Part of the popular Washington Manual® handbook series, The Washington Manual® of Critical Care provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in the field. Edited by Drs. Marin H. Kollef, Vladimir N. Despotovic, Bryan D.

Kraft, Rachel K. McDonald, and Nguyet Nguyen, and written by teams of Washington University residents and faculty, the fourth edition focuses on the essential information you need to know, using a brief, bulleted format, along with numerous figures, tables, algorithms, and images throughout.

In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of bedside diagnosis and management of the most frequently encountered illnesses and problems seen in the ICU—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference.

• Covers the treatment and management of shock, sepsis, acute episodes of COPD and asthma, myocardial infarctions, organ failure, and other conditions and disorders
• Provides quick-reference overviews of intubation and catheterization procedures, as well as of common drug side effects and drug-drug interactions
• Includes new chapters on Emergency Department as the Gateway to the ICU, Post-Cardiac Arrest Management, High Altitude Illness, COVID-19 and Other Viral Pneumonias, Informatics in the Intensive Care Unit, and more, as well as thorough updates throughout
• Features a wealth of comprehensive, up-to-date tables and algorithms that help guide efficient decision-making
• Shares the experience and knowledge of Washington University faculty physicians and experts in their fields from the Departments of Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Anesthesiology
• An ideal reference to meet the daily needs of practicing intensivists, residents, fellows, and critical care nurses

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Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by Wolters Kluwer Health under license from Washington University.
 
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Format Häftad Omfång 912 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Wolters Kluwer Health Utgivningsdatum 2024-08-28 ISBN 9781975215453