Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach E-Book

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Make confident, evidence-based decisions in everyday critical care practice with Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach. This first-of-its-kind decision making tool provides concise, practical guidance on key aspects of critical care in the form of easy-to-follow diagnostic and treatment algorithms, diagrams, and tables. The unique format saves you time as it guides you through best practices and reliable data to improve patient outcomes in the ICU. Chapters cover a particular organ system and are organized by disorder for easy reference. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the disorder, diagnostic algorithms, treatment algorithms, potential complications and strategies for overcoming them, and supporting references. Helpful mnemonics and advice from critical care experts are provided throughout. Key topics include ventilatory failure: ARDS, pulmonary embolism, asthma and COPD; ABG analysis; pleural effusion; acute respiratory failure; cardiac critical care; acute kidney injury, water and electrolyte management, acid-base disorders; infectious disease; COVID-19; critical care issues related to other medical specialties; and much more.

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  Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the...

  • 2014-01-01
  • 1490 pages
  • Paperback
  • Elsevier Health Sciences
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  Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the...

  • 2007-12-12
  • 1806 pages
  • Paperback
  • Elsevier Health Sciences
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  Critical Care Medicine: Bench to Bedside

  • 2022-08-31
  • 680 pages
  • Paperback
  • Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
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  Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach

  • 2021-10
  • 538 pages
  • Paperback
  • Elsevier

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