The Jefferson Manual for Neurocritical Care (eBook)

Jack I. Jallo, Jacqueline Urtecho (Herausgeber)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
326 Seiten
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
978-1-62623-495-6 (ISBN)

Infos

<p><strong><em>The quintessential reference for bedside medical management of neurocritical care patients</em></strong></p><p>Medical management of patients in the neurocritical care unit (NCCU) often spells the difference between life or death and return to normal function or a lifetime disability. As such, it is vital that patients with life-threatening neurological and neurosurgical illnesses receive prompt diagnosis and rapid interventions in the NCCU.</p><p><cite>The Jefferson Manual for Neurocritical Care</cite> by renowned neurosurgeon Jack I. Jallo, neurointensive care physician Jacqueline S. Urtecho, and distinguished colleagues is a high-yield pocket resource ideal for the bedside care of patients with serious, life-altering diseases. Nineteen concise chapters encompass cerebrovascular, neuromuscular, oncologic, and traumatic conditions, as well as core clinical topics applicable to the care of neurocritical patients.</p><p><strong>Key Highlights</strong><ul><li>Evidence-based management strategies created at Thomas Jefferson University's Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience presented in reader-friendly algorithms, pictures, and charts</li><li>General chapters cover brain death, sodium dysregulation, nutrition, sedation, pain management, neuromonitoring, and ventilation strategies</li><li>Disease-specific chapters featuring succinct, bulleted format include epidemiology, causes, diagnostic tests, treatment options, symptoms, common clinical presentation, risk factors, differential diagnoses, and more</li></ul></p><p>This manual is an indispensable resource for neurocritical care residents and fellows, NCCU nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, general intensive care physicians, and neurointensivists.</p><p>This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on <a href='https://medone.thieme.com'>https://medone.thieme.com</a>.</p>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.3.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Neurocritical Care • Process • Solutions
• ISBN-10: 1-62623-495-7 / 1626234957
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62623-495-6 / 9781626234956