| Description |
xix, 835 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Organization of an intensive care unit -- 2. Routine care of the seriously ill -- 3. Economics, outcome, and ethics in intensive care -- 4. Fluid and electrolyte replacement -- 5. Nutrition and metabolism -- 6. Acid-base balance -- 7. Sedation, analgesia, and muscle relaxants -- 8. Shock and anaphylaxis -- 9. Multiorgan failure -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation --11. Temperature disorders -- 12. Transport of the seriously ill -- 13. Infection -- 14. Trauma -- 15. Fat embolism syndrome -- 16. Poisoning -- 17. Acute respiratory failure -- 18. Interpretation of chest films -- 19. Specific respiratory problems -- 20. Ventilatory techniques -- 21. Cardiorespiratory monitoring -- 22. Acute cardiovascular failure -- 23. Specific cardiovascular problems -- 24. Acute intracranial disasters -- 25. Specific intracranial problems -- 26. Critical care neurology -- 27. Acute renal failure -- 28. Critical care gastroenterology --29. Critical care haematology |
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30. Critical care endocrinology -- 31. Critical care paediatrics -- 32.̃ Obstetric emergencies -- Appendix 1: SI units -- Appendix 2: Normal biochemical values --Appendix 3: Normal haematology values -- Appendix 4: Normal urine values -- Appendix 5: Normal CSF values --Appendix 6: Respiratory physiology and blood gases --Appendix 7: Cardiorespiratory abbreviations --Appendix 8: Toxicology |
| Analysis |
Intensive care |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Critical care medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Critical care medicine.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Bishop, Gillian.
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| LC no. |
94045762 |
| ISBN |
052147812X (paperback) |
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