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Aging and Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-1
  • February 14, 2014
  • Sonya Hardin
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics is Guest Edited by Sonya Hardin, PhD, RN and will focus on Aging and Critical Care. Article topics will include epidemiology of acute and critical illness in the older adult, impact of aging physiology in critical care, ethnogeriatrics perspectives in critical care, focused assessment and patient safety for the older adult in critical care, nutrition and hydration in older adults in critical care, infection and immune fuction in older adults in critical care and neurologic, psychiatric and renal issues in older adults in critical care.

Critical Care Ultrasound

  • 1st Edition
  • February 3, 2014
  • Philip Lumb
  • English
  • eBook
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For physicians and nurses in critical care medicine, the increased demand and use of ultrasound necessitates further training. Critical Care Ultrasound helps meet that need. A straightforward, practical approach, an abundance of detailed ultrasound images and online video demonstrations provide step-by-step guidance on the principles and effective use of this important imaging modality in both diagnosis and assistance with specific procedures. Coverage includes the latest applications of ultrasound for neurologic critical care; vascular problems; chest; hemodynamic monitoring; and abdominal and emergency uses, as well as assistance in a variety of specific procedures in critical care medicine. "...the book aims to and succeeds in fulfilling the appetite of different levels of expert in the use of ultrasound – fromthe beginner to the advanced practitioner." Reviewed by British Journal of Anaesthesia, June 2015 "This book is a tremendous resource of practical knowledge and reference material. It will be of great help to trainees, critical care specialists, ICU nursing, allied health professionals, and anyone practicing acute medicine. Editors Philip Lumb and Dimitrios Karakitsos and the contributors are to be congratulated. " Foreword by: Professor Teik E. Oh, AM , University of Western Australia, May 2015

Praxisbuch Invasives Hämodynamisches Monitoring

  • 2nd Edition
  • December 6, 2013
  • Ulrich von Hintzenstern
  • German
  • eBook
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Referenzwerk und Praxisbuch in einem! Das Hämodynamische Monitoring führt Sie kompetent und umfassend ins Thema ein alle Verfahren des hämodynamischen Monitoring ausführlich erläutert eigenes Kapitel zur Anwendung des hämodynamischen Monitoring bei Kindern zahlreiche anschauliche Fallbeispiele - neuester wissenschaftlicher Stand, auf der Grundlage evidenzbasierter Forschung Neu in der 2. Auflage: alle Kapitel vollständig überarbeitet, ergänzt und aktualisiert alle Inhalte auf der Grundlage aktueller Studien zum invasiven hämodynamischen Monitoring

The Intensive Care Unit Manual

  • 2nd Edition
  • September 26, 2013
  • Paul N. Lanken + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Intensive Care Unit Manual is a practical, hands-on, how-to manual that covers the full spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU, guiding you step-by-step from your initial approach to the patient through diagnosis and treatment. Compact, affordable, and comprehensive, the ICU Manual puts all the critical care information you need right at your fingertips!

Entscheidungsfindung bei präklinischen Reanimationen

  • 1st Edition
  • September 19, 2013
  • Wolfgang Meyer
  • German
  • eBook
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Kurzbeschreibung Wie treffen Sie die richtigen Entscheidungen während einer präklinischen Reanimation? Dieses praktische Buch gibt Ihnen maximale Sicherheit und kompetenten Rat zu allen psychologischen, ethischen und juristischen Aspekten. Langbeschreibung Ärztliche Entscheidungen bei der Durchführung von präklinischen Reanimationen zeigt Ihnen anschaulich, welche Entscheidungen Sie im Rahmen einer präklinischen Reanimation treffen müssen und welche Faktoren dabei eine Rolle spielen. Auf der Grundlage von mehr als 700 ausgewerteten Reanimationen erläutert dieses Praxisbuch - welche kritischen Entscheidungen zu Beginn und während der Wiederbelebungsmaßnahmen getroffen werden müssen - welche Kriterien zum Beenden der Reanimation oder zum erfolgreichen Abschluss führen - welche Copingstrategien Ihnen bei der Bewältigung der Situation helfen - alle psychologischen, ethischen und juristischen Ansätze bei der präklinischen Reanimation

Life-Threatening Infections: Part 1, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 29-3
  • July 28, 2013
  • Anand Kumar
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue is the first of a two-part series on Life-Threatening Infections, edited by Dr. Anand Kumar. Article topics include: Meningitis and other non-viral CNS infections, Encephalitis and viral meningitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia/Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Clostridial gangrene and bacterial myositis, Acute peritonitis and bowel perforations, Post-operative wound and surgical site infections and Fulminant viral hepatitis.

Pediatric Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 29-2
  • April 4, 2013
  • Margaret M. Parker
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Margaret Parker on Pediatric Critical Care features topics such as:1. Acute Respiratory Failure,Post-op Cardiac Surgery,Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure ,Traumatic Brain Injury,Encephalitis,Status Asthmaticus ,Status Epilepticus, Bleeding/coagulopathy , and Transfusion.

Critical Skills and Procedures in Emergency Medicine, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 31-1
  • December 11, 2012
  • Jorge L. Falcon-Chevere + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue focuses on Critical Skills and Procedures in the following topic areas: Pediatric, Orthopedics, Vascular, ENT Procudures, Cardiovascular, Airway, Trauma, Ultrasound, OB/GYN, and Urologic.

Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 29-1
  • December 3, 2012
  • Robert C Hyzy
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Robert Hyzy on Enhancing the Quality of Care in the ICU features topics such as: Taking Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates to Zero, Preventing ICU Delirium, Avoiding Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea, Reducing ventilator associated complications and pneumonia, Can Venous Thromboembolism be avoided?, Preventing urinary catheter associated infections, Improving ICU quality through collaboratives, Do performance measures enhance patient quality in the ICU, and The Future of Quality in the ICU.

Toxicology, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 28-4
  • October 8, 2012
  • James Kruse
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Topics include: Cocaine intoxication, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Update on miscellaneous drug overdoses, Toxidromes, Cardiac glycoside toxicity, Acetaminophen overdose, Envenomations, Methanol and ethylene glycol ingestion, and Toxicologic causes of ketoacidosis.