Neurocritical Care Board Review (eBook)

Questions and Answers, Second Edition

Asma Zakaria, Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan (Herausgeber)

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2018 | 2. Auflage
480 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-2382-4 (ISBN)

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Updated and expanded second edition of the singular review source for neurocritical care boards, this book contains multiple-choice questions that cover the breadth of topics tested on the boards with answers and rationales for self-study. The book has been completely and thoroughly revised to reflect the requirements for initial certification or recertification in Neurocritical Care with the latest findings of the most recent clinical trials in vascular neurology, neurocritical care, and critical care medicine incorporated. Organized to reflect the training curriculum and exam blueprint, the second edition now contains 740 questions addressing both neuroscience critical care and general critical care core knowledge. Detailed explanations are provided for each question along with references for further study. Case questions with angiograms, EEG and monitoring waveforms, CT perfusion scans, and other images allow candidates to familiarize themselves with these tools that form a significant part of the exam.This book is an excellent resource not only for board preparation but for topical review for residents and fellows from all disciplines of medicine rotating in the neurocritical care unit as it is easy to read, concise, and portable with case examples and imaging to further guide education. Trainees taking the surgical or medicine critical care boards will also find it useful as it covers the neurocritical care component of their board curriculums.Key Features:Second edition of the first dedicated review book available for neurocritical care boardsOver 90 entirely new questions added to ensure coverage of the full range of topics tested on boards and essential to training in neurocritical careRevised and updated questions, answers, and references to reflect current science and practiceComprehensive high-yield review of both neurological and general critical care topicsNew chapter on critical care EEG and more image-based case questions to augment learning

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Contents

Contributors

Preface

PART I. NEUROLOGIC DISEASE STATES: PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND THERAPY

1. CNS Ischemia and Hemorrhage

Réza Behrouz

2. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Vascular Malformations

Bülent Yapicilar and Asma Zakaria

3. Neurotrauma

Anand Kaul and Scott R. Shepard

4. Seizures and Epilepsy

Grant M. Warmouth, Carolina B. Maciel, and Giridhar P. Kalamangalam

5. Critical Care EEG

Hiba A. Haider

6. Neuromuscular Medicine

Suur Biliciler, Justin Kwan, Cecile L. Phan, and Mithila Vullaganti

7. CNS Infections

Doris Kung and Rohini Samudralwar

8. Toxic–Metabolic Disorders

Elissa K. Fory

9. Inflammatory and Demyelinating Diseases

Carlos Perez, Shivika Chandra, and Flavia Nelson

10. Neuroendocrine Disorders

Matthew Flaherty, Howard J. Fan, and Anh Nguyen

11. Neuro-Oncology

Keith Kerr, Yoshua Esquenazi, and Nitin Tandon

12. Encephalopathies

Corey E. Goldsmith

13. Clinical Syndromes in Neurocritical Care

Howard J. Fan and Asma Zakaria

14. Perioperative Neurosurgical Care

Brett Simpson, Yoshua Esquenazi, and Nitin Tandon

15. Pharmacology and Practical Use of Medications in Neurocritical Care

Monica Lee, Elizabeth Franco, and Teresa A. Allison

PART II. GENERAL CRITICAL CARE: PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND THERAPY

16. Cardiovascular Disorders

Mehul Desai

17. Respiratory Disorders

Aditya Kasarabada

18. Renal Disorders

Sumeska Thavarajah and Daphne H. Knicely

19. Endocrine Disorders

Farah Meah, Mary Ann Emanuele, Lily Agrawal, Nicholas Emanuele, and Alaleh Mazhari

20. Infectious Diseases

Salia Farrokh and Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan

21. Acute Hematological Disorders

Soo J. Park and Aaron M. Goodman

22. Acute Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Disorders

Philip M. Sommer and Asad Latif

23. Diagnosis of Brain Death

Subhashini Ramesh

24. General Trauma and Burns

Sasha D. Adams, Nori L. Bradley, and Amy R. Alger

25. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Critical Care Medicine

Nasiya Ahmed

26. Principles of Research in Critical Care

Suur Biliciler and Justin Kwan

27. Procedural Skills and Monitoring

Jing Wang, George W. Williams, and Laith Altaweel

28. Clinical Cases

Asma Zakaria, Bülent Yapicilar, and Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 180 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: advance practice providers,board curriculum,general critical care topics,neurocritical care,neuroscience critical care,non-neurointensivist physicians,nurses,self-assessment
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-2382-1 / 0826123821
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-2382-4 / 9780826123824