Emergency Management of Infectious Diseases

Diagnosis and management of infectious disease are among the most common and challenging aspects of emergency practice. Ranging from surgical treatment of a minor skin abscess to recognition of a rare tropical disease in a returning traveler to rapid resuscitation of a patient in septic shock, these problems will be familiar to every practicing acute care provider. Written by both infectious disease experts and practicing emergency physicians, this book is designed specifically for the acute care provider. It covers the most important pathogens and the most common clinical syndromes, organized by system and by special patient populations. The book features a comprehensive narrative, as well as high-yield tables covering key points on diagnosis and treatment. High quality color photographs assist with visual diagnosis. This book provides an invaluable resource for every practicing clinician who confronts the spectrum of infectious disease in the acute care setting.

About the Author

Rachel L. Chin is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and a doctor in the Department of Emergency Services at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.

Bradley W. Frazee works in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, Oakland, California, and is Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

Zlatan Coralic is an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist and Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Pharmacy and Emergency Medicine University of California, San Francisco.