Critical care medicine : the essentials / John J. Marini, Arthur P. Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marini, John J.

Contributor:

Wheeler, Arthur P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical care medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical care medicine.

Surgical intensive care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Surgical intensive care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (720 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wollters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010.

Philadelphia : Wollters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ideally suited for students in critical care rotations and residents, this concise, practical handbook presents the essentials of medical and surgical critical care in an easy-to-read format. The authors succinctly explain the pathophysiology underlying clinical disorders and the key principles of diagnosis and patient management, emphasizing cost-effective approaches. The Fourth Edition includes Controversies in Critical Care boxes in many chapters, which briefly summarize opposing arguments on controversial points. Other highlights include enhanced discussion of CT for abdominal disorders, new ACLS guidelines, and new material on removable IVC filters, interventional radiologic techniques for GI bleeding, and use of vascular ultrasound.

Contents:

Hemodynamics

Hemodynamic monitoring

Support of the failing circulation

Arrhythmias, pacing, and cardioversion

Respiratory monitoring

Airway intubation

Indications and options for mechanical ventilation

Practical problems and complications of mechanical ventilation

Positive end-expiratory and continuous positive airway pressure

Weaning and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation

Intensive care unit imaging

Acid-base disorders

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

Blood conservation and transfusion

Pharmacotherapy

Nutritional assessment and support

Analgesia, sedation, and therapeutic paralysis

General supportive care

Quality improvement and cost control

Cardiopulmonary arrest

Acute coronary syndromes

Hypertensive emergencies

Venous thromboembolism

Oxygenation failure, ARDS, and acute lung injury

Ventilatory failure

ICU infections

Severe sepsis

Thermal disorders

Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy

Clotting and bleeding disorders and anticoagulation therapy

Hepatic failure

Endocrine emergencies

Drug overdose and poisoning

Neurological emergencies

Chest trauma

Acute abdomen

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Burns and inhalational injury.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4511-5284-1

1-4698-6641-2

1-4511-6607-9

OCLC:

923525644