Current essentials of critical care

• Other Authors: Sue, Darryl Y. (Editor), Vintch, Janine R. E. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill 2005
• Subjects: Critical Care > Handbooks; Intensive Care > Handbooks
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xii, 293 pages [16] pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780071114752; 0071114750; 9780071436564; 0071436561

"Current Essentials of Critical Care" is a unique, highly compressed quick reference for those who care for critically ill patients. It features: "nutshell" information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 conditions; and, one disease per page with bulleted key points. It includes shock; fluids and electrolytes; renal, heart, GI, and respiratory problems; and other common conditions. It also includes handy tabs for quick reference. It is a must for medical students, residents, internists, surgeons, anesthetists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. It can be used as a companion to "Current Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment". It also features: 1 disease per page - Synoptic information, at a glance; 1 pearl per page - a memorable clinical pearl for each disease; and, 1 reference per page - one reference for most disorders