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Principles of Critical Care, 4th edition

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Principles of Critical Care, 4th edition

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Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the critically ill patient with guidance from the fields definitive text

A  Doodys Core Title for 2022!

…Clearly the finest textbook available in the field. -- Critical Care Medicine journal

…Very well done…unusually user-friendly…excellent…a significant contribution to the field. It should be placed not only in the critical care practitioners library, but also in the rounds and nurses conference rooms of critical care units. -- Journal of the American Medical Association

Considered the fields definitive text, Principles of Critical Care offers unmatched coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of the most common problems encountered in the practice of critical care. Written by expert critical care physicians who are also experienced teachers, the book features an organization, thoroughness, and clarity not found in any other reference on the topic. Within its pages, you will find comprehensive, authoritative discussion of every aspect of critical care medicine essential to successful clinical practice, ranging from basic principles to the latest technologies.

The fourth edition is highlighted by::

  • A new full-color presentation
  • NEW CHAPTERS on ICU Ultrasound, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, ICU-Acquired Weakness, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and Judging the Adequacy of Intravascular Volume
  • The addition of many new figures and diagnostic and treatment algorithms
  • In-depth, up-to-date descriptions of the unique presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of specific critical illnesses
  • A logical organ system approach that simplifies the search for thorough and practical information necessary to manage a patients specific condition
  • The integration of pathophysiology throughout the text
  • Content that reflects todays interdisciplinary approach to critical care medicine

*Reviews are of previous editions
Product Details
McGraw Hill / Medical
56825
9780071738811
9780071738811

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Publication date
2015
Issue number
4
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
1392
Dimensions (mm)
218 x 282
Weight (g)
4162
  • PART I: An Overview of the Approach to and Organization of Critical Care
    Chapter 1. Approach to Critical Care
    Chapter 2. Assessing Cost-Effectiveness in the ICU
    Chapter 3. Improving the Quality of Care in the ICU
    Chapter 4. Infection Control and Surveillance in the Intensive Care Unit
    Chapter 5. Legal Issues in Critical Care
    Chapter 6. Assessment of Severity of Illness
    Chapter 7. Transportation of the Critically Ill Patient
    Chapter 8. Telemedicine
    Chapter 9. Preparedness for Catastrophe
    PART II General Management of the Patient
    Chapter 10. Preventing Morbidity
    Chapter 11. Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient
    Chapter 12. Intravascular Devices
    Chapter 13. Clinical Use of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter
    Chapter 14. Pain Control, Sedation and Use of Muscle Relaxants
    Chapter 15. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
    Chapter 16. Therapeutic Hypothermia
    Chapter 17. Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Therapy & Administering Palliative Care
    Chapter 18. Chronic Critical Illness
    Chapter 19. Long-Term Outcomes of Critical Illness
    PART III Cardiovascular Disorders
    Chapter 20. The Pathophysiology of the Circulation in Critical Illness
    Chapter 21. Shock
    Chapter 22. Ventricular Dysfunction in Critical IllnessChapter 23. Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Acute Failure in the ICU
    Chapter 24. Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing, Cardioversion/Defibrillation in the Critical Care Setting
    Chapter 25. Myocardial Ischemia
    Chapter 26. Acute Right Heart Syndromes
    Chapter 27. Pulmonary Embolic Disorders: Thrombus, Air, and FAT
    Chapter 28. Pericardial Disease
    Chapter 29. Valvular Heart Disease
    Chapter 30. Aortic Dissection
    PART IV Pulmonary Disorders
    Chapter 31 The Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Failure
    Chapter 32. Ventilator Waveforms: Clinical Interpretation
    Chapter 33. Noninvasive Ventilation
    Chapter 34. Upper Airway Obstruction
    Chapter 35. Airway Management
    Chapter 36. Management of the Ventilated Patient
    Chapter 37. Ventilator-Induced Lung Inquiry
    Chapter 38. ARDS
    Chapter 39. Acute-On-Chronic Respiratory Failure
    Chapter 40. Severe Asthma
    Chapter 41. Massive Hemoptysis
    Chapter 42. Restrictive Disease of the Respiratory System and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
    Chapter 43. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
    Chapter 44. Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation
    PART V Infectious Disorders
    Chapter 45. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy and the Clinical Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Drugs
    Chapter 46. Sepsis with Acute Organ Dysfunction
    Chapter 47. Approach to Infection in Patients Receiving Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Malignancy
    Chapter 48. AIDS in the Intensive Care Unit
    Chapter 49. Endocarditis and Other Intravascular Infections
    Chapter 50. Intravascular Access Devices Used in Critical Care
    Chapter 51. Pneumonia
    Chapter 52. Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System
    Chapter 53. Encephalomyelitis
    Chapter 54. Life-Threatening Infections of the Head, Neck and Upper Respiratory Tract
    Chapter 55. Soft Tissue Infections
    Chapter 56. Urinary Tract Infections
    Chapter 57. Gastrointestinal Infections
    Chapter 58. Severe Malaria
    Chapter 59. Tetanus
    Chapter 60. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
    Chapter 61. Biowarfare Agents
    PART VI Neurologic Disorders
    Chapter 62. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
    Chapter 63. Cerebrovascular Disease
    Chapter 64. Seizures in the Intensive Care Unit
    Chapter 65. Intracranial Pressure: Monitoring and Management
    Chapter 66. Neuromuscular Diseases Leading to Respiratory Failure
    Chapter 67. Coma, Persistent Vegetative State, and Brain Death
    PART VII Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders
    Chapter 68. Anemia and Blood Transfusion
    Chapter 69. Bleeding Disorders
    Chapter 70. Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Hemolytic Syndromes, and the Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathies
    Chapter 71. Acute Leukemia
    Chapter 72. Oncologic Emergencies
    Chapter 73. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Graft-Versus-Host Disease
    Chapter 74. Toxicities of Chemotherapy
    PART VIII Renal and Metabolic Disorders
    Chapter 75. Acute Renal Failure
    Chapter 76. Electrolyte Disorders in Critical Care
    Chapter 77. Acid-Base Balance
    Chapter 78. Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma, and Hypoglycemia
    Chapter 79. Adrenocortical Insufficiency
    Chapter 80. Thyroid Disease
    PART IX Gastrointestinal Disorders
    Chapter 81. Gut and Hepatobiliary Dysfunction
    Chapter 82. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
    Chapter 83. Fulminant Hepatic Failure
    Chapter 84. Management of the Patient with Cirrhosis
    Chapter 85. Acute Pancreatitis
    Chapter 86. Mesenteric Ischemia
    PART X The Surgical Patient
    Chapter 87. Special Considerations in the Surgical Patient
    Chapter 88. Preoperative Assessment of the High-Risk Surgical Patient
    Chapter 89. The Acute Abdomen and Intraabdominal Sepsis
    Chapter 90. The Transplant Patient
    Chapter 91. Care of the Multiorgan Donor
    Chapter 92. Priorities in Multisystem Trauma
    Chapter 93. Head Injury and Intracranial Hypertension
    Chapter 94. Spine Injuries
    Chapter 95. Torso Trauma
    Chapter 96. Pelvic Ring Injuries and Extremity Trauma
    Chapter 97. Electrical Trauma
    Chapter 98. Burns: Resuscitation Phase (0-36 Hours)
    Chapter 99. Burns: Post-Resuscitation Phase (Day 2 to Day 6)
    Chapter 100. Burns: Inflammation-Infection Phase (Day 7 to Wound Closure)
    Chapter 101. Interventional Radiology
    PART XI Special Problems in Critical Care
    Chapter 102. Toxicology in Adults
    Chapter 103. Critical Care Pharmacology
    Chapter 104. Rheumatology in the Intensive Care Unit
    Chapter 105. Critical Illness in Pregnancy
    Chapter 106. Anaphylactic and Anaphylactoid Reactions
    Chapter 107. Dermatologic Conditions
    Chapter 108. Sickle Cell Disease
    Chapter 109. The Obesity Epidemic and Critical Care
    Chapter 110. Hypothermia
    Chapter 111. Hyperthermia
    Chapter 112. Diving Medicine and Near-Drowning
    Chapter 113: Ultrasound in the ICU
    Chapter 114: Fungal and Viral infections other than hemorragic fevers
    Chapter 115: Pulmonary hypertension
    Chapter 116: Alcohol withdrawal

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Hall, Schmidt, and Wood's Principles of Critical Care, Fifth Edition
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