<p><strong>"A lifesaver - not just for PA students, but for faculty and administrators trying our best to prepare them. Perfect for students to read and use on rotation."</strong></p><p>- James Van Rhee, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, Program Director, Yale Physician Assistant Online Program</p><p><strong><em>The first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their emergency medicine rotation</em></strong></p><p>Prepare for and thrive during your <strong>clinical rotations</strong> with the quick-access pocket guide series, <em>The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year.</em> The <strong>Emergency Medicine</strong> edition of this 7-volume series, <strong>discounted when purchased as a full set</strong>, delineates the exact duties required in this specialty.</p><p>Written by experienced PA educators, this guide details the clinical approach to <strong>common presentations</strong> such as chest pain, altered mental status, and headache. It also provides a systems-based approach to more than 40 of the <strong>most frequently encountered disease entities</strong> you will see in this rotation, including traumatic injury, cerebrovascular accident, and acute coronary syndrome.</p><p>Distinguished by brief, bulleted content with handy tables and figures, the reference offers all pertinent <strong>laboratory and imaging studies</strong> needed to confirm a diagnosis, with <strong>medication and management guidelines.</strong> This guide also describes the <strong>most common procedures</strong> you will learn during the emergency medicine rotation, including incision and drainage, wound repair, and foreign body removal. Also included is a <strong>special chapter on non-medical situations</strong> you'll find in the emergency department, such as drug-seeking behavior, violent or incarcerated patients, and malingering and factitious disorders.</p><p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p><ul><li>Provides a <strong>pocket-size</strong> overview of the PA emergency medicine rotation</li><li>Describes common clinical presentations, disease entities, and procedures</li><li>Offers <strong>clinical pearls</strong> throughout</li><li>Reflects the <strong>2019 NCCPA PANCE blueprint</strong></li><li><strong>Includes three bonus digital chapters!</strong> Guided case studies to reinforce clinical reasoning, 25 rotation exam-style questions with remediating rationales, and additional resources to enhance your emergency department experience</li><li>Includes full digital access on Springerpub Connect</li></ul><p><strong>Other books in this series:</strong></p><p><em>The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year:</p><ul><li>Family Medicine</li><li>Internal Medicine</li><li>Surgery</li><li> OB-GYN</li><li>Pediatrics</li><li>Behavioral Health</em></li></ul>