Principles of Critical Care

The classic text in critical care medicine!The 3rd Edition of this classic text is streamlined and focused on the needs of the working critical care physician and features important new treatment strategies. Organised by organ systems, this text, the only critical care source that includes evidence-based learning, guides physicians from initial patient assessment and differential diagnosis through therapeutic plan.FEATURE: Pathophysiology (the disease process) is integrated throughout the entire book.BENEFIT: This helps to make complex areas of critical care medicine more understandable.Our competitors only have a separate chapter devoted to pathophysiology.|FEATURE: Organ system approach.BENEFIT: Makes it easy find thorough, practical information for managing a patientĹźs specific condition.|FEATURE: Case studies in each chapterBENEFIT: Demonstrate the clinical application of concepts, and further hone diagnostic skills|NEW TO THIS EDITION: Completely revised cardiovascular section, including new interventional therapies in cardiac shock; the latest in imaging, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and ultrasound equipment; totally revised section in pulmonary medicine, including information on the most current mechanical ventilation treatments and more; revised hematology/oncology section, including the latest information on chemotherapies in critical care.|Pathophysiology (the disease process) is integrated throughout.|Organ system approach.|Case studies in each chapter