Neurocritical care board review / [edited by] Asma Zakaria.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zakaria, Asma.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Diseases--Treatment--Examinations, questions, etc.

Nervous system.

Critical care medicine--Examinations, questions, etc.

Critical care medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Demos Medical Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers provides clinicians with a thorough review of the complex subspecialty of Neurocritical Care, using a question-and-answer (Q&A) format. The Q&A format is easily readable, high yield, and serves as good practice for test takers or anyone looking to improve or reinforce essential knowledge. The book covers the key topics pertinent to (and found on) neurocritical care boards, and is organized according to the exam core curriculum outline.. A total of 649 questions address both neuroscience critical care (general neurology, neurotrauma, neurov

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Neurologic Disease States: Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Therapy; Section I: Cerebrovascular Diseases; Chapter 1: Infarction, Ischemia, and Hemorrhage; Chapter 2: Subarachnoid Hemorrhageand Vascular Malformations; Section II: lNeurotrauma; Chapter 3: lNeurotrauma; Section III: Disorders, Diseases, Seizures, and Epilepsy; Chapter 4: Seizures and Epilepsy; Chapter 5: Neuromuscular Medicine; Chapter 6: CNS Infections; Chapter 7: Toxic-Metabolic Disorders; Chapter 8: Inflammatory and Demyelinating Diseases

Chapter 9: Neuroendocrine DisordersChapter 10: lNeuro-Oncology; Chapter 11: Encephalopathies; Chapter 12: lClinical Syndromes; Chapter 13: Perioperative Neurosurgical Care; Chapter 14: Pharmacology and Practical Use of Medications in Neurocritical Care; Part II: General Critical Care: Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Therapy; Chapter 15: Cardiovascular Physiology; Chapter 16: Cardiovascular Diseases; Chapter 17: Pulmonary Physiology and Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation; Chapter 18: Respiratory Diseases; Chapter 19: Renal Diseases; Chapter 20: Electrolyte and Endocrine Disorders

Chapter 21: Infectious DiseaseChapter 22: Acute Hematologic Disorders; Chapter 23: Acute Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Disorders; Chapter 24: Diagnosis of Brain Death; Chapter 25: General Trauma and Burns; Chapter 26: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Critical Care Medicine; Chapter 27: Principles of Research in Critical Care; Chapter 28: Procedural Skills and Monitoring; Chapter 29: Clinical Cases; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61705-033-4

OCLC:

853362619