Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, 7th Edition

Editors: Jeffrey J. Schaider, MD, Roger M. Barkin, MD, Stephen R. Hayden, MD, Richard E. Wolfe, MD, Adam Z. Barkin, MD, Phillip Shayne, MD

ISBN: 9781975244408

Published: July 29, 2026

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott)

Description

Covering more than 600 disease and condition topics, Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, 7th Edition, is the reliable, go-to point-of-care resource for today's busy emergency department. Fully revised for this edition, it delivers up-to-date, evidence-based practice guidelines that help clinicians make fast, accurate decisions at the bedside. Each topic is presented in just two brief, bullet-friendly, clutter-free pages, alphabetized by diagnosis for rapid retrieval of the information needed to confirm a diagnosis, order the right tests, and manage treatment.

Key Features

Numerous new topics have been added for this edition, including vasopressor therapy, renal tubular acidosis, chemotherapy complications, renal failure, opioid use disorder, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), available both in print and online. The intuitive, at-a-glance format is alphabetized by diagnosis and built for quick reference in the emergency department or urgent care setting. This 7th edition introduces a new, slimmer paperback format for greater portability, with new topic editors and a dedicated PharmD editor contributing updated pharmacologic guidance throughout.

In daily practice, this translates into: (1) confirming a differential and next steps for a patient in under five minutes during a high-volume shift; (2) a fast toxicology and antidote reference when managing a poisoning or overdose case at the bedside; and (3) up-to-date dosing and management guidance for vasopressor therapy and ECMO in critical, time-sensitive resuscitations.

Coverage

Organized alphabetically across more than 600 topics spanning trauma, cardiology, toxicology, infectious disease, obstetric and pediatric emergencies, psychiatric presentations, environmental injury, and procedural guidance — from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Acute Coronary Syndrome through Sepsis, Stroke, and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.

About the Authors

Jeffrey J. Schaider, MD, is an emergency medicine educator and clinician with extensive experience in point-of-care reference publishing. Roger M. Barkin, MD, and Adam Z. Barkin, MD, bring decades of combined emergency and pediatric emergency medicine expertise to the series. Stephen R. Hayden, MD, Richard E. Wolfe, MD, and Phillip Shayne, MD, are senior emergency medicine faculty who, together with new topic editors Amanda L. Doodlesack, Michael E. Nelson, and Erik K. Nordquist and PharmD editor Zachery Halford, oversee the ongoing revision of this long-running reference series for Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott.

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors. Topics run alphabetically from Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm through Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) Syndrome, including (representative selection): Acute Coronary Syndrome: Myocardial Infarction; Airway Management; Anaphylaxis; Appendicitis; Asthma, Adult/Pediatric; Cardiac Arrest; Cardiogenic Shock; Cerebral Vascular Accident; Chest Pain; Compartment Syndrome; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Ectopic Pregnancy; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Head Trauma, Blunt/Penetrating; Heart Failure; Hyperkalemia; Meningitis; Opioid Use Disorder; Pancreatitis; Pneumothorax; Poisoning, Antidotes; Poisoning, Toxidromes; Preeclampsia/Eclampsia; Pulmonary Embolism; Sepsis; Seizure, Adult/Pediatric; Shock; Spine Injury: Cervical; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Trauma, Multiple; Vasopressor Therapy; Ventricular Fibrillation. Appendices; Index.

Why buy this book?

Rosen & Barkin's has been a trusted point-of-care reference in emergency departments for decades, and this 7th edition keeps pace with current practice: new coverage of ECMO, opioid use disorder, and vasopressor therapy reflects where emergency medicine is heading, while the two-page-per-topic format keeps it usable mid-shift rather than shelved as a textbook. The new slimmer paperback format makes it practical to keep within reach on the floor, and it is equally suited to a hospital library building a current emergency medicine reference collection.

Keywords

emergency medicine, emergency department reference, point-of-care diagnosis, Rosen and Barkin, 5-Minute Consult, toxicology, critical care medicine, ECMO, vasopressor therapy, opioid use disorder, emergency medicine textbook

Target Audience

emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, nurses and advanced practice providers in emergency and urgent care settings, academic medical libraries

Genre

Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Point-of-Care Clinical Reference

Q&A

Where can I buy Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult, 7th Edition?
You can order it directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping included in the price.

What does Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult cover?
It covers more than 600 disease and condition topics relevant to emergency and urgent care practice, from trauma and cardiology to toxicology and infectious disease, each presented in a concise two-page, at-a-glance format.

Who should use this book?
It is designed for emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents, nurses, and other practitioners who need fast, reliable guidance at the point of care, as well as academic medical libraries supporting emergency medicine training.

What is new in the 7th edition?
New topics include vasopressor therapy, renal tubular acidosis, chemotherapy complications, renal failure, opioid use disorder, and ECMO, along with new topic editors and a dedicated PharmD editor, all presented in a new, slimmer paperback format.

How is the book organized?
Topics are alphabetized by diagnosis, so clinicians can locate a condition quickly during a busy shift rather than searching through chapters organized by body system.

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