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TDM des urgences abdominales

  • 3rd Edition
  • September 9, 2020
  • Eric Delabrousse + 1 more
  • French
  • eBook
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Aujourd’hui une large part des admissions aux urgences a pour origine une douleur abdominale aiguë non traumatique. Il s’agit alors de poser un diagnostic précis pour une prise en charge adaptée et rapide. L’examen de référence des urgences abdominales aigues est la TDM. Il permet une étude très précise des lésions intra-abdominales, tant sur le plan morphologique que fonctionnel. Le rôle du radiologue est donc primordial dans le diagnostic et la prise en charge du patient : évaluer le degré de gravité et donc d’urgence,confirmer/infirmer les diagnostics différentiels évoqués par la clinique et la biologie,et le cas échéant, relever un élément discriminant pour le choix de la technique opératoire choisie.Cet ouvrage, de la collection Imagerie Médicale Pratique, contient toutes les connaissances nécessaires à l’interprétation des images TDM des principales pathologies de l’abdomen aigu.Cet outil est conçu pour être pratique :la classification par pathologies des organes et par mécanismes physiologiques est didactique, les descriptions sémiologiques TDM sont simples et claires,les images privilégient les aspects typiques des pathologies,de nombreux encadrés avec des messages clés à retenir sont intégrés,ainsi que les items clés en fin de chaque section.Avec ce livre, vous avez toutes les clés en main pour un diagnostic rapide et efficace !

Promoting the Well-being of the Critical Care Nurse, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 32-3
  • August 13, 2020
  • Susan Bartos
  • English
  • Hardback
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In consultaton with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Bartos has put together a comprehensive and succint look at strategies to improve wellness for the critical care nurse. Expert authors have submitted clinical review articles on the following topics: Self-Assessments for Mental Wellness in Critical Care; Developing a Wellness Company for Critical Care Nurses; Self-Care Tips and Tricks for the Critical Care Nurse; Building Resilience in the Critical Care Nurse; The Impact of Rotating Shift Work on Self-Care Behaviors of the Critical Care Nurse; Mitigating the Stress of the Critical Care Nurse; Building a Program of Wellness for Critical Care Nurses; Evaluating the Secondary Stress of Critical Care Providers; Compassion Fatigue in the Intensive Care Unit; Creativity as a Means of Self-Care for Trauma ICU Nurses; and Supporting Self-Care Behaviors throughout the Critical Care Bereavement Process. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve self-care behaviors and mental wellness.

Ecografía en el enfermo crítico

  • 2nd Edition
  • August 11, 2020
  • Pablo Blanco
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Al igual que en la edición anterior, la nueva edición incluye un número significativo de vídeos (407) y animaciones intercaladas en el texto (88), que reflejan situaciones reales y que proporcionan al lector una vía de aprendizaje práctico necesaria para la correcta utilización de la ecografía.  Los recursos multimedia utilizados en este libro tienen como objetivo contribuir a mejorar el diagnóstico del paciente y a lograr que esta mejora se produzca a tiempo real, es decir, en el mismo momento en el que se realiza la valoración del paciente. El planteamiento que hace el autor es multimedia, utilizando vídeos y animaciones flash intercaladas en el texto, lo que hace que se proporcione al lector una vía de aprendizaje práctica que es necesaria para la correcta utilización de la ecografía de manera eficaz. Por ello, se convierte así en una estupenda herramienta de "point of care", además de ser un contenido que está sirviendo como base para la realización de numerosos cursos de formación, tanto en España como en Latinoamérica.

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing

  • 8th Edition
  • July 4, 2020
  • Mary Lou Sole + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Critical Care**Start here to master the concepts, technology, and procedures of critical care nursing! Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition prepares you to provide safe, effective, patient-centered care in a variety of high-acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. Evidence-based coverage includes realistic case studies and incorporates the latest advances in critical care. Disorders are conveniently organized by body system or special situation, and nursing management chapters include quick-reference nursing care plans. This clear, concise textbook will help you develop the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills needed for success in today's highly complex critical care environments.

Cirugía cardiovascular. Abordaje integral

  • 1st Edition
  • June 15, 2020
  • José Luis Pérez Vela + 2 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Cirugía cardiovascular. Abordaje integral ofrece a los lectores el contenido necesario para un óptimo manejo perioperatorio de pacientes que se someten a una cirugía cardíaca, proporcionando el abordaje integral y multidisciplinar que requiere este tipo de intervención y asegurando la adecuada capacitación médico-quirúrgica. La obra está organizada en 37 capítulos que abarcan escenarios relacionados con la cirugía cardíaca que van desde la evaluación clínica preoperatoria, los procedimientos diagnósticos y la técnica quirúrgica hasta los cuidados perioperatorios y postoperatorios, riesgos y complicaciones y seguimiento del paciente, entre otros. Desarrollada con un enfoque práctico, esta obra constituye una herramienta indispensable con información clínica actualizada y relevante que se completa con tablas, imágenes y algoritmos diagnóstico-terapéuticos para facilitar su consulta. Los autores llevan a cabo una actualización de las indicaciones y técnicas de optimización preoperatoria, así como la puesta al día de las guías de actuación con las últimas técnicas de manejo perioperatorio (manejo del sangrado, shock cardiogénico) y el abordaje multidisciplinar de las potenciales complicaciones del postoperatorio de una cirugía cardíaca. Manual que cubre las necesidades de formación e información de los profesionales sanitarios, médicos y enfermeros, que participan en el cuidado de los pacientes sometidos a una intervención cardíaca: intensivistas, cardiólogos, anestesistas, cirujanos cardíacos y rehabilitadores. Este título se elabora por iniciativa del Grupo de Trabajo de Cuidados Intensivos y Cardiológicos y RCP de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y Unidades Coronarias (SEMICYUC).

Nunn and Lumb's Applied Respiratory Physiology

  • 9th Edition
  • June 4, 2020
  • Andrew B. Lumb + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Nunn’s Applied Respiratory Physiology, Ninth Edition, is your concise, one-stop guide to all aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically challenging situations and environments into which humans take themselves – coverage is from basic science to clinical applications. Trusted for over 50 years, this most comprehensive single volume on respiratory physiology will prove invaluable to those in training or preparing for examinations in anaesthesia, intensive care, respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery – as well as an essential quick reference for physiologists and the range of practitioners requiring ready access to current knowledge in this field. Now fully revised and updated, this ninth edition includes a larger page format for improved clarity, as well as full access to the complete, downloadable eBook version. This incorporates BONUS chapters, handy topic summaries, interactive self-assessment material and a NEW series of expert lectures on key topics. The result is a more flexible, engaging and complete resource than ever before. Enhancements to this edition include: A new dedicated chapter on obesity – covering the effects of this global challenge on　the physiology　of the respiratory system in health and disease, in both adults and children Expanded coverage of the adverse effects of hyperoxia - including the physiology of　the now popular technique of high-flow nasal therapy A revised section on air pollution – reflecting the growing importance and understanding of the impact of pollution on the lungs and other body systems, along with the latest worldwide guidelines Detailed coverage of artificial ventilation during general anaesthesia – covering post-operative respiratory complications and the physiological basis of　current best-practice　for optimizing ventilation Print comes with enhanced eBook - includes access to the complete, fully searchable text, PLUS: bonus chapters handy chapter summaries interactive self-assessment material a NEW series of 25 expert lectures focusing on　the most essential topics in respiratory physiology

Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU , An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 36-3
  • June 1, 2020
  • Geno J. Merli + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Geno Merli, Bharat Awsare, and Michael Baram, focuses on Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Making the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Stable Versus Unstable; Risk Stratification; Overview of Management of Sub-massive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism; Standard Therapy: Systemic Thrombolytics; IR Therapy: IVC Filter and Catheter-based Therapies; Surgical Therapy: Embolectomy; Supportive Therapy: Management of Acute RV Failure; Supportive Therapy: ECMO/RVAD; Special Considerations; Therapy in Sub-populations; and Post-ICU Follow-up.

Patient and Family Experience in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 32-2
  • May 20, 2020
  • Judy E Davidson
  • English
  • Hardback
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In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Judy Davidson has put together a comprehensive issue on family and patient experience in the ICU. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics:  Humanizing Intensive Care: From Theory to Practice; FiCare; Patient's Own Pets in the ICU; Sleep in the ICU; Implementation of a Patient and Family-Centered ICU Peer Support Program at a Veterans Affairs Hospital; Understanding the Experiences of Patients and Families in the ICU: More than Engagement; Implementing a Patient and Family Communication Bundle in the ICU; Integrating Primary Palliative Care into the ICU: The Critical Care Nurse Communicator Program; Bereavement Care in the Adult ICU: Directions for Practice; A review on the Use of Diaries; Supporting Families of Patients with Rare or Unusual Critical Illnesses; and Meeting the Special Needs of Families of CTICU patients. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve family and patients experiences in the ICU.

Coagulation/Endothelial Dysfunction ,An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 36-2
  • March 19, 2020
  • Hernando Gomez + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Hernando Gomez Danies and Joseph Carcillo, focuses on Coagulation/Endothelial Dysfunction. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Cell-cell communication breakdown and endothelial dysfunction; Role of the Tie2/Angiopoetin pathway in endothelial dysfunction; The Glycocalyx; Platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction; Role of antithrombin III and tissue factor pathway; Red blood cell dysfunction; Microvascular hemodynamics, autoregulation and mechanotransduction control of blood flow distribution; Nitric oxide and endothelial dysfunction; Microvascular dysfunction; Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and atypical HUS; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Heparin induced thrombocytopenia and Disseminated intravascular coagulation in the critically ill; Thrombocytopenia associated multiple organ failure (TAMOF); Meningococcemia; Immune consequences of endothelial dysfunction during sepsis; Therapeutic targets in thrombotic microangiopathies with a focus on endothelial disorders; and Coagulation disorders in HLH/Macrophage activation syndrome.

Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care

  • 9th Edition
  • February 5, 2020
  • Sandra Lee Gardner + 3 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Co-authored by an interprofessional collaborative team of physicians and nurses, Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 9th Edition is the leading resource for interprofessional, collaborative care of critically ill newborns. It offers comprehensive coverage with a unique interprofessional collaborative approach and a real-world perspective that make it a practical guide for both nurses and physicians. The new ninth edition features a wealth of expanded content on delivery-room care; new evidence-based care "bundles"; palliative care in the NICU; interprofessional collaborative care of parents with depression, grief, and complicated grief; and new pain assessment tools. Updated high-quality references have also been reintegrated into the book, making it easier for clinicians to locate research evidence and standards of care with minimal effort. These additions, along with updates throughout, ensure that clinicians are equipped with the very latest clinical care guidelines and practice recommendations — all in a practical quick-reference format for easy retrieval and review.