Guide to The Most Common Internal Medicine

This book functions as a practical guide for health care professionals encountering medical emergencies during a commercial flight. A second edition to its successful predecessor, this text covers the most common emergencies encountered during flight, both general medical emergencies and those specifically tied to the effects of flying, including cardiac, respiratory, and neurological issues. Medicolegal issues are considered in depth for both United States domestic and international flights, as there is potential legal risk involved in giving medical assistance on a flight.

This book functions as a practical guide for health care professionals encountering medical emergencies during a commercial flight.

Authors: Al-Tubaikh, Jarrah
Explains how radiology can be a powerful tool in diagnosing numerous internal medicine diseases
Displays radiological and clinical features in high-quality images and illustrations
Identifies differential diagnoses that can be ruled out by imaging alone
Describes the underlying pathophysiology and its relevance to radiological features
Serves as an excellent radiological atlas for internal medicine practitioners

A pragmatic approach to differential diagnosis gives rapid, reliable answers to these questions: Which diseases are likely? What causes them? What are the typical characteristics of these disorders? Do they correspond with the symptoms in question?