Current Diagnosis and Treatment Critical Care, Third Edition by Frederic Bongard, Darryl Sue and Janine Vintch
English | Pages: 578 | 2008-07-17 | ISBN: 007143657X | PDF | 8,4 MB
English | Pages: 578 | 2008-07-17 | ISBN: 007143657X | PDF | 8,4 MB
All the management and diagnosis strategies you need in the critical care environment
CURRENT Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment delivers authoritative and clinically focused guidance in a concise, find-it-now format.
Following the trusted LANGE approach it includes a review of the etiology, relevant pathophysiology, and clinical symptoms as a prelude to diagnosis and treatment. Coverage includes everything from renal failure and surgical infections to coronary heart disease with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine throughout.
* Comprehensive overview of 40 key critical care topics, covering critical care basics, medical critical care, and the essentials of surgical critical care
* Valuable perspectives on the latest technologies, equipment, therapeutic strategies, and interventions in the critical care setting
* Concise chapters geared to the specific needs of medical students, residents, critical care trainees, and clinicians
* Addresses common but difficult-to-diagnose critical care problems and delivers “approach to the patient” strategies
* NEW! Important new treatment strategies for venous thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis, asthma, sepsis, and many more
* NEW! Current recommendations for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, transfusions, goal direct therapy in sepsis, mechanical ventilation, use of pulmonary artery catheters, and glycemic control
* NEW! PMID numbers on all references for easy look-up