Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine

by Varon, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780387928500
• ISBN10: 0387928502
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER

Summary

The Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, second edition, is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide for physicians, residents, and healthcare practitioners who cover the ICU. The book's up-to-date information includes frequently performed procedures and therapeutic guidelines that have great efficacy and relevance in everyday ICU rotations. The book is divided into sections based on organ system, and each chapter uses an outline format and numerous tables and charts for quick and easy reference.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Approach to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)	p. 1
The Basics of Critical Care	p. 11
Cardiovascular Disorders	p. 47
Endocrinologic Disorders	p. 85
Environmental Disorders	p. 113
Gastrointestinal Disorders	p. 137
Hematologic Disorders	p. 149
Infectious Diseases	p. 171
Neurologic Disorders	p. 191
Nutrition	p. 209
Critical Care Oncology	p. 229
Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient	p. 249
Pulmonary Disorders	p. 267
Renal and Fluid-Electrolyte Disorders	p. 297
Special Techniques	p. 335
Toxicology	p. 355
Trauma	p. 375
Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies	p. 393
Pharmacologic Agents Commonly Used in the ICU	p. 399
Common Laboratory Values in the ICU	p. 407
Index	p. 413
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