| Description |
143 pages. : colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Series |
The at a glance series |
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Contents |
Preface. -- Units, symbols and abbreviations. -- Part 1 General. -- 1 Recognising the unwell patient. -- 2 Admission and ongoing management of the acutely unwell patient. -- 3 Monitoring in acute and critical care medicine. -- 4 Oxygen transport. -- 5 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. -- 6 Shock. -- 7 Circulatory assessment. -- 8 Fluid management. -- 9 Fluid choice: specific situations. -- 10 Inotropes and vasopressors. -- 11 Failure of oxygenation and respiratory failure. -- 12 Oxygenation and oxygen therapy. -- 13 Airways management. -- 14 Non-invasive ventilation. -- 15 Endotracheal intubation. -- 16 Mechanical ventilation. -- 17 Respiratory management, weaning and tracheostomy. -- 18 Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance. -- 19 Analgesia, sedation and paralysis. -- 20 Enteral and parenteral nutrition. -- 21 Hypothermia and hyperthermia. -- 22 SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. -- 23 Hospital-acquired (nocosomial) infections. -- 24 End of life issues. -- Part 2 Medical. -- Cardiac. -- 25 Acute coronary syndromesI: clinical pathophysiology. -- 26 Acute coronary syndromes II: management. -- 27 Arrhythmias. -- 28 Heart failure and pulmonary oedema. -- 29 Cardiac emergencies. -- 30 Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. -- Respiratory. -- 31 Community acquired pneumonia. -- 32 Hospital-acquired pneumonia. -- 33 Asthma. -- 34 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. -- 35 Acute respiratory distress syndrome. -- 36 Pneumothorax and air leaks. -- 37 Respiratory emergencies. -- Renal and metabolic. -- 38 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and clinical aspects. -- 39 Acute kidney injury: management and renal replacement therapy. -- 40 Diabetic emergencies. -- 41 Endocrine emergencies. -- Gastrointestinal. -- 42 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage. -- 43 Acute liver failure. -- 44 Acute pancreatitis. -- Neurological. -- 45 Acute confusional state, coma and status epilepticus. -- 46 Neurological emergencies: cerebrovascular accidents. -- 47 Neurological emergencies: infective. -- 48 Neuromuscular conditions. -- Other systems. -- 49 Coagulation disorders and transfusion. -- 50 Drug overdose and poisoning. -- 51 The immune compromised patient. -- Part 3 Surgical. -- 52 Trauma. -- 53 Head injury. -- 54 Chest trauma. -- 55 Acute abdominal emergencies. -- 56 Obstetric emergencies. -- 57 Burns, toxic inhalation and electrical injuries. -- Part 4 Self-assessment. -- Case studies and questions. -- Answers to case studies. -- Appendices. -- Appendix I: Classification of anti-arrhythmic drugs. -- Appendix II: Acute Injury Network staging system 2008 for acute kidney injury. -- Appendix III: Rockall risk-scoring system for GI bleeds. -- Appendix IV: Child-Pugh grading. -- Appendix V: Typical criteria for liver transplantation. -- Index |
| Summary |
Part of the 'At a Glance' series, this book provides a simple and straightforward introduction to the care of the critically ill. This new edition benefits from the addition of a section on acute medicine - a discipline that has developed rapidly in recent years |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Critical care medicine at a glance, ©2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Critical care medicine -- Methods -- Handbooks
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Critical care medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Critical Care -- methods.
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Acute Disease -- therapy.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Leach, Richard M. (Haematologist).
Critical care medicine at a glance
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| LC no. |
2008055876 |
| ISBN |
1405161396 |
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9781405161398 |
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