Critical Care Medicine at a Glance
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-60586-7 (ISBN)
»Critical Care Medicine at a Glance« provides a succinct, accessible, highly illustrated introduction to the care of the critically ill patient. Designed for medical students and junior doctors and nurses alike, this authoritative revision guide covers the essential clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic skills required to manage critically ill patients with a wide range of conditions in a variety of settings. Colour-coded chapters, each of which are presented on a double-page format, contain concise explanatory text, applications to practice, and numerous high-quality photographs, illustrations, diagrams and tables.
Fully revised to reflect current guidelines, changes in practice and recent medical innovations, the fourth edition includes expanded coverage of resus, sepsis, covid-19, ECMO, dermatological emergencies, envenomation and other key conditions and procedures. Updated chapters incorporate current assessment methods used by medical schools and postgraduate training programmes, whilst additional 'Pearls of Wisdom' boxes and ‘Wise Owl Reading’ reference suggestions are integrated throughout to aid learning and comprehension.
- Allows rapid access to the knowledge and skills required to care for the acute and critically ill
- Covers a wide range of topics such as respiratory and neurological emergencies, arrhythmias, ventilation and intubation, trauma surgery and abdominal imaging
- Features contributions from leading critical care practitioners
- Provides normal values, reference ranges and treatment and monitoring guidelines for various critical care scenarios
- Includes practical case studies, revision questions and self-assessment tests with answers
- Contains several useful appendices, including information on pacemaker types and classifications
»Critical Care Medicine at a Glance«, Fourth Edition is a must-have for medical students, junior doctors and nurses in intensive care and emergency medicine and those undertaking postgraduate exams.
Richard M. Leach is Medical Director for the Cardiorespiratory and Critical Care Clinical Group at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and an Honorary Professor of Medicine at Kings College, London, UK.
Preface viii
Acknowledgements ix
Units, symbols and abbreviations x
How to use your textbook xvi
Part 1 General
1 Recognising the unwell patient 2
2 Managing the critically ill patient 4
3 Monitoring in critical care medicine 6
4 The electrocardiogram 8
5 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 10
6 Oxygen transport 12
7 Shock 14
8 Circulatory assessment 16
9 Fluid management: pathophysiological factors 18
10 Fluid management: assessment and prescription 20
11 Fluid management: fluid choice 22
12 Inotropes and vasopressors 23
13 Failure of oxygenation and respiratory failure 24
14. Oxygenation and oxygen therapy 26
15. Airways obstruction and management 28
16 Non-invasive ventilation 30
17 Endotracheal intubation 32
18 Mechanical ventilation 34
19 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
20 Respiratory management, weaning and tracheostomy
21 Arterial blood gases and acid–base balance
22 Analgesia, sedation and paralysis
23 Enteral and parenteral nutrition
24 Hypothermia and hyperthermia
25 Assessment of the patient with suspected infection
26 Sepsis and septic shock
27 Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections
28 Fever in the returning traveller
29 Fever (pyrexia) of unknown origin
30 Coronavirus disease 2019
31 End of life issues 56
Part 2 Medical
Cardiac
32 Acute coronary syndromes I: clinical pathophysiology
33 Acute coronary syndromes II: investigations and management
34 Arrhythmias: tachyarrhythmias
35 Arrhythmias: bradyarrhythmias
36 Heart failure and pulmonary oedema
37 Cardiac emergencies
38 Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Respiratory
39 Chest imaging and bronchoscopy
40 Community-acquired pneumonia
41 Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia
42 Asthma
43 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
44 Acute respiratory distress syndrome
45 Pneumothorax and air leaks
46 Respiratory emergencies
Renal and metabolic
47 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and clinical aspects
48 Acute kidney injury: management and renal replacement therapy
49 Electrolyte disturbances: sodium and potassium
50 Electrolyte disturbances: calcium
51 Electrolyte disturbances: magnesium and phosphate
52 Diabetic emergencies
53 Endocrine emergencies
Gastrointestinal
54 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
55 Jaundice
56 Acute liver failure
57 Acute pancreatitis
58 Vomiting and intestinal obstruction
59 Diarrhoea
60 Ascites
61 Abdominal imaging
Neurological
62 Acute confusional state, coma and status epilepticus
63 Stroke
64 Other cerebral vascular disorders
65 Infective neurological emergencies
66 Neuromuscular conditions
Infective
67 Specific bacterial infections
68 Common adult viral infections
69 Common fungal and protozoal infections
70 The immune compromised patient
Other systems
71 Coagulation disorders and transfusion
72 Drug overdose and poisoning
73 Dermatology in ICU
Part 3 Surgical 139
74 Trauma
75 Traumatic brain (head) injury
76 Chest trauma
77 Acute abdominal emergencies
78 Obstetric emergencies
79 Burns, toxic inhalation and electrical injuries
80 Envenomation, stings and bites
Part 4 Self-assessment
Case studies and questions
Case studies answers
Appendices
Appendix I Sequential (sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment score
Appendix II Classification of antiarrhythmic drugs (based on Vaughan Williams classification)
Appendix III Pacemaker types and classifications
Appendix IV Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) staging system for acute kidney injury
Appendix V Rockall risk-scoring system for gastrointestinal bleeds
Appendix VI Child–Pugh grading
Appendix VII Typical criteria for liver transplantation
Appendix VIII Royal College of Physicians’ top nutrition tips
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.03.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin | |
| Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-60586-5 / 1119605865 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-60586-7 / 9781119605867 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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