Handbook of Critical Care

Imre Noth (auth.), Jesse B Hall (eds.)1848827237, 978-1-84882-723-3, 978-1-84882-724-0

Critical care is an exciting field with diverse and complex challenges. These challenges include identifying pathophysiology in the individual patient, integrating care providers from multiple disciplines, addressing social concerns in the sick or dying patient, to name but a few. As a result of this complexity, care in the intensive care unit must be guided by a thoughtful and organized approach.

Written as a teaching aid for residents and fellows in intensive care and emergency medicine, this revised edition of the Handbook of Critical Care is also a valuable reference for all medical professionals in the critical care team. The 15 chapters in this pocket-sized basic intensive care manual include eight substantial sections covering the major organ systems, as well as infection, nutrition, physical injury and toxicology, and brief chapters on scoring systems and obstetrics. The chapters feature numerous pictures, comparative tables, diagrams and lists, and provide essential information for juniors training in intensive care medicine. The definitions, etiology, clinical features and differential diagnoses are well covered, while extensive use of bullet points and numbering increases the clarity of presentation enabling readers to quickly get to the key learning points.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xiii
An approach to critical care….Pages 1-6
Analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit….Pages 7-13
The cardiovascular system….Pages 15-52
The respiratory system….Pages 53-95
Acute renal failure….Pages 97-107
Neurologic emergencies….Pages 109-139
The endocrine system….Pages 141-154
Gastrointestinal disorders….Pages 155-170
Infection and inflammation….Pages 171-183
Hematologic emergencies….Pages 185-195
Nutritional support….Pages 197-201
Physical injury….Pages 203-236
Toxicology….Pages 237-249
Scoring systems….Pages 251-254
Obstetric emergencies….Pages 255-262
Back Matter….Pages 263-282