Pocket ICU / [edited by] Gyorgy Frendl, Avery Tung, Richard D Urman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frendl, Gyorgy, editor.

Tung, Avery, editor.

Urman, Richard D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intensive care units.

Critical Care--methods.

Intensive Care Units.

intensive care units.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care--methods.

Intensive Care Units.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Wolters Kluwer business, [2024]

Summary:

"The Critical Care volume of the Pocket Notebook Series is, as are all titles in the series, designed for easy transport and quick reference. Pocket ICU presents essential information that intensivists, residents, and nurses will need daily in the ICU. This key content in all areas of critical care is presented in a telegraphic, bulleted outline format with a liberal use of tables and treatment algorithms throughout. The table of contents was overhauled for better organization in the second edition and will remain unchanged except for the addition of a chapter on the challenges an air-transmissible, pandemic-causing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Common ICU problems

Pain, agitation, and delirium in the ICU

Mechanical ventilation and pulmonary issues

Monitoring

Acid–base disturbances

Hematology and transfusion

Fluid and electrolyte management

Nursing standards in critical care

Preventive strategies and evidence-based practice

Radiologic imaging

Nutrition

Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and post-arrest care

Disaster preparedness

Pandemic preparedness

Wellness & burnout

Neurologic critical care

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 management

Cardiovascular conditions in the ICU—acute coronary syndromes and other common cardiac problems

Infectious disease, sepsis, and the Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2021

Endocrine disorders and renal issues in the ICU

Neurovascular critical care

Operating room: Caring for the extremely critically ill patient

Head trauma and spinal cord injury

Cardiac surgical critical care

Thoracic surgical critical care

Vascular surgical critical care

Heart and lung transplantation

Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation

Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation

General trauma I

General trauma II

Pediatric intensive care

Obstetric critical care

Burn management

Older adults with critical illness: Special considerations

Obesity: Special considerations

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices

Occupational and physical therapy

Weakness in the intensive care unit

Scoring system for the severity of illness in critical care

Toxicology

Patient- and family-centered care

Transitioning from the ICU to long-term acute care

Ethics, palliative, and end-of-life care

Informed consent

Common ICU procedures

Airway management

Bedside surgical procedures in the ICU or ED

Ultrasound-guided therapy and procedures

ICU calculators, calculations, drugs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Other Format:

Print version: Pocket ICU

ISBN:

1975192249

9781975192242

1975192265

9781975192266

OCLC:

1380377688

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.