The first detailed retrospective of the spread and management of COVID-19-and a blueprint for better management of the next major healthcare crisis From a team of global experts, Understanding Crisis in Critical Care describes the global spread of COVID-19 and analyzes how it was managed compared to other deadly epidemics, such as SARS and MERS. The book features contributors from across the world who dealt first-hand with COVID-19, making this a truly global retrospective on new global pandemics. Organized into three sections, the text covers critical care changes associated with crises, crises in pandemics, trauma, and crises in war and natural disasters. You'll learn how hospitals are transformed to accommodate surges in patients, while dealing with shortages in staffing, medications, mechanical ventilators, and personal protective equipment and get an invaluable look at how real-time critical decision were made during the height of the pandemic. This one-of-a-kind guide covers: * Working the frontlines * Antimicrobials versus Immunomodulators * Respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation * Repurposing therapies for COVID-19 * Endocrinologic and cardiovascular Issues * Special Populations: pediatrics and immunocompromised patients * SARS, MERS, COVID-19, Ebola, Anthrax, Influenza * Traumatic brain and lung injury * Palliative care and bioethics * Psychiatric issues * Intensive care units under austere conditions * Terrorism (biological and chemical)

More than 800 Q&As deliver a rigorous review for critical care board certification Part of the acclaimed McGraw-Hill Education Specialty Board Review series, this well-illustrated review is designed for critical care physicians preparing for board certification or recertification. The coverage mirrors the board exam outlines of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and American board of Anesthesiology (ABA), the two bodies that issue board certification in critical care medicine. The text is enhanced by numerous high-quality images, including X-rays, CT scans, and electrocardiograms. This innovative resource is also excellent as a clinical refresher in pulmonary medicine. In addition to multiple-choice questions and answer explanations, chapters include a concise review of all core topics covered on the exam, making Critical Care Examination and Board Review a great critical care review book for residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Features More than 800 multiple choice questions with complete answer explanations Current guidelines from various specialities are incorporated throughout the text, including their levels and grades of recommendation Includes chapters on all core topics covered on critical care exams, including hemodynamic monitoring; shock; arrhythmias and hypertensive emergencies; mechanical ventilation; airway management; sepsis; healthcare acquired infections; and critical care ultrasound. Contributions from a broad range of specialists, including pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, family physicians, internists, and emergency medicine physicians Includes numerous high-quality images, including X-rays, CT scans, and electrocardiograms

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 800 Q&A deliver a rigorous review for pulmonary board certification Part of the acclaimed McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review series, this well-illustrated review is essential for pulmonary medicine physicians preparing for board certification or recertification. The coverage mirrors the board exam outline of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), focusing specifically on the most commonly tested topics in obstructive lung disease, critical care, diffuse parenchymal lung disease, sleep medicine, infections, and neoplasms. Offering more illustrations than similar reviews, Pulmonary Disease Examination and Board Review delivers authoritative coverage of the key concepts tested on the certification exam, including: making a diagnosis, test ordering and interpretation, treatment recommendations, understanding epidemiologic studies, understanding pathophysiology, and applying basic science knowledge to clinical situations. Case-based presentation mirrors the exam format Includes numerous high-quality images, including: x-rays, CT scans, and electrocardiograms Excellent as clinical refresher in pulmonary medicine