752 pagesOffers you the insights and benefits of critical care research being performed outside the U.S. Combines practical, clinical guidance with the basic science necessary to effectively treat and manage critical care patients. Emphasizes the practice of critical care, including general organ system monitoring and support. Covers the wide range of diseases, disorders, and trauma encountered in the ICU. Discusses everything from biologic response to stress to mechanical ventilation to problems associated with infectious diseases. Includes detailed discussions on the hottest topics in the field, including mechanical ventilation * assessment for weaning * pregnancy-related critical care * and bioterrorism and unusual critical care medicine conditions. Uses over 600 full-color illustrations that explain every detail. Offers a differential diagnosis table, a management algorithm, a therapeutic implications flowchart, and a controversies box in every clinical disorders chapter. Includes a BONUS CD-ROM that lets you download all of the superb full-color illustrations from the book into PowerPoint.
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