Overview

This pocket guide is a single-volume source of the most common and important formulas and laboratory values used in the daily practice of acute care and critical care medicine.  Information is presented in outline format and as tables, graphics, and algorithms to facilitate quick look up.  Acute and Critical Care Formulas and Laboratory Values is designed to help clinicians to interpret clinical data, to apply formulas, and to understand laboratory values, and to integrate this information with their knowledge of pathophysiology to promote the delivery of evidence-based care. •                       Essential formulas and laboratory values •                       Multiple ways to derive a value, where appropriate •                       Non-clinical formulas useful for understanding physiologic concepts or that underlie diagnostic tests or clinical measurement  included •                       Chapters divided by organ system •                       Practical appendixes of “Abbreviations” and “Key Telephone Numbers” •                       A special “Notes” section for recording frequently used formulas

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9781461475095

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From the reviews: A pocket guide to common critical care formulas and data that was first produced some 10 years ago. ... Critical care practitioners at all levels are an appropriate audience for this work originating with two senior intensivists in the United States. ... This is a quick pocket reference for acute care practitioners to use at the bedside or on rounds. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2013)

From the reviews: A pocket guide to common critical care formulas and data that was first produced some 10 years ago. ... Critical care practitioners at all levels are an appropriate audience for this work originating with two senior intensivists in the United States. ... This is a quick pocket reference for acute care practitioners to use at the bedside or on rounds. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2013)

From the reviews: A pocket guide to common critical care formulas and data that was first produced some 10 years ago. ... Critical care practitioners at all levels are an appropriate audience for this work originating with two senior intensivists in the United States. ... This is a quick pocket reference for acute care practitioners to use at the bedside or on rounds. (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, December, 2013)

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Joseph Varon, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM Department of Critical Care Services, University General Hospital; Department of Acute and Continuing Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas USA   Robert E Fromm Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, FCCP, FCCM Maricopa Integrated Health System Department of Internal Medicine; University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Arizona USA

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