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Informationen zum Autor Jesse B. Hall, MD Professor of Medicine, and of Anesthesia and Critical Care Chief, Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym. Gregory A. Schmidt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Pritzker School of Medicine Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym. Klappentext Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. All the essentials of critical care in an instant! This concise, yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for in-service or licensing exams, for re-certification, or for use as a clinical refresher. Its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies the most important content, for maximum yield and comprehension-an especially important benefit for facilitating bedside diagnosis in critical care medicine. FEATURES Compact review of key board-type material for specialization in critical care medicineTrusted insights from a writing team of top-name academics and clinicians from one of the country's preeminent critical care divisionsStandardized, bulleted format emphasizes key points of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, procedures and treatment, prognosis, plus referencesHighlights and summarizes key concepts to assure quick absorption of the material and reinforce your understanding of even the most difficult topicsLogical chapter organization, arranged by system (cardiology, pulmonary system...) and illness (trauma, burns, poisoning...) to help focus your study and provide quick access to subjects Zusammenfassung Suitable as a clinical refresher! this book helps students prepare for in-service or licensing exams! or for re-certification. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient 2Airway Management 3Resuscitation 4Fluid Therapy 5Pain Management 6Sedation Management in the ICU 7Neuromuscular Blockade 8Monitoring the Cardiovascular System 9Monitoring the Respiratory System 10Assessment of Severity of Illness 11Pulmonary Artery Catheter 12Nutrition in the Critically Ill 13An Approach to Shock 14Ventricular Dysfunction in Critical Illness 15Rhythm Disturbances in the ICU 16Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiac Output 17Interpretation of Hemodynamic Waveforms 18Myocardial Ischemia 19Echocardiography in the Critically Ill Patient 20Acute Right Heart Syndromes 21Pulmonary Embolism: Thrombus, Fat, Air, and Amniotic Fluid 22Pericardial Disease 23Cardiovascular Diseases 24Aortic Dissection 25Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices 26Hypertensive Encephalopathy and Hypertensive Emergencies27Pathophysiology of Acute Respiratory Faillure 28Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation 29Common Modes of Mechanical Ventilation 30Managing the Ventilated Patient 31Responding to Crises in the Ventilated Patient 32Using Respiractory Waveforms to Adjust Ventilator Settings 33Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation 34Ventilator-induced Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 35Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 36Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 37Acute-on-Chronic Respiratory Failure 38Status Asthmaticus 39Hemoptysis and Pulmona...
