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Kaplan’s Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia

  • 2nd Edition
  • December 6, 2017
  • Joel A. Kaplan
  • English
  • Paperback
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Practical, user-friendly, and to the point, the newly updated Kaplan’s Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia, 2nd edition focuses on the most common topics and clinically applicable information in cardiac anesthesia today. Designed for residents, nurses, and clinicians seeking quick, high-yield answers rather than the encyclopedic information commonly found in larger references—in fact, its concise format makes it easy to complete a section in a single sitting. For an initial introduction to cardiac anesthesia, nothing compares to Kaplan’s Essentials!

Sepsis, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 34-1
  • November 27, 2017
  • Mervyn Singer + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, edited by Mervyn singer and Manu Shankar-Hari, includes: Sepsis 3.0 Definitions; Epidemiology and Outcomes; Pathophysiology of sepsis; Pathophysiology of Septic shock; Mechanism of organ dysfunction in sepsis; Endocrine and metabolic alterations in sepsis: challenges and treatments; The immune system in sepsis; Nutrition and Sepsis; Common sense approach to managing sepsis; Biomarkers for sepsis and their use; Personalizing sepsis care; Novel interventions - What’s new and the future; and Long term outcomes following Sepsis.

Enfermedad pulmonar intersticial

  • 1st Edition
  • October 24, 2017
  • Harold R Collard + 1 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Este breve título tiene un punto de vista puramente clínico, que los autores han ampliado con los más recientes avances en el área, lo que supone una referencia de primer orden para neumólogos, intensivistas, internistas e investigadores, así como una fuente fiable de información sobre las opciones de tratamiento más eficaces, Entre los contenidos de la obra destaca la evidencia más reciente sobre las opciones de tratamiento actuales para la neumonía instersticial, la fibrosis pulmonar idiopática y las enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales relacionadas con el tabaquismo. Aborda asimismo el diagnóstico de enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales como la sarcoidosis, la neumonitis por hipersensibilidad o el síndrome de Chung-Strauss. Se trata también sobre los marcadores genéticos para enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales hereditarias tales como disqueratosis congénita, esclerosis tuberosa o síndrome de hiper-IgE.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-4
  • September 14, 2017
  • Nitin Puri + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Editors Nitin Puri and Michael Baram have assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: History of ECMO; Evolution current technique and equipment; Program Development; Review ELSO standards; Cardiac Failure of medical management; Cardiac Management and Complications; Pre-Respiratory; Respiratory Management and Complications; Post ECMO management; Post ECMO complication; DVT; Transport- Interhospital and How to prep patient; ECHO; Family understanding of ECMO (to cannulate or not); Pharmacy, Nutrition, Blood Management; Transport; The future of ECMO and ventilation.

Certification and Core Review for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care Nursing

  • 7th Edition
  • August 30, 2017
  • Lisa M. Stone + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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The 7th edition of this powerful review tool helps you assess and build your knowledge of the information covered in the Core Curriculum for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care Nursing — and achieve Adult CCRN® or PCCN® certification. Three 150-question exams mirror the style and content of the CCRN exam and PCCN exam. You can also access these same practice exams, along with 100 additional questions, on an accompanying Evolve website for interactive practice. Integration of the ACCN Synergy Model for Patient Care ensures that the needs or characteristics of patients and families influence and drive the characteristics or

AACN Core Curriculum for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care Nursing

  • 7th Edition
  • July 26, 2017
  • AACN
  • English
  • eBook
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From the experts at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) comes the definitive resource for critical care certification and clinical practice. This new seventh edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of high acuity, progressive, and critical care nursing practice and includes expanded coverage of pain management, palliative care, and end-of-life care; transplantation; and key AACN initiatives. It also reflects the most current literature, national and international guidelines, clinical studies, and of course, the newest content on the CCRN® exam.

Psychiatric Aspects of Critical Care Medicine, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-3
  • June 14, 2017
  • José R. Maldonado
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Psychiatric Aspects of Critical Care Medicine. Editor Jose Maldonado has assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: Psychiatric Aspects of Organ Transplantation in Critical Care; Medical Complications of Psychiatric Treatment; Psychiatric and Palliative Care in the ICU; Psychiatric Aspects of Heart and Lung Disease in Critical Care; Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes: Assessment and Management; Substance Abuse and Withdrawal in the Critical Care Setting; Mood Disorders and The Outcome of Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts; Anxiety Disorders and the Outcomes of Trauma; Assessment and Management of Toxidromes in the Critical Care Unit; Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Trauma and Head Injury; Detection and Management of Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment in the Critical Care Unit; Delirium: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment; Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Infectious Processes.

Advances in Surgery, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33-2
  • March 12, 2017
  • Lena M. Napolitano
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Guest editor Lena Napolitano has assembled and expert team of authors on the topic of Surgery in the ICU. Articles will focus on: Oxygen Support and Mechanical Ventilation Advances; Ventilator-associated Pneumonia – New Definitions;Optimal Strategies for Severe ARDS; Persistent Inflammation/Immunosuppression Syndrome; ABCDE Bundle in Critical Care;Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury: Consensus?; Transfusion Advances in Critical Care; Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: ProCESS; ARISE: PROMISE – What is Optimal Resuscitation?; Nutritional Support in Critical Care: What is the Evidence?; Acute Kidney Injury and Outcomes; and Tracheostomy Update: When and How?

Advanced Critical Care Nursing

  • 2nd Edition
  • January 22, 2017
  • Vicki S. Good + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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  • eBook
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Awarded third place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Critical Care- Emergency Nursing category. Learn to effectively address life-threatening and potentially life-threatening patient conditions, with Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this comprehensive, nursing-focused text centers on the clinical reasoning process as it helps you comprehend, analyse, synthesize, and apply advanced critical care knowledge and concepts. The book is organized within the structure of body systems along with synthesis chapters that address patient conditions involving multiple body systems. Numerous illustrations and graphs plus unfolding case studies further aid your understanding and help you apply text content. In all, Advanced Critical Care Nursing is the must-have resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting.

AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care

  • 7th Edition
  • December 2, 2016
  • AACN
  • Debra L. Wiegand
  • English
  • eBook
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The AACN Procedure Manual for High Acuity, Progressive, and Critical Care, 7th Edition, authored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, is the authoritative reference to procedures performed in high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. It visually guides you through procedures unique to the adult critical care environment, including those performed by advanced practice nurses, in an illustrated, step-by-step format. This edition features 17 new procedures, new illustrations, and updated content throughout, reflecting the latest evidence-based guidelines and national and international protocols.