Comprehensive Critical Care

Author : Society of Critical Care Medicine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0936145803

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Comprehensive Critical Care by Society of Critical Care Medicine Pdf

Comprehensive Critical Care: Adult is the most complete critical care textbook for any learner in adult practice. Developed by leading experts in critical care, this comprehensive textbook covers 10 topic areas, including -Neurologic Critical Care - Cardiovascular Critical Care -Respiratory Critical Care -Critical Care Infectious Disease -Hepatic, Gastrointestinal, and Hematologic/Oncologic Disease in the ICU -Renal and Metabolic Disorders in the ICU -Environmental and Toxicologic Injury - Pharmacologic Issues in the ICU -Surgical and Obstetrical Critical Care -Administrative and Ethical Issues in the Critically Ill This new resource includes up-to-date information on the full gamut of critical care topics, with dozens of charts and tables to aid study and copious references to guide further reading.

Author : Pamela R. Roberts,S. Rob Todd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Critical care medicine
ISBN : OCLC:1417445606

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Comprehensive Critical Care by Pamela R. Roberts,S. Rob Todd Pdf

Author : Atul Prabhakar Kulkarni,Rahul Anil Pandit,Subhal Bhalchandra Dixit,Kapil Gangadhar Zirpe
Publisher : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789388958554

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Case-Based Review in Critical Care Medicine by Atul Prabhakar Kulkarni,Rahul Anil Pandit,Subhal Bhalchandra Dixit,Kapil Gangadhar Zirpe Pdf

This book is a comprehensive guide to critical care medicine for postgraduate medical students. Presented in a case-based, question and answer format, the text begins with guidance on patient examination in the intensive care unit (ICU). Each of the following chapters covers a different disorder, from acute severe asthma, pulmonary embolism and septic shock, to traumatic brain injury, acute liver failure and much more. The book concludes with cases examining out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, brain death and organ donation, as well as end-of-life care in the ICU. A large selection of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) practice questions are included to assist students in their preparation for examinations. Nearly 300 clinical photographs, illustrations and tables further enhance learning. Key points Comprehensive guide to critical care medicine for postgraduates Presented in a case-based, question and answer format Includes numerous OSCE practice questions to help students prepare for examinations Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables

Author : Jorge Hidalgo,Javier Pérez-Fernández,Gloria Rodríguez-Vega
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030338084

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Critical Care Administration by Jorge Hidalgo,Javier Pérez-Fernández,Gloria Rodríguez-Vega Pdf

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview on critical care administration. The text reviews important aspects and considerations involved in developing an efficient, cost-effective critical care program, while maintaining a safe and high-quality work environment. Major topics covered include different models of critical care services, planning and budgeting, administration support, staffing models, tele/smart ICU, protocols and guidelines, and disaster preparedness and management. Written by experts in the field, Critical Care Administration: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a practical, handy resource for critical care professionals involved in the administration and management of ICUs.

Author : Richard K. Albert
Publisher : Mosby
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015064122917

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Clinical Critical Care Medicine by Richard K. Albert Pdf

Accompanying CD-ROM ... "lets you download all of the superb full-color illustations from the book into PowerPoint."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Jorge Hidalgo,Laila Woc-Colburn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030338039

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Highly Infectious Diseases in Critical Care by Jorge Hidalgo,Laila Woc-Colburn Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of highly infectious diseases (HIDs) in the ICU. The text is designed to help critical care specialists and other healthcare practitioners prepare and plan for potential outbreaks of emerging or resurgent HIDs, lead a team in the ICU, perform emergency triage, and provide care for patients with a HID. The book also reviews some of the most prevalent highly infectious diseases, including influenza, SARS, plague, anthrax, and malaria. Written by experts in the field, Highly Infectious Diseases in Critical Care: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for critical care and infectious disease specialists who treat patients afflicted with a highly infectious disease in the ICU.

Author : Clifford S. Deutschman,Patrick J. Neligan
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323394178

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Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care E-Book by Clifford S. Deutschman,Patrick J. Neligan Pdf

Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care, 2nd Edition, presents objective data and expert guidance on managing critically ill patients in unique question-based chapters that focus on best practices. Now thoroughly updated by Drs. Clifford S. Deutschman, Patrick J. Neligan, and nearly 200 critical-care experts, this highly regarded title remains the only book of its kind that provides a comprehensive framework for translating evidence into practice, making it a valuable resource for both residents and practitioners. Tap into the expertise of nearly 200 critical-care experts who discuss the wide variety of clinical options in critical care, examine the relevant research, and provide recommendations based on a thorough analysis of available evidence. Think through each question in a logical, efficient manner, using a practical, consistent approach to available management options and guidelines. Find the information you need quickly with tables that summarize the available literature and recommended clinical approaches. Navigate a full range of challenges from routine care to complicated and special situations. Stay up to date with new issues and controversies such as the redefinition of sepsis • changing approaches to fluid administration • immune suppression in sepsis • monitoring the microcirculation • the long-term sequelae of critical illness • minimizing ventilator associated lung injury • the benefits of evidence-based medicine management guidelines • rapid response teams • and more. Benefit from all-new sections covering persistent critical illness and the role of advanced practice nurses and physician assistants in the ICU.

Author : Thomas J. Johnson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449604783

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Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics by Thomas J. Johnson Pdf

Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics presents information on the fundamentals of critical care practice from a pharmacist's point of view. This accessible text is an excellent introduction to critical care pharmacy. Pharmacy students, residents, and new pharmacists will learn about the medications used and approaches to pharmaceutical care for the critically ill patient. This text is also a helpful reference for students during an ICU advanced practice experience or for a pharmacy resident during an ICU rotation.

Author : Jennifer A. LaRosa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319944241

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Adult Critical Care Medicine by Jennifer A. LaRosa Pdf

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios include management of seizures and acute intracranial hypertension, sepsis, liver failure, brain death, bleeding and thrombosis, and treating hospital acquired infections in the ICU. Written by experts in the field, Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for critical care specialists and practitioners who treat adult patients in critical care settings.

Author : AACN
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781437726206

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AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing - E-Book Version to be sold via e-commerce site by AACN Pdf

From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the United States, for the most authoritative coverage available. Thorough discussions of each body system emphasize advanced concepts, presenting physiology in an application format that examines the clinical implications of physiological science. Coverage of assessment focuses on interpreting abnormal findings and linking those findings to diagnosis and intervention. Appropriate interventions are discussed from an interdisciplinary, evidence-based perspective. Hundreds of new, full-color illustrations and design clarify important concepts and improve the book's usability. Complex, unfolding case studies are presented in all disease chapters, accompanied by review questions with a comprehensive answer key. Multidisciplinary Plans of Care provide at-a-glance information for common ICU conditions. Nutrition boxes appear in each relevant chapter, offering guidelines for patient needs with specific illnesses. Research-Based Practice Guidelines boxes and Promoting Evidence-Based Practice features appear throughout the text whenever applicable to present the latest research-supported nursing assessment and intervention practices. Drug boxes include common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders, including drug, actions, dosage, and special considerations. Applying the Technology features help you apply the latest technology to patient care. NIC Interventions boxes list NIC intervention labels appropriate for the conditions discussed in a chapter.

Author : Joseph E. Parrillo,R. Phillip Dellinger
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 4581 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323070959

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Critical Care Medicine by Joseph E. Parrillo,R. Phillip Dellinger Pdf

Here’s the most clinically oriented critical care text focusing on the adult patient. In full-color and superbly illustrated with clinical photographs, imaging studies, and management algorithms, and with a broad multidisciplinary focus, this text will help you enhance your skills at any level of training. Stands alone as a clinically oriented comprehensive reference. Completely updated and authorship expanded to reflect the evolution in critical care practice. In color for the first time, with new color schematics and treatment algorithms for greater ease of reference. Utilizes key points lists at the end of chapter, to help you make decisions rapidly and easily. Delivers key references that list other useful resources for information. Includes these seven new chapters to keep you on the cutting edge of your specialty: Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow Mechanical Ventilation of Obstructive Airways Disease Mechanical Ventilation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Severe Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Stroke Delirium, Psychosis, Sleep and Depression in the ICU ICU Education

Author : Kimberley J. Haines,Joanne McPeake,Carla M. Sevin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030686802

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Improving Critical Care Survivorship by Kimberley J. Haines,Joanne McPeake,Carla M. Sevin Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of improving critical care survivorship. Comprised of four sections, the text presents interventions that can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome across the arc of care, from the ICU to returning home. The first section of the text focuses on preventing adverse outcomes in the ICU, with an emphasis on implementing early mobilization, engaging and supporting families, and employing various forms of therapy. The second section revolves around enhancing recovery post-ICU, focusing on physical and neurocognitive rehabilitation programs, peer support, and poly-pharmacy management. Community reintegration is the subject of the third section, with emphasis on socioeconomic reintegration, healthcare utilization, and volunteerism in ICU recovery. The book concludes with a section on future considerations, specifically spotlighting preliminary ideas that address long-term sequelae and international collaboration to solve critical care challenges. Written by experts in the field, Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide for Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration is a valuable resource for critical care clinicians and researchers interested in improving the quality of patient survival after ICU admission.

Author : Dr. Mary Wyckoff, PhD, APRN, BC,,Mr. Douglas Houghton, MSN, ARNP, CCRN,Carolyn Therese LePage, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0826138276

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Critical Care by Dr. Mary Wyckoff, PhD, APRN, BC,,Mr. Douglas Houghton, MSN, ARNP, CCRN,Carolyn Therese LePage, PhD Pdf

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award of 2009! "There is little doubt that every ACNP in practice or in training will want a copy of this reference in their lab coat pocket." --Ric Cuming, RN, MSN, EdD (c), CNOR, NEA-BC Chief Nursing Officer Jackson Memorial Hospital "Long overdue-This comprehensive critical care text will fill the void, especially for nurses advancing from BSN to Advanced Practice. The authors have covered all the basics and produced a text that provides a well-rounded knowledge base for critical care." -Jeanne H. Siegel, PhD, ARNP University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies This book defines what it means to be a nurse in critical care. With this text, Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (ACNPs) will learn what to expect in the critical care unit, and how to manage various complications with patients in acute and intensive care settings. Significant emphasis is given to the complex pathophysiology and appropriate management of common problems encountered in the critical care environment, including trauma, infections, and disease. One chapter is also dedicated to the medical, legal, and ethical aspects of critical care. Critical Care is thus the must-have reference for graduate students as well as for practicing ACPNs. Key topics include: The role of the ACPN in acute and critical care Pulmonary management Cardiac concepts in acute care settings Managing liver, kidney, and kidney pancreas transplant in the ICU Burn management Multisystem organ failure End-of-life and palliative care Family-centered care Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award for 2009!

Author : Asif Anwar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1478716088

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Concise Review of Critical Care, Trauma and Emergency Medicine by Asif Anwar Pdf

Concise yet uptodate review of the most commonly encountered topics reated to the critical care, taruama and emergency arena. All facets of medical profession may benefit, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapist, physical, occupational, speech/lahnguage therapist. Emergency medical techs will also find it very useful in the field.

Author : Fang Gao Smith,Joyce Yeung
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139489683

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Core Topics in Critical Care Medicine by Fang Gao Smith,Joyce Yeung Pdf

The critical care unit manages patients with a vast range of disease and injuries affecting every organ system. The unit can initially be a daunting environment, with complex monitoring equipment producing large volumes of clinical data. Core Topics in Critical Care Medicine is a practical, comprehensive, introductory-level text for any clinician in their first few months in the critical care unit. It guides clinicians in both the initial assessment and the clinical management of all CCU patients, demystifying the critical care unit and providing key knowledge in a concise and accessible manner. The full spectrum of disorders likely to be encountered in critical care are discussed, with additional chapters on transfer and admission, imaging in the CCU, structure and organisation of the unit, and ethical and legal issues. Written by Critical Care experts, Core Topics in Critical Care Medicine provides comprehensive, concise and easily accessible information for all trainees.