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| CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL MEDICAL PATIENT
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By
Stephen Bonner, MRCP, FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia Specialising in Intensive Care Medicine, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK
Mark Carpenter, BSc, MRCP, FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, City Hospitals, Sunderland NHS Trust, Sunderland, UK
Emilio Garcia, FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia Specialising in Intensive Care Medicine, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a concise guide to the recognition
and care of critically ill patients aimed at trainee doctors in all medical specialties.
Contents
Approaching the critically ill patient. Oxygen: use, administration, pitfalls. Fluid resuscitation and monitoring. Blood gas analysis.
Sepsis. Cardiological emergencies. Respiratory emergencies. Tracheostomy care. Neurological emergencies. Metabolic and endocrine
emergencies. Poisoning. Abdominal emergencies. Nutrition. Use of critical care drugs in the emergency situation. Ethics of caring
for the critically ill patient.
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Paperback, 404 pages, publication date: MAR-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10011-6
ISBN-10: 0-443-10011-X
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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