|
Meeting the unique needs of "intensivists"-especially those
whose primary backgrounds are in internal medicine, surgery, or anesthesiology.
Current Critical Care Diagnosis and Treatment provides a unified approach
to problems encountered in adult critical care practice. Crossing the
boundaries among disciplines, this book brings you rapid access to major
diagnostic features, relevant pathophysiology, concise descriptions of
disease processes, and practical management strategies for the broad
range of conditions encountered in critical care.
For those treating the critically ill and needing answers in a hurry:
- Serves as a one-stop reference for adult critical care practitioners
- Facilitates critical care teaching, practice, and review-especially
for those preparing for specialty exams
- Integrates medical and surgical perspectives with diagnostic and treatment
knowledge
- Expertly yet concisely covers 40 key topics in critical care basics,
medical critical care, and essentials of surgical intensive care
- Includes information on pregnancy, psychiatric disorders, imaging
procedures, transport, and more in critical cases
- Offers new treatment strategies for respiratory distress syndrome
and provides updates on the pathophysiology of respiratory failure
and fluid and electrolyte disorders
- Provides the best current recommendations on critical care supportive
measures, including nutrition, bleeding prevention, and prevention
of deep venous thrombosis
- Helps students doing clerkships in medicine, surgery, and critical
care; residents and fellows; and practitioners who need a succinct
reference for day-to-day critical care practice
|
