Though the diagnosis and management of most emergencies are in brief, they stress the essentials of urgent attention in many of them so as not to delay in diagnosis and appropriate pharmacotherapy and accessory aids for a successful outcome.

Contents: 1. Pediatric emergencies. 2. Dermatologic emergencies. 3. Emergencies in ear, nose and throat. 4. Ophthalmic emergencies. 5. Emergencies in gynecology. 6. Psychiatric emergencies. 7. Gastrointestinal, liver and biliary tract emergencies. 8. Respiratory emergencies. 9. Cardiovascular emergencies. 10. Neurological emergencies. 11. Emergencies in hematology. 12. Endocrine emergencies.13. Emergencies in urogenital diseases. 14. Emergencies in tropical and infectious diseases.15. Shock.16. Rheumatological emergencies.17. Febrile emergencies.18. Emergencies in HIV infection.19. Emergencies due to fluid and electrolyte and acid-base disturbances. 20. Acute poisoning. 21. Venomous bites and stings. 22. Emergencies due to physical causes. 23. Emergency management in burns. 24. Infections in the immunocompromised patient. 25. Emergencies in cancer. 26. Postoperative medical emergencies. 27. Emergencies in industrial medicine. 28. Medical emergencies in the air. 29. Emergency medical procedures. Appendix. Index.