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By Polly Parsons, MD, Professor Department of Medicine; Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Unit, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, Henry Isaiah Dorr Professor of Research and Teaching in Anaesthetics and Anaesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care; Anesthetist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Description This best-selling volume in The Secrets Series? is back in an exciting, fully updated 4th Edition! You'll find all of the features you
rely on the Secrets for?such as a question-and-answer format – bulleted lists – mnemonics – "Key Points" boxes – and tips from the authors.
Contents
I. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
General Approach to the Critically Ill Patient Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Pulse
Oximetry and Capnography Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases Fluid Therapy Nutrition in
Critically Ill Patients Noninvasive Ventilation Mechanical Ventilation Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
II.
PROCEDURES
Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction Chest Tubes Bronchoscopy Pacemakers
and Defibrillators Circulatory Assist Devices