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Critical care medicine is a relatively new specialty. Over the past
few decades, we have seen an enormous growth in the number of inten
sive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Medical students, residents,
fellows, attending physicians, critical care nurses, pharmacists,
respiratory ther apists, and other health-care providers
(irrespective of their ultimate field of practice) will spend
several months or years of their profes sional lives taking care of
critically ill or severely injured patients. These clinicians must
have special training, experience, and compe tence in managing
complex problems in their patients. In addition, they must
interpret the data obtained by many kinds of monitoring devices,
and they must integrate this information with their knowl edge of
the pathophysiology of disease. This handbook was written for every
practitioner engaged in criti cal care medicine. We have attempted
to present basic and generally accepted clinical information and
some important formulas as well as laboratory values and tables
that we feel will be useful to the practi tioner of critical care
medicine. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the ICU. Chapters 2
through 18 follow an outline format and are divided by organ system
(i. e. , neurologic disorders, cardiovascular dis orders), as well
as special topics (i. e. , environmental disorders, trauma,
toxicology). In addition, many of these chapters review some useful
facts and formulas systematically. Finally, Chapters 19 and 20
supply lists of pharmacologic agents and dosages commonly used in
the ICU and laboratory values relevant to the ICU.
This pocket guide is a single-volume source of the most common and
important formulas and laboratory values used in the daily practice
of acute care and critical care medicine. Information is presented
in outline format and as tables, graphics, and algorithms to
facilitate quick look up. Acute and Critical Care Formulas and
Laboratory Values is designed to help clinicians to interpret
clinical data, to apply formulas, and to understand laboratory
values, and to integrate this information with their knowledge of
pathophysiology to promote the delivery of evidence-based care. *
Essential formulas and laboratory values * Multiple ways to derive
a value, where appropriate * Non-clinical formulas useful for
understanding physiologic concepts or that underlie diagnostic
tests or clinical measurement included * Chapters divided by organ
system * Practical appendixes of "Abbreviations" and "Key Telephone
Numbers" * A special "Notes" section for recording frequently used
formulas
The latest edition of this handbook is a concise yet comprehensive
guide for attending physicians, fellows, residents, and students
who cover the ICU. The chapters follow an outline format and are
divided by organ system, including neurologic disorders and
cardiovascular disorders, and special topics, such as environmental
disorders, trauma, and toxicology. The handbook includes thoroughly
updated chapters from the previous edition, alongside completely
new content. Written by an authority in the field, the Handbook of
Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, Fourth Edition is a valuable
one-stop reference for every practitioner engaged in Critical Care
Medicine across the world.
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