Infectious Disease Emergencies, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

By
David Talan
Gregory Moran
Fredrick Abrahamian, DO, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Sylmar, CA, USA

Description
Acute infectious diseases that present in the emergency department may be life-threatening and therefore represent a challenge for the emergency department physician. This issue provides details about the diagnosis and initial management of diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and septic shock as well as information about infected wounds.

Included in series
The Clinics: Internal Medicine