Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care
Jarone Lee, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
£54.99
GBPA 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
Product details
November 2023Paperback
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.
