title: Global assessment of the emergency patient.
abstract: The approach to the global assessment of the emergency patient must bean organized, focused, and efficient pursuit of identification all the patient's problems in the order of their importance to survival. The format of the problem-oriented approach serves as a guide. The patient's history and physical examination results serve as the database for global assessment;they are the core of emergency practice.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, One Garrod Drive, Davis, CA 95616, USA. jaldrich@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aldrich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000662:veterinary; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*