Overview

Doctors working for the first time in an intensive care unit are faced with a variety of extremely ill and technically demanding patients. Very often they are exposed to situations for which they have not been properly prepared. Although most disciplines and professional examinations now demand some understanding of intensive care, opportunities for learning intensive care medicine are limited, with few courses available. Critical Care Cases presents a cross section of common problems seen in intensive care, presented by experienced teachers working in this field. Each topic begins with a real life case history, complete with examination findings, biochemistry, and blood gases. The readers are then given the opportunity to consider how they would manage the situation, before turning over to find a full discussion and recommendations from an expert in the field. The book covers all the common intensive care problems, including: respiratory failure, trauma, infection, and neurological disorders, and will provide a stimulating and thought provoking text for anyone preparing to work in intensive care medicine.

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Author:   R. F. Armstrong (Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care) ,  J. B. Salmon (Consultant Physician,both at The Intensive Care Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, London, Consultant Physician,both at The Intensive Care Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, London)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.323kg
ISBN:  

9780192625830

ISBN 10:   0192625837
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   24 April 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

PART 1 - RESPIRATORY; Acute Respiratory failure; Chronic respiratory failure; Asthma; Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Ventilator management; Ventilator management 2; Weaning; PART 2 - TRAUMA; Multiple trauma; Oxygen delivery and trauma; Transportation of the criticlaly ill; Aeromedical evacuation; Electrocution and burns; Hypothermia; Carbon monoxide poisoning; The high risk surgical case; PART 3 - CARDIOVASCULAR; Hypovolaemia; Myocardial infarction; Aortic dissection; Right ventricular infarction; Endocartitis; Heart block; PART 4 - INFECTION; Tuberculosis; Human immunodeficiency virus (H.I.V.); Leptospirosis; Legionnaires' disease; Malaria; Acute pancreatitis; Sepsis; Toxic shock syndrome; PART 5 - NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER; Head injury; The post-operative neurosurgical case; Guillain-Barre syndrome; Critical care neuropathy; PART 6 - METABOLIC; Hyponatraemia; Metabolic acidosis; Metabolic acidosis 2; Diabetic ketoacidosis; PART 7 - RENAL, HEPATIC, ENDOCRINE; Rhabdomyolysis; Prevention of acute renal failure (ARF); Renal failure; Phaecromocytoma; Hepatic failure; PART 8 - OBSTETRIC AND PAEDIATRICS; Haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP); Thrombocytopaenia; (PET); Meningococcal sepsis; Croup; Respiratory failure in the infant; PART 9 - ETHICS; Withdrawal of treatment

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