Prepare today for the 2008 LLSA Exam with the just released EM Reports’ Study Guide for the Emergency Physician Self Assessment Exam, Vol. 5!

This best-selling book helped thousands of ED physicians prepare for the previous exams, and now you can prepare for the 2008 exam using this proven study guide that provides all you need to prepare for the 2008 exam in one convenient resource:

• Full text of all 20 of the ABEM-designated articles
• Key study points emphasized
• Important Passages highlighted
• Sample questions to test your understanding
• Purchase price: $249, plus $17.95 shipping and handling

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Volume 5 of EM Reports’ Study Guide will provide you with:

• Key study points – conveniently provided for each article and formatted so they are easy for you to read without intruding on the main text. The study points emphasize important concepts from each article to supplement your review of the text and help you remember key information easily.
• Important passages highlighted – you’ll be able to quickly hone in on essential concepts with this useful feature. Our physician expert has reviewed every article and points out in easy-to-see fashion significant passages in each one. Find the information you’ll want to review for the exam with these passages of key points.
• Easy-to-handle study guide format with study questions– designed with spiral binding so you can lay it flat for studying. All of the articles, study points, highlighted passages, and CME questions are at your fingertips, included in this one convenient book that’s portable and easily stored for review before your exam and for future reference.
• Earn up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ or ACEP Category 1 credits – earn valuable category 1 CME credits while you read. You already need to read these articles to keep up with certification requirements. Why not earn CME credit for your work at the same time? This study guide gives you both in one simple format. (No longer available on volume 1)

This EM Reports’ Study Guide will ensure that you have all the information you need to pass the 2008 exam that is designed to assess your clinical excellence in the following content areas (remember, all 20 articles are included in this study guide):

Environmental Disorders

• Hypersensitivity to hymenoptera stings
• Acute chemical emergencies
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Medical treatment of radiological casualties: Current concepts

Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of Emergency Medicine

• Preventing nephropathy induced by contrast medium
• Clinical policy: Procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department
• Topical anesthetics for dermal instrumentation: A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials
• Laryngeal view during laryngoscopy: A randomized trial comparing cricoid pressure, backward-upward-rightward pressure, and bimanual laryngoscopy
• Randomized controlled clinical trial of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography for trauma in the emergency department: The first sonography outcomes assessment program trial
• Use of the Broselow tape may result in the underresuscitation of children
• How do I perform a lumbar puncture and analyze the results to diagnose bacterial meningitis
• Arthrocentesis of the knee

Selections from the Remainder of the Listing of Conditions and Components

• Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency department
• Strategies for reducing the door-to-balloon time in acute myocardial infarction
• Wait-and-see prescription for the treatment of acute otitis media: A randomized controlled trial
• Surviving sepsis – practice guidelines, marketing campaigns, and Eli Lilly
• Severe sepsis and septic shock: Review of the literature and emergency department management guidelines
• Spinal epidural abscess
• Intracranial pathology in elders with blunt head trauma
• IOM Report: the future of emergency care in the United States health system

Plus, you can earn 20 free AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ or 20 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit!

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Faculty

Editor Sandra M. Schneider, MD, FACEP, Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, NY

Objectives

The objectives of EM Reports’ Study Guide for the Emergency Physician Self-Assessment Exam are to:

• Recognize or increase index of suspicion for specific conditions;
• Describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical features of the entity discussed;
• Describe diagnostic tests and techniques and how to perform them;
• Apply therapeutic techniques to patients with the particular medical problems discussed.

Target Audience: This program is intended for emergency department physicians and other emergency department personnel.

Sponsor: This activity is sponsored by AHC Media LLC.

Accreditation:

AHC Media LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 20 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit.

To receive CME credit for this activity, read the articles and answer the CME questions at the end of the book. Check your answers against the correct answers listed. Review material relevant to any missed questions. Fill out and return the evaluation form included in the book. A credit letter will be mailed to you. You must return the evaluation form to receive CME credit. Please mail the completed evaluation form in the envelope provided or send to: AHC Media LLC, Attn: Continuing Education Department, PO Box 740058, Atlanta, Georgia 30374.