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Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care

Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care

Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care

2nd Edition
Kaushal Shah, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
November 2023
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9781009055628
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    A fully revised second edition of a practical, easy-to-read and evidence-based text to assist healthcare professionals in the approach to the unstable and critically ill patient. Divided into sections by clinical scenario, the book covers the essential topics most often encountered in the emergency department and intensive care unit. A collaborative project from critical care physicians across multiple different specialties, the text covers general critical care, trauma and end-of-life care as well as emergencies across the spectrum of acute care medicine. The portable format and bulleted content provides practitioners with instant access to the essential information necessary for the diagnosis and management of critical care patients. The book is detailed while remaining focused and succinct, building on the first edition with new infographics for quick review and retention of key concepts. It is an invaluable bedside resource for emergency medicine and critical care clinicians across the acute care medicine spectrum.

    • Offering easy-to-read and condensed evidence-based pearls on complex diseases, formatted and focused specifically for the busy clinician with bullet points and high yield facts
    • Featuring a new COVID-19 chapter with updated information on the evolving COVID-19 pandemic for the emergency medicine or critical care physician
    • Striking, colourful, and easily digestible infographics reinforce major topics for the busy student or clinician

    Reviews & endorsements

    'A good overview of many of our encountered 'bread-and-butter' emergency topics.' Alex Y. Koo, Annals of Emergency Medicine

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    Product details

    November 2023
    Paperback
    9781009055628
    648 pages
    234 × 156 × 32 mm
    1.1kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Section 1:
    • 1. Shock Kenneth R. L. Bernard
    • 2. Airway management Amanda Doodlesack
    • 3. Mechanical ventilation Jake Hoyne and Josh Kolikoff
    • 4. Boarding ICU patient Robert Sherwin
    • Section 2:
    • 5. Covid-19 John Rozehnal and Melissa Villars
    • 6. Severe sepsis/septic shock Erica Chimelski
    • 7. Pneumonia Navdeep Sekhon
    • 8. Meningitis and encephalitis Chris Allison
    • 9. Infective endocarditis Jason Block
    • 10. Necrotizing soft tissue infection Jennifer Carnell
    • 11. Complications of HIV/AIDS Zubaid Rafque
    • Section 3:
    • 12. Ischemic strokes Joshua Joseph
    • 13. Intracranial haemorrhage Matthew Wong
    • 14. Status epilepticus Matthew Wong
    • 15. Acute spinal cord compression Cristal Cristia
    • Section 4:
    • 16. Post-cardiac arrest care Di Pan
    • 17. Acute coronary syndrome Steven Rougas
    • 18. Acute decompensated heart failure
    • 19. Aortic dissection Brandon Maughan
    • 20. Hypertensive emergencies Nadine Himelfarb
    • 21. Valvular diseases Ermias Jirru
    • Section 5:
    • 22. Acute respiratory distress syndrome Katie Dickerson
    • 23. Upper airway emergencies Paul Ginart
    • 24. Asthma Imikomobong Ibia
    • 25. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rmaah Memon
    • 26. Massive hemoptysis Amar Deshwar
    • 27. Pulmonary embolism Katie Oskar
    • Section 6:
    • 28. Gastrointestinal bleeding Joel Moll
    • 29. Abdominal aortic aneurysms Payal Modi
    • 30. Fulminant hepatic failure Aqsa Shakoor and Danielle Walsh
    • 31. Acute mesenteric ischemia Jeffrey Siegelman and Sothivin Lanh
    • 32. The surgical abdomen Sarah Fisher
    • 33. Abdominal compartment syndrome Sarah Fisher and Carla Haack
    • Section 7:
    • 34. Acid-base interpretation Peter Czamecki
    • 35. Common electrolyte disorders Christine Chan and John Arbo
    • 36. Acute kidney injury and dialysis Adam Gottula
    • Section 8:
    • 37. Reversal of anticoagulation Calvin Hwang
    • 38. Disseminated intravascular coagulation, TTP, HUS Jai Madhok
    • 39. Sickle cell emergencies Charles Lei
    • Section 9:
    • 40. Diabetic ketoacidosis & HHS Benjamin Zabar
    • 41. Thyroid storm Yves Duroseau
    • 42. Adrenal crisis Daniel Rolston
    • Section 10:
    • 43. Anaphylaxis David Convissar
    • 44. Hyperthermia Amy Caggiula
    • 45. Hypothermia Shan Modi
    • 46. Overdoses Christopher Shaw
    • Section 11:
    • 47. General trauma principles Benjamin Schnapp
    • 48. Severe traumatic brain injury Jacob Isserman
    • 49. Neck trauma Vishal Demla
    • 50. Thoracic trauma Lauren Becker
    • 51. Solid organ abdominal trauma Jayaram Chelluri
    • 52. Severe pelvic trauma Jeff Pepin
    • 53. Compartment syndrome/rhabdomyolysis Katrina Harper
    • 54. Burns Aaron Surrey
    • Section 12:
    • 55. Care of the dying patient Ashley Shreves.
      Contributors
    • Kaushal Shah, Jarone Lee, Clark G. Owyang, Benjamin Christian Renne, Kenneth R. L. Bernard, Amanda Doodlesack, Jake Hoyne, Josh Kolikoff, Robert Sherwin, John Rozehnal, Melissa Villars, Erica Chimelski, Navdeep Sekhon, Chris Allison, Jason Block, Jennifer Carnell, Zubaid Rafque, Abeer Almasary, Joshua Joseph, Matthew Wong, Matthew Wong, Cristal Cristia, Di Pan, Steven Rougas, Brandon Maughan, Stefi Lee, Nadine Himelfarb, Ermias Jirru, Katie Dickerson, Paul Ginart, Micky Ibia, Rmaah Memon, Amar Deshwar, Katie Oskar, Joel Moll, Robert Tidwell, Robert Adams, Payal Modi, Aqsa Shakoor, Danielle Walsh, Jeffrey Siegelman, Sothivin Lanh, Sarah Fisher, Carla Haack, Peter Czarnecki, Christine Chan, John Arbo, Adam Gottula, Calvin Hwang, Jai Madhok, Charles Lei, Benjamin Zabar, Yves Duroseau, Daniel Rolston, David Convissar, Amy Caggiula, Shan Modi, Christopher Shaw, Benjamin Schnapp, Jacob Isserman, Vishal Demla, Lauren Becker, Jayaram Chelluri, Jeff Pepin, Katrina Harper, Aaron Surrey, Ashley Shreves

    • Editors
    • Kaushal Shah , Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York

      Kaushal Shah is currently Professor and Vice Chair of Education at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He is also Assistant Dean of Academic Advising at Weill Cornell Medical School. His academic interest is in trauma and medical education.

    • Jarone Lee , Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

      Jarone Lee is the Vice Chief of Critical Care for the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and the Medical Director of the Blake 12 Intensive Care Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He is also Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and serves as a Medical Officer for MA-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) in US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).