Intensive care medicine Books
Elsevier Health Sciences Neurocritical Care An Issue of Critical Care
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe History of Neurocritical Care as a Subspecialty Quality Improvement in Neurocritical Care Neurocritical Care Education in the United States Neurocritical Care Research: Collaborations for Curing Coma Neurocritical Care Aspects of Ischemic Stroke Management Advances in Intracranial Hemorrhage: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Status Epilepticus: A Neurologic Emergency Neurotrauma and Intracranial Pressure Management Neuromuscular Weakness in Intensive Care Neuroprognostication Neurocritical Care in the General Intensive Care Unit Neuropharmacology in the Intensive Care Unit Brain Death/Death by Neurological Criteria: International Standardization and the World Brain Death Project Physiological Monitoring in Patients with Acute Brain Injury: A Multimodal Approach Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Science in Neurocritical Care
£55.79
Elsevier Health Sciences Pediatric Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsBeyond Conventional Hemodynamic Monitoring-Monitoring to Improve Our Understanding of Disease Process and Interventions Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Then and Now; Broadening Indications and Availability Cytokine Release Syndrome in the Pediatric Population and Implications for Intensive Care Management Transfusion Strategies in the 21st Century: A Case-Based Narrative Report Voices of Pandemic Care: Perspectives from Pediatric Providers During the First SARS-CoV-2 Surge Pediatric Critical Care Outcomes: State of the Science The Current State of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion in Pediatric Critical Care Screening for Social Determinants of Health in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit:Recommendations for Clinicians Youth Firearm Injury: A Review for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Taking the Pulse of the Current State of Simulation Translating Guidelines into Practical Practice: Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Critical Care Clinicians Pediatric Critical Care in the Twenty-first Century and Beyond
£55.79
Elsevier Health Sciences History of Critical Care Medicine 2023 70th
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChallenges of ICU Care in the Early Days Mechanical Ventilation: Negative to Positive and Back Again Airway Management During the Last 100 Years Thinking Clearly: The History of Brain Dysfunction in Critical Illness From Strict Bedrest to Early Mobilization: A History of Physiotherapy in the Intensive Care Unit Critical Care Pharmacists: A Focus on Horizons Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Past, Present, and Future Evolution of Visiting the Intensive Care Unit Development of the Modern Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Current Management Four Decades of Intensive Care Unit Design Evolution and Thoughts for the Future Critical Care 1950 to 2022: Evolution of Medicine, Nursing, Technology, and Design
£55.79
Elsevier Health Sciences COVID19 An Issue of Critical Care Clinics
Table of ContentsPostacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Critical Illness COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury Role of Acute Thrombosis in Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: One Pathogen, Multiple Phenotypes COVID-19 in the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 Acute Neurologic Complications of COVID-19 and Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Severe COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in Children and Adolescents Review of Anti-inflammatory and Antiviral Therapeutics for Hospitalized Patients Infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 High-Flow Nasal Oxygen and Noninvasive Ventilation for COVID-19 Critical Care Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic
£58.89
Elsevier Health Sciences The ECMO Book
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book provides an overview of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), released by the Institute for Extracorporeal Life Support." ©Doody's Review Service, 2023, David James Dries, MSE, MD (Regions Hospital) Doody's Score: 4 Stars!Table of ContentsPART I PHYSIOLOGY 1 Oxygen Delivery and Consumption 2 Shock 3 Recognition of Shock 4 Hypoxia 5 The Failure of DO2 - Did What I Do to the Patient Just Work? PART II ECMO FUNDAMENTALS 6 Introduction to ECMO Fundamentals 7 Indications and Selection of Patients for ECMO 8 ECMO Configurations 9 Components, Sensors, and Circuit Access PART III ECMO PHYSIOLOGY 10 Blood Flow Dynamics 11 Membrane Characteristics 12 Veno-Venous ECMO Physiology 13 Veno-Arterial ECMO Physiology 14 Physiology of Retrograde Flow 15 Central Veno-Arterial ECMO Physiology PART IV ECMO MANAGEMENT 16 Introduction to ECMO Management Principles 17 Blood Flow Titration 18 Sweep Gas Flow Titration 19 Ventilator Management on ECMO 20 Anticoagulation and Bleeding Management 21 Pharmacokinetics Index
£71.99
Elsevier Health Sciences Gender Minority Medicine An Issue of Physician
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£37.04
Elsevier Health Sciences Neonatal Nursing Clinical Concepts and Practice
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£37.04
Elsevier Health Sciences Covid19 An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsThe Cardiovascular Manifestations of COVID-19 Use and Prognostic Implications of Cardiac Troponin in COVID-19 Review of Immunologic Manifestations of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination The Direct and Indirect Effects of COVID-19 on Acute Coronary Syndromes A Review of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients with COVID-19 Mechanical Circulatory Support in COVID-19 Extracardiac Prothrombotic Effects of COVID-19 Impact of COVID-19 on Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Cardiac Arrest and Emergency Care Mechanical Complication of Acute Myocardial Infarction Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Myocarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination Cardiovascular Health Care Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic
£62.99
Elsevier Health Sciences Pain Management An Issue of Critical Care Nursing
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£41.64
Elsevier Health Sciences Critical Illness Outside the ICU An Issue of
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£57.59
Elsevier Health Sciences Management of the Hospitalized Patient with
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£37.99
Elsevier Health Sciences Management of Critical Care Patients with Respiratory Alterations An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
£37.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient
Book SynopsisThis book provides health professionals with sound clinical advice on management of the obese patient admitted into hospital. It addresses all aspects of the patient's care, as well as serving as a resource to facilitate the management of services, use of clinical information, and negotiation of ethical issues that occur in intensive care.Trade Review“Critical Care Management of the Obese Patientdoes indeed provide a very useful reference for anybody who is involved in managing critically ill patients because, as time goes on, more and more of these patients are likely to be obese.” (Diabetes Update, 1 October 2013)Table of ContentsList of Contributors, viii Preface, xiii Part I Physiology and Consequences of Obesity 1 Cardiovascular Physiology in Obesity, 3 Eric J. Chan and Martin A. Alpert 2 Effects of Obesity on Respiratory Physiology, 13 Philippe Abou Jaoude, Jahan Porhomayon, and Ali A. El Solh 3 Gastrointestinal Physiology in Obesity, 21 Alexander D. Miras and Carel W. le Roux 4 Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology in Obesity, 28 Paula Alvarez-Castro, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, and Fernando Cordido 5 Renal Physiology in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 38 Eric A.J. Hoste and Jan J. De Waele Part II Positive Pressure Ventilation 6 Sedation, Paralysis, and Pain Management of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 47 Christopher G. Hughes, Lisa Weavind, and Pratik P. Pandharipande 7 Upper Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Patient, 58 Michael Tielborg and Anthony Passannante 8 Mechanical Ventilation of the Obese Patient, 67 Mohammed Mogri and M. Jeffery Mador 9 Management of Acute Lung Injury in the Obese Patient, 74 Hallie C. Prescott and James M. O’Brien Jr Part III Management of Obesity Complications in Critical Care 10 Management of Infectious Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 85 Kristin Turza Campbell, Laura H. Rosenberger, Amani D. Politano, Tjasa Hranjec, and Robert G. Sawyer 11 Management of Gastrointestinal Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 93 Benjamin H. Levy III and David A. Johnson 12 Management of Endocrine Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 102 Joseph Varon and Ilse M. Espina 13 Management of Venous Thromboembolism in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 108 Terence K. Trow and Richard A. Matthay 14 Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 116 Margaret E. McAtee Part IV Hemodynamic Monitoring and Radiological Investigations 15 Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 125 Wim K. Lagrand, Eline R. van Slobbe-Bijlsma, and Marcus J. Schultz 16 Diagnostic Imaging of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 135 Venkata S. Katabathina, Neeraj Lalwani, Carlos S. Restrepo, and Srinivasa R. Prasad Part V Postsurgical Management 17 Postoperative Care of the Obese Patient, 149 Hui Sen Chong and Robert L. Bell 18 Management of the Obese Patient with Trauma, 159 Hadley K. Herbert and Therèse M. Duane 19 Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation in the Obese Patient, 169 Erin C. Hall and Dorry L. Segev 20 Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient after Bariatric Surgery, 179 Scott E. Mimms and Samer G. Mattar 21 Nutritional Requirements of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 186 Bikram S. Bal, Frederick C. Finelli, and Timothy R. Koch Part VI Pharmacology 22 Drug Dosing in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 197 Brian L. Erstad Part VII Prognosis and Ethics 23 Prognosis and Outcome of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 211 Yasser Sakr, Mohamed Zeiden, and Juliana Marques 24 Ethical Considerations in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 218 Mark D. Siegel Multiple Choice Questions, 225 Answers to Multiple Choice Questions, 234 Index, 236
£95.36
University of California Press Intensive Care
Book SynopsisOffers an account of life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a major inner-city hospital, San Francisco. This book presents the stories of patients who show up with myriad disorders: asthma, cardiac failure, gastrointestinal diseases, complications due to AIDS, the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and, emphysema.Trade Review"[Intensive Care] faces the raw edge of urban living. It is in the daily detail of an ICU at work that Murray wonderfully depicts a place of function and dysfunction. Murray shows that the ICU is a place of small successes rather than triumphant victories."-Richard Horton, New York Review of Books; "Dr. Murray is an evenhanded guide to the real world of intensive care medicine. His book is informative, a necessary counterweight to the medical fiction of popular entertainment. It may not be something to read for entertainment, but it is important to read if we are to know what crisis medicine can and cannot do for us."-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review; "Takes the reader on his daily rounds at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the San Francisco General Hospital. Between realistic scenes of bedside medical diagnoses and analyses, we also encounter the ethical dilemmas confronting today's medical establishment and society. Recommended for its naturalistic picture of inner-city hospital medicine."-James Swanton, Library Journal
£27.00
Elsevier Health Sciences Nunn and Lumbs Applied Respiratory Physiology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword by Professor Peter Slinger, vi Preface, vii Part 1: Basic Principles 1. Functional Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract, 2 2. Elastic Forces and Lung Volumes, 14 3. Respiratory System Resistance, 27 4. Control of Breathing, 42 5. Pulmonary Ventilation, 59 6. The Pulmonary Circulation, 73 7. Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation and Perfusion, 88 8. Diffusion of Respiratory Gases, 111 9. Carbon Dioxide, 122 10. Oxygen, 136 11. Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung, 164 Part 2: Applied Physiology 12. Pregnancy, Neonates and Children, 175 13. Exercise, 183 14. Sleep, 191 15. Obesity, 199 16. High Altitude and Flying, 205 17. High Pressure and Diving, 218 18. Respiration in Closed Environments and Space, 225 19. Drowning, 233 20. Smoking and Air Pollution, 236 21. Anaesthesia, 244 22. Changes in the Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure, 268 23. Hypoxia, 273 24. Anaemia, 279 25. Oxygen Toxicity and Hyperoxia, 285 26. Comparative Respiratory Physiology, 299 Part 3: Physiology of Pulmonary Disease 27. Ventilatory Failure, 316 28. Airways Disease, 324 29. Pulmonary Vascular Disease, 339 30. Diseases of the Lung Parenchyma and Pleura, 349 31. Acute Lung Injury, 365 32. Respiratory Support and Artificial Ventilation, 375 33. Pulmonary Surgery, 398 Appendix A Physical Quantities and Units of Measurement, 412 Appendix B The Gas Laws, 415 Appendix C Conversion Factors for Gas Volumes, 417 Appendix D Symbols and Abbreviations, 418 Appendix E Mathematical Functions Relevant to Respiratory Physiology, 419 Online Content 34. The Atmosphere 35. The History of Respiratory Physiology Test your Knowledge Access via Expert Consult - see inside front cover for instructions. Index, 42
£96.89
Wiley Paediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport
Book SynopsisCovers the processes involved in transporting sick children and neonates. This book includes: principles of safe transport; transport physiology; the ambulance environment; equipment and monitoring; air transport of critically ill children; neonatal resuscitation and stabilization; and, paediatric resuscitation and stabilization.Table of ContentsContributors. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Principles of safe transport. Transport physiology. The ambulance environment. Equipment and monitoring. Air transport of critically ill children. Neonatal transport. Neonatal resuscitation. Paediatric resuscitation and stabilisation. Management of the airway. Management of the circulation. Trauma. Drugs. Special transport interventions. What to do when it all goes wrong. Drugs. Appendix 1: Typical retrival forms. Appendix 2: Essential equations and aide-mémores. Selected references and bibliography. Index
£41.75
Elsevier Health Sciences Data Interpretation in Critical Care Medicine
Book SynopsisA detailed knowledge and understanding of data are an important part of training and practice in the day-to-day management of patients in intensive care. This book is aimed to aid in the education of trainees, providing a source of clinical data, with questions and answers, enabling them to test and develop their interpretation skills.Table of ContentsCardiovascular system - ECGs, echocardiography, pulmonary artery catheter data; Respiratory system - ventilator pressures and volumes, ventilator waveforms; Blood gas analyses - arterial, venous, capillary; Acid-base disturbances; Electrolyte abnormalities; Haematology data; Coagulation abnormalities; Endocrine crisis; Infectious disease in critical care; Critical care hepatology and gastroenterology; Intoxications; Neurocritical care; Trauma
£31.34
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Handbook of Patient Care in Cardiac Surgery
Book SynopsisThe thoroughly updated Seventh Edition of this popular and widely used handbook presents the most current protocols and recommendations for care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This edition reflects current ACLS guidelines and the latest developments in cardiac surgery. The transplantation chapter has been entirely rewritten by a new author.Experts from leading hospitals offer detailed, practical guidelines on preoperative evaluation and preparation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care for all current cardiac surgical procedures. Perspectives valuable for cardiac surgeons, cardiac nurses, and anesthesiologists are included throughout. Coverage includes a chapter on infants and children. Appendices list drug dosages for adults and for infants and children.Table of Contents1. Preoperative Evaluation and Management2. Operative Management3. Postoperative Management4. Postoperative Complications Involving the Heart and Lungs5. Postoperative Complications Involving Other Organ Systems6. Late Postoperative Management7. Management of Infants and Children8. Mechanical Cardiac Support and TransplantationAppendix 1. Nomogram for Determining Body Surface Area from Height and WeightAppendix 2. Recommendations for Preventing Bacterial EndocarditisAppendix 3. Usual Dosages of Drugs Commonly Used in AdultsAppendix 4. Usual Dosages of Drugs Commonly Used in Infants and Children
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Pediatric Critical Care
Book SynopsisThis introductory overview to paediatric critical care is written for medical students, paediatric residents, and residents from other disciplines. In addition to covering PICU topics, it reviews the initial management and stabilization of critically ill children.Trade Review"Pediatric Critical Care: The Essentials is an excellent textbook as a reference for physicians who may be involved in the care of critically ill children on a consultative or initial/stabilizing basis. This is especially true for busy anesthesiologists who may encounter critically ill children in their practice. In addition, this reviewer believes this textbook would be invaluable for medical students, residents, and fellows who work in a pediatric intensive care unit. A comprehensive reading of this text by students and residents over a period of time would certainly educate them on the major issues and treatment likely to be encountered in the pediatric critical environment." Journal of Anesthesia & Analgesia "... a well-written and useful text for a wide range of professionals who either occasionally or more frequently care for critically ill infants and children. It is easy to read and covers the fundamental concepts of pediatric critical care medicine. Although it can be used as a reference, it should be read cover-to-cover for those who are interested in learning the essentials of this complex field." Doody’s Review Service "Four stars This clear, concise, well-written text achieves the editor’s goal of providing a ready reference to assist nonintensivists who occasionally encounter a critically ill child in need of immediate intensive management. This is arguably the best of the 2 or 3 overview texts currently available." Mayo Clinic Proceedings "...concise and well written...a useful addition to the libraries of general pediatricians and pediatric residents." The New England Journal of Medicine "...a valuable addition to any general pediatrician’s library." Pediatric Cardiology "Each chapter of this book is well-organized and easy to read...the information presented, especially concerning drugs and therapeutic regiments, is as current as it can possibly be. "I would recommend this book to any student, housetaff officer, or nurse working in a PICU. Practicing pediatricians and primary care physicians without ready access to tertiary pediatric critical care centers will also find this book to be very helpful. Pediatric intensivists may also like this book for the specific chapters mentioned herein. Its relatively low cost, as compared with the major pediatric critical care textbooks, makes it a bargain." Anesthesiology "This book attempts to provide an easy-to-read, useful, and practical overview of the complexities of pediatric critical care medicine, for a target population that includes pediatricians, house officers, medical students, and nursing staff who do not necessarily practice this subspecialty. This book achieves its goals; it is readable, concise, straightforward, and updated. "In summary, the vast majority of chapters are excellent, and I would recommend this book to be added to the bookshelves of intensive care units in which house officer, non-specialized physicians, and nursing staff take care of critically ill children." Pediatric Pulmonology "In summary, ‘Pediatric Critical Care: The Essentials’ is a well-written textbook that more than lives up to its goal of serving as an introductory overview of PCCM. My nurses and nurse practitioners have enjoyed this book as a rapid bedside source of information concerning their patients. As the former Chairman of the Pediatric Residency Education Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, we are considering using this book as the ‘core’ textbook for residents and medical students performing their rotations in the PICU. This book will be helpful to everyone who cares for a sick infant or child and belongs on the bookshelf in every PICU." Pediatric Critical Care MedicineTable of ContentsForeword. William A. Altemeier, MD. Preface. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 1. Airway Management. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 2. Cardiovascular Physiology, Shock, Inotropic Agents, and Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 3. Croup, Upper Airway Obstruction, and Status Asthmaticus. Joseph D. Tobias, MD and David G. Nichols, MD. Chapter 4. Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory Monitoring, and the Basics of Pulmonary Physiology. Lynn Martin, MD. Chapter 5. Alternative Modes of Respiratory Support. Thomas V. Brogan, MD and Lynn D. Martin, MD. Chapter 6. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Children. J. Steven Hata, MD. Chapter 7. Congenital Heart Diseases/Arrhythmias. Marcus S. Schamberger, MD. Chapter 8. Postoperative Cardiac Care. Joseph D. Tobias, MD and William R. Wilson Jr., MD. Chapter 9. Status Epilepticus. Joseph E. Segeleon, MD and Steven E. Haun, MD. Chapter 10. Increased Intracranial Pressure/Intracranial Pressure Monitoring. Steven E. Haun, MD and Joseph E. Segeleon, MD. Chapter 11. The Use of Sedative/Analgesic and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 12. Traumatic Injury and Burns. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 13. Fluid and Electrolyte Issues, Metabolic Disorders, Tumor Lysis Syndrome. Rosaleah V. Bernardo MD, Joseph E. Segeleon MD, and Steven E. Haun, MD. Chapter 14. Nutrition in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient. Adalberto Torres Jr, MD and Pat Wiggins, MS, RD, CS. Chapter 15. Blood Product Administration and Coagulation Function. Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 16. Acute Renal Failure and Renal Replacement Therapy. R. Blaine Easley, MD and Ted Groshong, MD. Chapter 17. Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Jessica Klekamp MD and Kevin B. Churchwell, MD. Chapter 18. Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient. Ted D. Groshong, MD. Chapter 19. Infectious Disease Issues in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient. Sayonara Pérez Mato, MD and Sara S. Viesman, MD. Chapter 20. Poisonings and Toxic Ingestions. R. Blaine Easley, MD and Joseph D. Tobias, MD. Chapter 21. Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient. Joseph D. Tobias, MD
£106.16
Cambridge University Press Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical
Book SynopsisA unique, practical and complete review of the essential topics in critical care and emergency medicine for clinicians at all levels. Fully illustrated and in color, the book offers up-to-date, evidence-based and clinically relevant material in a format that is easy to absorb and apply to everyday medical care.Table of ContentsSection 1: 1. Shock Kenneth R. L. Bernard; 2. Airway management Amanda Doodlesack; 3. Mechanical ventilation Jake Hoyne and Josh Kolikoff; 4. Boarding ICU patient Robert Sherwin; Section 2: 5. Covid-19 John Rozehnal and Melissa Villars; 6. Severe sepsis/septic shock Erica Chimelski; 7. Pneumonia Navdeep Sekhon; 8. Meningitis and encephalitis Chris Allison; 9. Infective endocarditis Jason Block; 10. Necrotizing soft tissue infection Jennifer Carnell; 11. Complications of HIV/AIDS Zubaid Rafque; Section 3: 12. Ischemic strokes Joshua Joseph; 13. Intracranial haemorrhage Matthew Wong; 14. Status epilepticus Matthew Wong; 15. Acute spinal cord compression Cristal Cristia; Section 4: 16. Post-cardiac arrest care Di Pan; 17. Acute coronary syndrome Steven Rougas; 18. Acute decompensated heart failure; 19. Aortic dissection Brandon Maughan; 20. Hypertensive emergencies Nadine Himelfarb; 21. Valvular diseases Ermias Jirru; Section 5: 22. Acute respiratory distress syndrome Katie Dickerson; 23. Upper airway emergencies Paul Ginart; 24. Asthma Imikomobong Ibia; 25. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rmaah Memon; 26. Massive hemoptysis Amar Deshwar; 27. Pulmonary embolism Katie Oskar; Section 6: 28. Gastrointestinal bleeding Joel Moll; 29. Abdominal aortic aneurysms Payal Modi; 30. Fulminant hepatic failure Aqsa Shakoor and Danielle Walsh; 31. Acute mesenteric ischemia Jeffrey Siegelman and Sothivin Lanh; 32. The surgical abdomen Sarah Fisher; 33. Abdominal compartment syndrome Sarah Fisher and Carla Haack; Section 7: 34. Acid-base interpretation Peter Czamecki; 35. Common electrolyte disorders Christine Chan and John Arbo; 36. Acute kidney injury and dialysis Adam Gottula; Section 8: 37. Reversal of anticoagulation Calvin Hwang; 38. Disseminated intravascular coagulation, TTP, HUS Jai Madhok; 39. Sickle cell emergencies Charles Lei; Section 9: 40. Diabetic ketoacidosis & HHS Benjamin Zabar; 41. Thyroid storm Yves Duroseau; 42. Adrenal crisis Daniel Rolston; Section 10: 43. Anaphylaxis David Convissar; 44. Hyperthermia Amy Caggiula; 45. Hypothermia Shan Modi; 46. Overdoses Christopher Shaw; Section 11: 47. General trauma principles Benjamin Schnapp; 48. Severe traumatic brain injury Jacob Isserman; 49. Neck trauma Vishal Demla; 50. Thoracic trauma Lauren Becker; 51. Solid organ abdominal trauma Jayaram Chelluri; 52. Severe pelvic trauma Jeff Pepin; 53. Compartment syndrome/rhabdomyolysis Katrina Harper; 54. Burns Aaron Surrey; Section 12: 55. Care of the dying patient Ashley Shreves.
£52.24
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Final FFICM Structured Oral Examination Study
Book SynopsisThis book is the definitive guide to the Final Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FFICM) Structured Oral Examination. With a broad coverage of the clinical curriculum, it equips candidates to tackle this challenging examination. Each chapter contains sample questions with concise answers, focusing on key concepts to facilitate deeper understanding. The content is organised by subject, enabling more structured revision in an easy-to-use format. This text provides references to guidance that will remain relevant in the ever-changing landscape of intensive care medicine. Not only is this book an essential resource for studying intensivists but it also forms a useful reference for any professional encountering the world of critical care in their practice.Table of ContentsSection 1: Organisational Problems Section 2: Organ Support Section 3: On the ICU Section 4: Toxicology Section 5: AirwaySection 6: Resucitation Section 7: Surgery Section 8: Cardiothoracics Section 9: Neurosciences Section 10: Obstetrics Section 11: Pediatrics Section 12: Microbiology Sectin 13: Medicine Section 14: Palliative Care
£49.99
Cambridge University Press Rapid Review Anesthesiology Oral Boards
Book SynopsisThe book covers over 40 different clinical scenarios most frequently encountered in the Anesthesia Oral Board exam. Answers to the questions are carefully structured to not only help the reader understand the medicine of anesthesia but also to provide the correct terminology needed for the exam.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. General: 1. Obesity/difficult airway Ruchir Gupta; 2. Myasthenia gravis/Eaton–Lambert syndrome Shimon Frankel; 3. Laryngeal papillomatosis Aimee Gretchen Kakascik; 4. Sickle cell disease Ruchir Gupta; 5. Liver transplant Federico Osorio; 6. Renal transplant/diabetes Ruchir Gupta, Anita Gupta and Sheryl Glassman; Part II. Endocrine: 7. Thyroidectomy Ruchir Gupta; 8. Carcinoid tumor Xiaodong Bao; 9. Pheochromocytoma Stanley Yuan and John Cooley; Part III. Orthopedics: 10. Shoulder surgery Sarah J. Madison; 11. Hip replacement in aortic stenosis Ruchir Gupta; Part IV. Trauma: 12. The burn patient Ruchir Gupta; 13. Multisystem injury Raymond Pesso; 14. Traumatic brain injury Ruchir Gupta; Part V. Urology: 15. TURP syndrome Mark Slomovits; Part VI. Pediatrics: 16. Foreign body aspiration Aimee Gretchen Kakascik; 17. Tracheoesophageal fistula repair Peggy Wingard; 18. Pyloric stenosis Julio R. Olaya; 19. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Peggy Wingard; 20. Epiglottitis Julio R. Olaya; 21. Patent ductus arteriosis Peggy Wingard; 22. Tetralogy of fallout Ruchir Gupta; Part VII. Neuro: 23. Intracranial mass Sergey V. Pisklakov; 24. Cerebral aneurysm Sergey V. Pisklakov; Part VIII. Thoracic: 25. VATS (one-lung ventilation) Ruchir Gupta; 26. Mediastinal mass Stanley Yuan and Joseph Marino; Part IX. Cardiovascular: 27. Aortic dissection Ruchir Gupta; 28. Carotid endarterectomy Ruchir Gupta; 29. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) Ruchir Gupta; 30. Abdominal aortic aneurysm Ruchir Gupta; Part X. Obstetric: 31. Hemorrhage Edouard Belotte; 32. Preeclampsia Xiaodong Bao; Part XI. Additional Topics: 33. Cardiac Ruchir Gupta; 34. Obstetrics Anita Gupta and Nicholas Weber; 35. Pediatrics Ruchir Gupta, Monique Cadogan and Barbara Vickers; 36. Neuro Ruchir Gupta; 37. Pain management Ruchir Gupta; 38. Neuraxial anesthesia/anticoagulation Ruchir Gupta; 39. Critical care Ruchir Gupta; Algorithm appendix; Index.
£67.99
Cambridge University Press Multiple True False Questions for the Final Fficm
Book SynopsisFollowing the introduction in 2013 of the FFICM exam for trainees in intensive care, this book provides candidates with practice materials for the MCQ section. Written by a team of specialists in intensive care medicine, including senior trainees who have recently passed the new exam and authors of the popular FRCAQ website, the book contains 270 multiple true-false questions that cover the breadth of the current Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine curriculum. These are presented as three 90-question practice papers, providing candidates with a faithful simulation of the style, standard and format of the questions they will encounter. With short and long explanations for each question, presented with up-to-date references for extended reading, this book is both an ideal tool for in-depth exam preparation, and an excellent resource for practising consultants in intensive care medicine. It is also suitable for candidates taking the EDIC and other intensive care exams worldwide.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Exam A; Exam A Answers; Exam B; Exam B Answers; Exam C; Exam C Answers; Index.
£47.99
Cambridge University Press Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care
Book SynopsisWritten for doctors, pharmacists and nurses working in the intensive care unit (ICU), the Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care is the essential guide to drug therapy in the ICU. Combining drug monographs with guidelines, this is an excellent resource for safe and effective practice.Trade ReviewReview of previous edition: 'The book is particularly strong on newer medicines … and is stuffed full of useful pearls and snippets of information … an excellent book that can act as a touchstone for front-line clinical pharmacists in critical care.' The Pharmaceutical Journal'Overall this book certainly accomplishes the goal of providing a practical reference for medication administration. It is rather portable and could fit in the pocket of a white coat, it is well organized, and critical information is easily accessible and digestible … the sixth edition of the Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care, An A-Z Guide offers a compact easy-to-use reference for physicians and nurses to guide optimal and safe drug treatment for most critically ill patients.' Orestes Mavrothalassitis and Matthieu Legrand, Anesthesia & AnalgesiaTable of ContentsIntroduction; How to use this book; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Drugs: An A-Z Guide; Prescribing using generic or brand names; Routes of administration; Loading dose; Drug metabolism; Enzyme systems; Drug excretion; Drug tolerance; Drug interactions; Therapeutic drug monitoring; Target range of concentration; Pharmacology in the critically ill; Body weight; Guide to ideal tidal volume; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Drugs in advanced life support; Management of acute major anaphylaxis; Management of acute severe hyperkalaemia; Management of malignant hyperthermia; Sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade; Opioid conversion table; Antiretroviral drugs: alternatives for swallowing difficulties; Management of status epilepticus; Prevention of delirium tremens and alcohol withdrawal syndrome; Prevention of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome; Anti-arrhythmic drugs; Inotropes and vasopressors; Bronchospasm; Anti-ulcer drugs; Immunonutrition in the ICU; Corticosteroids; Short synacthen test; Bone marrow rescue following nitrous oxide; Heparin induced thrombocytopaenia; NOAC/DOAC; Antioxidants; Guidelines for patients with absent or dysfunctional spleen; Anti-microbial drugs; Bacterial gram staining; Antibiotics: sensitivities; Alterations to drug dosing in renal dysfunction and Haemo(dia)filtration; Chemical pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusion; Appendix A: creatinine clearance; Appendix B: weight conversion (stones/lb to kg); Appendix C: body mass index (BMI) calculator; Appendix D: lean body weight charts; Appendix E: ideal tidal volume; Appendix F: estimated height from ulna length; Appendix G: infusion rate/dose calculation; Appendix H: drug compatibility chart; Appendix I: sodium content of oral medications; Appendix J: drug management of the brain-stem-dead donor; Appendix K: vancomycin by continuous infusion; Appendix L: Child-Pugh score; Appendix M: severe sepsis algorithm; Appendix N: insulin guidelines; Drug index.
£27.54
Cambridge University Press Maths Physics and Clinical Measurement for
Book SynopsisMaths, physics and clinical measurement hold a degree of mystery and trepidation for many working and training in anaesthesia, intensive care and theatre practice. This important new book covers these core topics in a logical and structured format, creating a more enjoyable learning experience that is accessible and easy to digest. Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives and summary of chapter contents. Following this is a clinical scenario that relates to the themes of the chapter and a number of hypothetical questions relating to the scenario are laid-out. Clinical pearls are presented in boxes for more advanced learning opportunities. Each chapter closes with a set of MCQ or SBA self-test questions to test the readers'' knowledge of the chapter. This book covers everything needed for the FFICM and FRCA exams, making it an essential text for exam candidates, tutors, and those working in theatres, anaesthesia and the ICU.Trade Review'… recommended core addition to hospital, medical center, college, and university library Health/Medicine instructional reference collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of medical students and hospital medical team members.' James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review'This book is a well-executed collaboration of topics, interweaving meaty scientific concepts with clinically applicable uses. The uniformity of diagram design and chapter layout helps knit the book together and coupled with a balanced writing style and well-titled paragraphs, creates a straightforward, engaging read. For the FRCA or FFICM candidate, this book would be immensely valuable but almost anyone involved in administering anesthesia or in critical care medicine would benefit from reading this book.' Christine F. Wood and R. Ross Kennedy, Anesthesia & AnalgesiaTable of ContentsList of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Data analysis and medical statistics Andrew Biffen and David Ashton-Cleary; 2. Basic physics and electronics Emma Foster and Hozefa Ebrahim; 3. Heat, temperature and humidity Hozefa Ebrahim and Sean Chadwick; 4. Behaviour of fluids Hozefa Ebrahim, Sunita Balla and James Rudge; 5. Gas measurement and supply Jonathon Paige; 6. Gas concentration measurement Catriona Frankling; 7. Blood gas analysis David Connor; 8. Vapours and vaporizers Ed Copley; 9. Ventilators and breathing systems Dan Shuttleworth and Nick Dodds; 10. The environment and safety Lauren Weekes; 11. Blood pressure measurement Laura Beard and David Ashton-Cleary; 12. Cardiac output monitoring Hozefa Ebrahim and Alistair Burns; 13. Cardiac support equipment Katie Ramm and Laura May; 14. Ultrasound and doppler David Ashton-Cleary; 15. Atomic structure, radiation, imaging, and LASERs David Ashton-Cleary and Jumana Hussain; 16. Electro-biophysiology Vijay Venkatesh and David Ashton-Cleary; Index.
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Beginners Guide to Intensive Care
Book Synopsisprovides an excellent introduction to the management of acute illness for all clinical staff, and a solid foundation for those who choose to make ICM a fulfilling life-long career.' From the Foreword by Julian Bion, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of BirminghamIdeal for any medic or health professional embarking upon an intensive care rotation or specialism, this simple bedside handbook provides handy, pragmatic guidance to the day-to-day fundamentals of working in an intensive care unit, often a daunting prospect for the junior doctor, nurse and allied health professional encountering this challenging environment for the first time.Thoroughly updated, the second edition addresses recent and future developments in a variety of areas and is now organised into easy-to-read sections with clearly outlined learning goals. New topics added include sepsis, ARDS, refractory hypoxia, the role of allied health professionals, post ICU syTrade ReviewA lot of time and effort went into the first edition of this book. I am bamboozled by the high-end contributor list and the end result of all of their hard work under Arora / Laha, to produce an even better second edition! I cannot emphasise enough just how useful this is as a text for senior ITU physicians, for our juniors, our nursing staff and AHP’s. I suggest if you have the time, go down tom the local, yes, book shop (they exist), and pick up a copy.JW, Critical Care NorthamptonFull Review: https://criticalcarenorthampton.com/the-beginners-guide-to-intensive-care/‘…provides an excellent introduction to the management of acute illness for all clinical staff, and a solid foundation for those who choose to make ICM a fulfilling life-long career.’ From the Foreword by Julian Bion, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of BirminghamA lot of time and effort went into the first edition of this book. I am bamboozled by the high-end contributor list and the end result of all of their hard work under Arora / Laha, to produce an even better second edition! I cannot emphasise enough just how useful this is as a text for senior ITU physicians, for our juniors, our nursing staff and AHP’s. I suggest if you have the time, go down tom the local, yes, book shop (they exist), and pick up a copy.JW, Critical Care NorthamptonFull Review: https://criticalcarenorthampton.com/the-beginners-guide-to-intensive-care/Table of ContentsBasics. Initial Assessment – The first hour. Drugs. Equipment & Investigations. Airway and Respiratory Emergencies. Other Emergencies. Management.
£30.39
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide
Book Synopsis
£57.60
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Opioids in Medicine
Book SynopsisThis book fills the void to provide a comprehensive review of the theoretical knowledge and scope of opioid pharmacotherapy in pain medicine. While the information provided is obtainable in other major texts already in print, the present format style plus the illustrations will make easy reading and fast accessibility of information on opioids available. Information provided is based on clinical practice rather than pure experimental for use in daily practice.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "This review of the pharmacology and clinical uses of opioids provides an overview of pain anatomy and physiology and … how to treat different painful conditions with narcotics. … The book is intended for any physician who treats patients with acute or chronic pain, making it appropriate for pain specialists and primary care physicians. However, any surgeon or physician … would find this book helpful. … This is an excellent addition to the field of pain medicine, bridging the gap between pharmacology and practice." (Tariq M. Malik, Doody’s Review Service, June, 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I Rational for the Use of Opioids in Nociceptive Transmission. The Nociceptive System, an Elementary Part of the Body’s Protective Scheme. Acute Pain – Sequence of Changes in the Body. Differences in Pain Quality. Anatomy of Pain and Analgesia. Significance of C-Fibers in Pain Transmission. Significance of Aß-Fibers in Pain Modulation. Transmission of Pain with Different Qualities. Substance P, a Mediator of Pain and a Member of the Tachykinine Family. Supraspinal Processing of Pain. Transduction of Nociception Via the Spinothalamic Tracts. The Descending Antinociceptive System. Neurophysiology of Pain – Type of Receptor Sites Involved in Therapy. Transduction of Nociceptive Afferences Via Ascending Pathways. Different Therapeutic Approaches in Pain Therapy. Significance of Bradykinins in Inflammatory Pain. Cox Inhibitors in the Alleviation of Pain. The Opioid Receptor System – Main Target in Pain Therapy. Inhibitory and Excitatory Effects of Nociception at the Spinal Cord Level. Neurohormones In Transmission of Nociception. Melanocortins. Cholecystokinins. Calcitonin-Gene-Related Neuropeptide. Galanin. Nitric Monoxide, Mediator for Chronic Pain. The Cannabinoid System. Ion Channel Modulators Resulting in Facilitation/Inhibition of Nociception. The P2X and P2Y Receptor System. The Vanilloid Receptor System. Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels as Ion Conduit Modulators. Non Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels. Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Ion Channel Modulators. Excitatory Glutamate Receptor; Mediator of Pronociceptive Effects. The Nicotinic/Acetylcholine (NAchR) Receptors. Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in Mediating Hyperalgesia. Significance of the Immune System and Microglia in Chronic Pain. Reflectory, Segmental Mediation of Pain Afferents. Sequence of Resulting in Neuropathic Pain. Causes of Potentiation and Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain. Neurophysiological Changes Taking Effect During Evolution of Pain. Supraspinal Engrams Relevant in Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain. Preventing Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain – Use of Analgesics with Different pharmacology. Rationale for the Use of Opioids. Reasons for Insufficient Opioid use – The 11 Myths in Opioid Therapy. Alternative Therapeutic Targets in Pain Therapy. Proton Channels as Therapeutic Targets in Pain Therapy. Adjuvant Analgesics in Pain Therapy. Difference in Receptor Activation/Inhibition as Drug Targets. Mechanism of Action of Tricyclic Antidepressants. Pharmacologically Resistant – Psychologically Conditioned Pain. The Malingering Patient with Compensatory Pain Behavior. References. Part II Mechanism of Action of Opioids and Clinical Effects. Conversion of Morphine to Heroin (Diacetylmorphine). Major Classes of Opioid Analgesics in Clinical Practice. Mode of Action of Opiates/Opioids. Overview of the Different Opioid Receptors and their Subtypes. Agonists, Antagonists, their Potency and Mode of Action. Relative Potency and Equianalgesic Doses. Specific Binding Sites for Opioids in the CNS. Reasons for Difference in Potency of Opioids. Intracellular Signaling Following Opioid Binding. G-Protein Coupled Receptors and the Adenylate Cyclase Signaling System, Mediators of Opioid Action. Significance of the Heterotrimeric G-Proteins in Intracellular Transmission. Differences in Clinical Effects of Various Opioids. Opioid-Refractory Painful Conditions. Opioid-Related Side Effects. Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression. Significance of the Different Opioid Receptors in the Mediation of Respiratory Depression. Vigilance, Leading Parameter in Opioid-Related Respiratory Depression. Reasons for Prolongation of Opioid-Related Respiratory Depression in Patients. Difference in Sedative-Hypnotic Effect of Opioids. Difference in the Hypnosedative and Analgesic Effect of Potent Opioids. Potential Epileptogenic Potency of Opioids. The Antitussive Action of Opioids (Blockade of Cough Reflex). Dependence Liability of Opioids – Pharmacological Principles of Addiction. Neurobiological Changes with Addiction. Opioids Inducing Nausea and Emesis. Opioids and Muscular Rigidity. The Pupillary Effect of Opioids. Opioids and Gastrointestinal Inhibition (Constipation). Clinical Relevance of Opioid-Induced Constipation. Opioids and the Cardiovascular System. References. Part III Opioids, an Integrative Part in Perioperative Medicine. Intraoperative Use of Opioids for Anesthesia. Potentiation of Opioid-Based Anesthesia. Pharmacokinetics of Opioids: Significance for Clinical Use in Anesthesia. Significance of Pharmacokinetic Data for Practical Use. Advantages of "Maintenance Phase" Infusions Compared to Intermittent Bolus Dose. Use of Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) Systems in Anesthesia. "On-Top"-Dose of Either Alfentanil or Remifentanil in an Opioid-Based Anesthetic Regimen. Recommendations for the Use of Remifentanil. The Pharmacology of Sufentanil. Respiratory Depression After Sufentanil. The Hypnosedative Effect of Sufentanil. Sufentanil and Muscular Rigidity. Sufentanil in Selective Operations. Neurosurgery. Sufentanil in Open-Heart Surgery. Interaction of Sufentanil. Volatile Aspects. Muscle Relaxants. Barbiturates. Practical Considerations for the Use of Sufentanil. Examples for the Use of Sufentanil in Anesthesia. Opioids for Use in Postoperative Pain Management. Addiction Liability by Use of Opioids for Postoperative Pain. Time-Contingent Dosing of Opioids for Postoperative Pain. Selection of the Appropriate Agent in Postoperative Pain Management. Choice of Opioid Agents for Post-Operative Pain Treatment. Dosage of Opioid Analgesics in Post-Operative Pain Treatment. Implications of Agonist/Antagonists in Postoperative Pain Management. Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for Postoperative Pain Therapy. Opioids On-Demand, Without Use of a PCA System. New Techniques for Postoperative Pain Management. Selective Opioid Antagonists for Postoperative Reversal of Opioid Side Effects. Postoperative Opioids – Summary and Outlook. Neuraxial Administration of Opioids for Pain Therapy. Side Effects of Epidural Opioids. Lipophilic or Hydrophilic Opioids for Neuraxial Use. Extended-Release Epidural Morphine for Postoperative Pain. Combination of an Epidural Opioid with a Local Anesthetic. Continuous-Infusion Epidural Analgesia (CIEA). Intrathecal Use of Opioids. Mixed Agonist/Antagonists and _2-Agonists for Neuraxial Use. References. Part IV Use of Potent Opioids for Chronic Pain Management. Long-Term Management of Chronic Pain. Defining the Different Type of Opioids. Agonists. Antagonists. Mixed Agonist–Antagonists. The WHO Guidelines for Pain Therapy. Dosing of Opioids in Tumor Pain. Co-Analgesics (Adjuvants) for Long-Term Pain Therapy with Opioids. Buprenorphine – Opioid with Unique Receptor Kinetics for Chronic Pain. Transdermal Patches for Use in Chronic Pain – Fentanyl TTS and Buprenorphine TDS. Rational for the Use of Transdermal Systems. Pharmacokinetics of Opioids Used in Transdermal Systems. Specificity of Transdermal Buprenorphine. Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate (OTFC) Stick for Treatment of Breakthrough Pain. Differences in Transdermal Technology and Pharmacology of Fentanyl and Buprenorphine. Change from Oral Morphine to a Transdermal Opioid. Rotation from Oral Morphine to Transdermal Buprenorphine. Commonly Observed Side-Effects in Long-Term Pain Treatment with Opioids. Respiratory Depression. Development of Dependency in Chronic Opioid Use. Development of Tolerance During Long-Term Use of Opioids. Constipation, a Common Side Effect of Opioids. Nausea and Vomiting. Marked Sedation. Pruritus. Rotation from One Opioid to Another. Opioid Rotation from Morphine to Buprenorphine or Methadone. Oxycodone and Hydromorphone – Alternative Opioids for Pain Relief. Use of Opioids in Non-malignant Pain. Driving Ability While Taking an Opioid for Pain Relief. New Options in Opioid Medication – The OROS® (Oral Osmotic Pump) System. Oxytrex™ Ultra-Low Dose Opioid Antagonist Combined with Oxycodone with Less Tolerance Development. Remoxy™ with ORADUR Technology, Opioid with an Abuse-Resistant Formulation. Combining Oxycodone with the Opioid Antagonist Naloxone to Deter from Drug Abuse. Delivery of Opioids via the Lungs – The Aerosolized Liposome- Encapsulated Fentanyl (AeroLEF™). AERx® Pulmonary Delivery System for Morphine and Fentanyl. DUROS® Implant Technology for Chronic Pain Treatment. Transdur™ Sufentanil Technology with 1 Week of Opioid Release. Effervescent Buccal Fentanyl Tablet for Treatment of Breakthrough Pain. Intrathecal DUROS® Opioid Delivery Using a Precision Miniature Catheter. Appendices: Duration of Action and Dosing of Opioid Analgesics. References. Part V Detection of Illicit Use of Opioids in Primary Care. Introduction. Physical Dependency. Definitions and Concepts in Physical Dependency. Terminology in Illicit Use of Opioids. Bioavailability of Pain Medicine Related to Abuse. Avoiding Abuse Liability When Prescribing Opioids. Avoiding Illicit Use by Ongoing Assessment and Documentation. Typical Drug Scams to Obtain a Prescription Opioid. Prescribing Opioids – The Controlled Substances Act from 1979. Typical Patterns as Predictive Signs of Aberrant Drug-Related Behavior. Avoiding Drug Diversion from Medical to Illicit Use. Avoiding Illicit Use by Combining Opioids with Antidepressants/Antiepileptics. Demask the Patient Prone to Develop Illicit Use. Further Stigma of Persons with a Potential Drug Addictive Behavior Pattern. The Alcohol Addictive Patient. The Most Common Signs of Alcohol Addiction. Concomitant Sequelae of Alcoholism. Common Comprehensions on Prescription Drug Abuse. Physical Signs and Symptoms of Hard Drug Abuse. The Red Flags During Initial Assessment. Use of Urine Drug Screening (UDS). Summary of Considerations When Using Urine Drug Screening (UDS). Indications for Random Urine Drug Testing. Types of Urine Drug Testing. Summary When Using Urine Drug Testing (UDT). Interpretation of UDT Results. Limitations of Urine Drug Testing (UDT). Half-Life of Detection and Cut-Offs in Urine Drug Screening. Interpretation of Results. Pitfalls with Urine-Drug-Testing (UDT). Summary of Considerations When Having a Positive Urine Test. Test Procedure When Using a Multi-Test Card. Confirmation Analysis of Quick Tests. Assessing Possible Manipulation of the Urine Sample. Screening for Alcohol Abuse. Hair or Saliva for Drug Testing. Hair Analysis for the Detection of Abused Drugs and Medications. References. Index.
£149.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc ABC of Intensive Care
Book SynopsisThis new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the non-specialist, providing the core knowledge and principles ofintensive carepatient management. From general principles through to critical care outreach and end of life care, it covers best practice management in the intensive care unit. It includes the key organ system support as well as monitoring, sepsis, brain-stem death, and nutrition in intensive care. There is also full coverage of organ donation. This invaluable resource is highly illustrated in colour throughout with new images, references to key evidence, and further reading and resources in each chapter. It is ideal for junior doctors, medical students and specialist nurses working in an acute hospital setting and the ICU and neonatal ICU, and for anyone involved in the management and care of intensive care patients. Endorsed by the Intensive Care Society (UK) and the Scottish Intensive Care Society. This title isTrade Review“This is clearly an update from the first edition. With its effective writing style, this book provides readers a workable introduction in a brief amount of time.” (Doody’s, 23 March 2012) "This is an informative book especially for medical students and graduates, younger doctors and specialist nurses working in the intensive care units of medical centers. It provides core knowledge about critical-care patient management. It is a well organized book that makes for easy learning." (Biz India, 3 February 2012)Table of ContentsContributors vii Preface ix Foreword xi 1 General Principles of Intensive Care Management 1Anna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale 2 Communication and Decision-Making in Intensive Care 4Martin Hughes and Graham R. Nimmo 3 Monitoring 8James Haslam, Jonathan Ball, Andy Rhodes and Peter MacNaughton 4 Sedation 12Tim Walsh 5 Pathophysiology of Organ Failure 18Charles Hinds and Mervyn Singer 6 Severe Sepsis 24Michael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll 7 Respiratory Support 29Simon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans 8 Cardiovascular Support 35Neil Soni and David Watson 9 Renal Failure 41Liam Plant and Alasdair Short 10 Neurological Support 46Peter J. D. Andrews 11 Liver Support 51Julia Wendon and Chris Holland 12 Gastrointestinal Support 56Saif Al Musa and Tony M. Rahman 13 Nutrition in the ICU 62Marcia McDougall 14 Critical Care Outreach 66Mandy Odell and Sheila Adam 15 End-of-Life Care 71Ben Shippey and Bob Winter Index 74
£37.31
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Case Studies of Near Misses in Clinical Anesthesia
Book SynopsisAll anesthesiologists eventually face the fear of a near miss, when a patient's life has been put at risk. Learning from the experience is crucial to professionalism and the ongoing development of expertise. Drawing on forty-plus years of practice in major metropolitan hospitals in the United States, Norway, and South Africa, John Brock-Utne, MD presents 80 carefully selected cases that provide the basis for lessons and tips to prevent potential disaster. The cases emphasize problem-centered learning and span a broad range of topicsfrom an outbreak of operating room infection (could it be the anesthesia equipment?), complications of fiberoptic intubations, and problems with epidural drug pumps, to performing an urgent tracheostomy for the first time, working with an aggressive surgeon, and what to do when a patient falls off the operating table during surgery.80 true-story clinical near misses never before published, ideal for problem-centered learning, recommendations, referTrade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Provides a wealth of tips to prevent perioperative disaster and is ideal for problem-based discussions … . case scenarios that are informative and useful for practitioners in all anesthetic subspecialties and for those practicing in different environments … . I would highly recommend this book to anyone practicing anesthesiology … . It is always prudent to heed the advice of those more experienced than ourselves; with this book, Dr. Brock-Utne has solidified some of those lessons on paper to be shared for the future.” (Eric S. Fouliard, Anesthesiology, Issue 4, 2013)“This book includes interesting cases from the author’s (and his colleagues’) 40+ year anesthesia career. … The purpose is to present near-miss cases and the etiology of the problems. … This is a great book for anyone interested, even peripherally, in anesthesia and critical care medicine. It would be a great read for medical students or student registered nurse anesthetists as well as residents and practitioners. It is such an easy read that it can be picked up and put down quickly.” (Martin Dauber, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2011)Table of ContentsCase 1. A patient with a mediastinal mass.- Case 2. Stick out your tongue.- Case 3. An epidural blood patch. What went wrong?.- Case 4. A lack of communication leads to a bad outcome.- Case 5. Hyperkalemia during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.- Case 6. A adjuvant to the cuff leak test.- Case 7. Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an ICU. Can our equipment be at fault?.- Case 8. A complication with the use of the intubating Fiberscope.- Case 9. Interscalene block in concern in cardiac patients.- Case 10. Epidural analgesia for labor. Watch out.- Case 11. Past history of esophagectomy. Any concern?.- Case 12. A case of Myasthenia Gravis.- Case 13. Where are my teeth?.- Case 14. An unusual Capnograph tracing.- Case 15. A VP shunt.- Case 16. Shoulder surgery. Watch out.- Case 17. An ambulatory surgical patient with no escort.- Case 18. A complication during laprascopy.- Case 19. A patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.- Case 20. Repair of a thoracic duct.- Case 21. Occuled reinforced (armored) endotracheal tube.- Case 22. A difficult nasogastic tube insertion.- Case 23. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Any concern for general anesthesia?.- Case 24. An airway surprise.- Case 25. Difficulty with breathing in the postoperative period.- Case 26. Severe systemic local anesthetic toxicity.- Case 27. A motorcycle accident with neck injury.- Case 28. Thoracic incisional injury.- Case 29. Bronchospasm. An unusual cause.- Case 30. Post bariatric surgery. Any concerns?.- Case 31. Valuable information from an implanted pacemaker.- Case 32. Allen’s test in an anesthetized patient. Is it possible?.- Case 33. A loss of the only oxygen supply you have during an anesthetic.- Case 34. An aggressive surgeon.- Case 35. A pharyngeal mass.- Case 36. Retained laps.- Case 37. A “Code Blue”.- Case 38. A complication of Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).- Case 39. LMA in elective orthopedic surgery.- Case 40. What would you do?.- Case 41. Preeclampsia.- Case 42. A failed “test dose”.- Case 43. A simple cystoscopy with biopsy.- Case 44. An orthopedic trauma.- Case 45. Blood in the endotracheal tube.- Case 46. A longstanding tracheostomy.- Case 47. An airway problem during MAC.- Case 48. Is the patient extubated?.- Case 49. A leaking anesthesia machine.- Case 50. A most important lesson.- Case 51. Transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary tumor.- Case 52. Spinal reconstruction and fusion in a chronic pain patient.- Case 53. A repeat back operation in a patient who has had postoperative visual loss in the past.- Case 54. Respiratory arrest in the recovery room.- Case 55. Bispectral Index. What does it mean?.- Case 56. Neonatal laprascopic surgery.- Case 57. Total IV anesthesia.- Case 58. An ICU Patient.- Case 59. A new onset of arterial fibrillation in the recovery room.- Case 60. A rapid increase in core body temperature.- Case 61. Prolonged surgery.- Case 62. Persistent intraoperative hiccups. What to do?.- Case 63. Internal jugular cannulation.- Case 64. Endobronchial foreign body.- Case 65. A cyst in Fourth ventricle.- Case 66. Generalized convulsions after regional anesthesia.- Case 67. Cardiac arrest in a prone patient.- Case 68. A short patient with a high BMI.- Case 69. Bleeding after oral surgery.- Case 70. Selecting the right size double lumen tube.- Case 71. A low normal preoperative blood glucose level.- Case 72. Things to remember when you change a Cordis Catheter to a triple lumen.- Case 73. An intraoperative malfunctioning vaporizer.- Case 74. An abnormal EKG first discovered in the operating room.- Case 75. A cardiac arrest in ICU.- Case 76. A severe case of metabolic acidosis.- Case 77. Bunionectomy under both general and regional anesthesia.- Case 78. Now what would you do?.- Case 79. A strange case.- Case 80. A chronic pain patient
£62.99
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Irwin Rippe39s Procedures Techniques and
Book SynopsisThis softcover manual covers all procedures and techniques necessary for certification in critical care from teh internal medicine, anesthesiology, and surgical critical care certification exam. Each procedure or monitoring technique discusses indications/contraindications, equipment, anatomy, techniques, postprocedure care, and complications. Specific nursing indications are indicated where appropriate.
£122.54
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Irwin Rippes Manual of Intensive Care Medicine
Book Synopsis Irwin & Rippe’s Manual of Intensive Care Medicine has established itself as an invaluable reference for students, interns, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, nurses, and respiratory care practitioners working in the critical care medicine environment.Known for its reader-friendly outline format and compact portable size, this handy manual builds upon its tradition of excellence in its Sixth Edition. Available both in print and electronic formats, the Sixth Edition parallels the text, Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, Seventh Edition , and features fully updated and revised content with a focus on patient safety. Key Features: Fully revised content addresses recent developments, including the larger role for ultrasound, in critical care medicine. Annotated references are provided at the close of each chapter to guide the interested reader through key articles in the relevant
£60.85
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Critical Heart Disease in Infants and Children
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. The Segmental Approach to Congenital Heart Disease 2. Cardiovascular Physiology and Shock 3. Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance and Blood Flow 4. Renal Function and Heart Disease 5. Splanchnic Function and Heart Disease 6. Cerebral Function and Heart Disease 7. Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs 8. Pediatric Arrhythmias 9. Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade 10. Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 11. Applied Respiratory Physiology 12. Respiratory Support 13. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 14. Coagulation Disorders in Congenital Heart Disease 15. Nutrition 16. Transplantation 17. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Heart Disease 18. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization 19. Perioperative Monitoring 20. Cardiopulmonary Bypass 21. Mechanical Circulatory Support in Infants and Children 22. Nursing Care 23. Perioperative Management of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease 24. ASD/VSD 25. Atrioventricular Septal Defects 26. Aortic Valve Disease 27. CoA and IAA 28. Mitral Valve Disease 29. AP Window/PDA 30. ACLA 31. Persistent Truncus Arteriosus 32. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return 33. Transposition of the Great Arteries and the Arterial Switch Operation 34. DORV/DOLV 35. TOF with PAT and VSD 36. Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum (PA/IVS) 37. Ebstein's Anomaly 38. Single Ventricle 39. Tricuspid Atresia and the Fontan Operation 40. HLHS 41. Staged Operative Management of the SV 42. Critical Appraisal and Use of Evidence about Therapy 43. Cor Pulmonale 44. Inflammatory Heart Disease 45. Infective Endocarditis 46. Syndromes and Congenital Heart Defects 47. Heritable Disease 48. Cardiomyopathy
£196.99
£17.67
Xlibris Back To Basics
£21.87
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Liver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Book SynopsisLiver Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine emphasizes all aspects of this broad and important area and is the definitive textbook for anybody involved in the perioperative care of liver patients. The book is divided into three sections: Physiology and Pathophysiology, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care Medicine. The anesthesiology section contains information about liver transplantation and other liver surgeries and provides detailed practical direction and concise background information of all aspects of the anesthetic management of these patients based on the most recent evidence. The critical care section describes basic critical care management as it relates to liver surgical patients and addresses specific postoperative issues relevant for liver resection and liver transplant patients. The book combines practical guidance to the perioperative management with exTrade ReviewFrom the reviews:“The definitive resource for anesthesiologists and critical care physicians who provide perioperative care for the patient with liver disease.” (Ravindea Alok Gupta, Anesthesiology, Vol. 121 (1), July, 2014)“This is a comprehensive review of every aspect of liver transplant anesthesiology and associated critical care medicine. … The book is directed at anesthesiology and critical care attending physicians who provide care to liver patients. It should serve as the major reference on liver transplantation for fellows training in liver transplant anesthesia or in critical care. … It should also be available in every major medical library as a resource for anyone with an interest in any aspect of this field.” (Michael F. O’Connor, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2013)Table of ContentsLiver Anesthesiology and Critical Care MedicineSection I: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology of Liver Disease1. Physiology and Anatomy of the LiverTeresa A. MulaikalJean C. Emond2. Acute hepatic failureAndrew SlackNavjoyt LadherJulia Wendon3. Drug Metabolism in Liver FailureSimon Lam4. Evaluation of Liver Disease D. Robert DufourNazia QaziSection II: Anesthesiology for Liver Transplantation5. History of Liver TransplantationJ. R. Klinck6. Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics – The European PerspectiveGabriela A. BerlakovichGerd R. Silberhumer7. Recipient and Donor Selection and Transplant Logistics - The US PerspectiveIngo KleinClaus U. Niemann8. Surgical Techniques in Liver TransplantationJuan del rio Martin9. Intraoperative MonitoringClaus-Georg Krenn10. Liver TransplantationAnna WaliaRoman Schumann11. Caval Cross-clamping, Piggyback & Veno-venous BypassRuairi MouldingPaul Picton12. Liver Transplantation: Hemodynamic Changes, Cardiac Output Monitoring and Inotropic SupportAnand D. PadmakumarMark C. Bellamy 13. Coagulopathy: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and TreatmentMatthew R. KappusArun J. Sanyal14. Physiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Blood Loss During Liver TransplantationFreeha ArshadTon LismanRobert J. Porte15. The Marginal Liver Donor and Organ Preservation StrategiesConey BaeScot D. HenryGiridhar VedulaJames V. Guarrera16. Pediatric Liver TransplantationPhilipp J. Houck17. Combined Solid Organ Transplantation Involving the LiverGeraldine Diaz18. Liver Transplantation for the Patient with High MELDCynthia WangRandolph Steadman19. Perioperative Considerations for Transplantation in Acute Liver FailureChristopher P. SnowdenDavid M. Cressey20. Renal FailureLloyd MeeksJoseph Meltzer21. The Patient With Severe Co-Morbidities: Cardiac DiseaseShahriar ShayanAndre M. De Wolf22. Pulmonary Complications of Liver DiseaseMercedes Susan MandellMasahiko Taniguchi23. Liver Transplantation: The Patient with Severe Co-morbidities, CNS Disease, and Increased Intracranial PressureChris WillarsGeorg AuzingerSection III: Anesthesiology for Liver Surgery24. Hepatobiliary Surgery: Indications, Evaluation, and OutcomesMilan KinkhabwalaMarcelo Vivanco 25. Liver Resection Surgery: Anesthetic Management, Monitoring, Fluids and ElectrolytesJean MantzCatherine Paugam-Burtz26. Anesthetic Aspects of Living Donor HepatectomyNavraj KahlonTricia Brentjens27. Complications of Liver SurgeryOliver PanzerJennifer Sandadi28. The Patient with Liver Disease for Non-Hepatic SurgeryKatherine PalmieriRobert N. Sladen Section IV: Critical Care Medicine for Liver transplantation29. Routine Postoperative Care After Liver TransplantationJonathan HastieVivek K. Moitra30. ImmunosuppressionAmit GeraKosh Agarwal31. Acute Kidney Injury after Liver TransplantationRaymond M. PlaninsicTetsuro SakaiIbtesam A. Hilmi 32. Early Graft FailureJames TrotterSrinath Chinnakotla 33. Sepsis and InfectionFuat Hakan Saner34. Respiratory Failure and ARDSJames Y. FindlayMark T. Keegan 35. Pain Management in Liver TransplantationPaul WeykerChristopher WebbLeena Mathew Section V: Critical care Medicine for Liver surgery36. Post Operative Care Of Living Donor for Liver TransplantSubramanian SathishkumarTadahiro Uemura37. Liver Surgery – Early Complications: Liver Failure, Bile Leak and Sepsis Albert C.Y. ChanSheung Tat Fan
£134.99
Outskirts Press Concise Review of Critical Care Trauma and Emergency Medicine
£18.95
Outskirts Press Concise Review of Critical Care Trauma and Emergency Medicine
£14.95
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Critical Care Medicine
Book Synopsis Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022!With a full-color design and concise, easy-to-read chapters, Critical Care Medicine: The Essentials and a Bit More covers the core elements of critical care, with a unique focus on the pathophysiology underlying clinical disorders and how pathophysiologic concerns affect treatment options. There is much here that’s new: brand-new content, expanded discussions, and more graphical elements than ever before. Chapters follow a consistent structural template, with discussions of diagnosis, instrumentation, treatment and management techniques, and more. Expertly and succinctly captures all the fundamentals of the field! Designed primarily for use by students and residents, but also helpful for anyone already in practice. Emphasizes the pathophysiologic elements and treatments of illness and injury. Now with updated drug info and more substantial coverage of interventional radiology, preTrade ReviewIt provides a concise overview of the fundamental aspects and management strategies for critically ill patients using pathophysiological examinations of the most common problems encountered. Students, residents, and practitioners caring for critically ill patients are an appropriate audience for this book. The chapters are divided into two basic categories: general concepts/techniques/methods commonly used in ICU management and specific critical emergencies/crises encountered in medical/surgical ICU patients. There are detailed summaries of the physiological basis of disease manifestations as well as expert descriptions of technique, pitfalls and technology applications for ventilatory management, transfusion medicine, nutrition, and sedation, among others. Later chapters provide thorough descriptions of potential causes for emergent conditions such as COPD exacerbations, septic shock, drug overdose, burns and trauma, and detail important management steps. There are current descriptions of pharmacology applications with the latest options. The chapters are written in a standardized format and in a similar style (a benefit of only two authors), which makes the book easy to use. Much new information in this edition has greatly enhanced the utility of this book. Each chapter begins with a summary of key points that accurately captures the essence of the material. The full-color tables, figures, images, and descriptions have been thoroughly updated, revised, and expanded, leading to increased readability of the material and increased relevance of this book as a daily resource in the ICU. This book compares favorably with similar student preparatory books for ICU rotations including The Washington Manual of Critical Care, 3rd edition, Kollef et al. (Wolters Kluwer, 2018), Marino's The ICU, 4th edition, Marino (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014) and Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 5th edition, Parrillo and Dellinger (Elsevier, 2019). What this book offers that makes it unique is the combined perspective of a pulmonary intensivist and a surgical intensivist. It offers a solid discussion of the basics and nuances of critical care issues and the implications of surgical disease on the physiology of our sickest patients. This is a must have for rotating senior students and junior residents taking an ICU rotation." Weighted Numerical Score: 92 - 4 Stars!
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Oxygen
Book SynopsisThis unique work from acclaimed author Dr. Paul Marino (Marino’s The ICU Book, The Little ICU Book) challenges the traditional notion that the human body thrives on oxygen, and that promoting tissue oxygenation is necessary for promoting life. This concept fails to recognize that oxygen is a destructive molecule that also damages the human body. Instead of welcoming oxygen, the human body limits exposure of the tissues to oxygen, and employs an army of chemical antioxidants to combat the damaging effects of oxygen. This “oxygen protective” human design represents a new paradigm for the relationship between oxygen and human survival, and it has important implications for the excessive and unregulated use of oxygen in clinical practice. Dr. Marino’s book includes the following relevant features: Describes how oxygen and its reactive derivatives can damage vital cell components, and how oxygen plays a pivotal role in the damaging ef
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs): Clinical &
Book SynopsisFrom World Health Organization data, the prevalence of hearing impairment among infants varies between 0.5 and 3.0 cases per thousand, but in children hospitalised in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and in those with other risk factors (ie: anatomically small for gestational age, craniofacial abnormalities, intrauterine infections, family history of hearing loss, ototoxic drugs, mechanical ventilation , etc.), the prevalence is 10-20 times greater. Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be defined as an intensive care unit for sick newborns who need specialised treatment. NICU combines equipment and advanced technology with medical staff specially trained in newborn care. The Joint Committee on Infants Hearing (JCIH) identified many risk factors in NICU infants like prolonged mechanical ventilation, asphyxia, low birth weight and ototoxic medication, and so it also considers intensive care as a whole a risk factor. The present book focuses its attention on this hearing loss risk factor, starting from risk factors and screening strategies, highlighting the various neonatal levels of care, focusing on the treatment of infants with neural tube defects and the future motor development of premature babies. This should be done until caregivers can get the attention of drug therapies used in the NICU.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Book SynopsisNon-invasive mechanical ventilation has managed to establish itself as the treatment option for a wide variety of causes of acute and chronic respiratory failure in different settings in hospital and home non-invasive mechanical ventilation. In the last decades, we have discovered its positive effects on gas exchange and symptoms such as dyspnea control, widely contrasted against endotracheal intubation. However, although this wide range of beneficial effects have been described, pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of non-invasive mechanical complications could not be forgotten for a correct application as they clearly affect patient outcome and mortality. Nowadays, there is a scarce number of publications analysing non-invasive mechanical ventilation complications and this book is the first dedicated to its analysis. This book brings together a broad multidisciplinary vision of common and unusual complications, thus it serves as the original and essential scientific published reference on non-invasive mechanical ventilation complications. The present book has been structured to offer through its sections and chapters an exhaustive and in-depth analysis of non-invasive mechanical ventilation complications, mechanisms, direct or indirect factors determinants, key recommendations for the early diagnosis and treatment for most frequent applications from multidisciplinary perspective. Finally, we analyse non-invasive mechanical ventilation complications and how they impact in short- and long-term complications and mortality. The book concludes analysing evidence in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. We believe that the readers of this book will find in it an essential reference for a correct application of non-invasive mechanical ventilation, and thus be able to improve results and prognosis. Only the precise knowledge of complications of non-invasive mechanical ventilation will allow us to achieve a proper application to success.Table of ContentsPreface; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Epidemiology, Definitions and Classifications; Discomfort, Compliance, Adherence, Determinants and Prevention of Using NIV; Complications During Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Nasal Symptoms, Sinus Congestions, Oronasal Drying; Bilateral Parotiditis. Ocular Complications/Eye Irritation. Other Unusual Complications; Complications during Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Skin Breakdown; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Interface-Specific Complications of Helmet (Arm Oedema and Deep-Vein Thrombosis) and Other Interfaces; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Barotrauma: Pneumothorax. Pneumomediastinum/Subcutaneous Emphysema Pneumocephalus; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Secretions Management; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Digestive Alterations; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Aspiration Pneumonia. Physiopathology, Risk Factors; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury and Effort-Induced Lung Injury; the Importance of PAO2/FIO2 and Tidal Volume; Mask Interface Leakages. Unintentional Leak and Dead Space Mask Displacement; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Response, Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. PatientVentilator Asynchrony; Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilator. Technology for Safety Applications; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Acute and Chronic-Cardio- Hemodynamic Complications; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Comorbidities Influence; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Hypercapnic Failure. Physiopathology, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Neuromuscular Disorders. Motor and Intellectual Disabilities. Rare Neurological Diseases; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Sleep Breathing Disorders; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Oncology/Hematology Clinical Conditions; Complications of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure; Complications of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Palliative Care; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Bronchofiberoscopy and Other Procedures; Complications During Non- Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Hypoxia. Preoxygenation, Endotracheal Intubation; Intubation-Related Complications Associated with Delayed Intubation After Failed NIPPV; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Weaning Process. Extubation and Re-Intubation; Complications During Postoperative Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Anastomotic Leak. Neurotrauma, Neurosurgery, Thoracic, Cardiac Surgery, Abdominal Surgery and Gastric Bypass; Delirium Sedation as Complications of Non-Invasive Ventilation; Complications of Non-Invasive Ventilation in the Emergency Department: Key Practical Issues; Complications During Nasal High Flow Oxygen Neonatology-Pediatrics; General Non-Invasive Ventilation Complications in Acute and Chronic Paediatric Applications; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Malar Hypoplasia; Complications During Long Term Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation; Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Complications. Mortality, Determinants, Prevention and Treatment; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes; Complications During Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: Quality of Life; Cost Associated with Noninvasive Ventilation Complications; Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Complications: Education Programs Perspectives; Global Health Care in Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Complications. Role of Integrated Social Care, Psychological Holistic Management and Physiological Adaptations; Evidence-Based Recommendations for Diagnosis Prevention and Treatment Non-Invasive Ventilation Complications; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Intensive Care Units: Stress, Procedures &
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Advances in Stroke Therapeutics
Book SynopsisStrokes are a leading cause of brain injury that strike approximately 800,000 people per year in the US alone, killing about 150,000 meaning one death in every four minutes. According to World Health Organization, 15 million people suffer strokes world-wide each year and out of these, 5 million die and another 5 million are permanently disabled. Despite advances in stroke research during last decade, current strokes remain a vexing public health problem. Even with the onset of the 21st century, there is still no effective therapy for strokes beyond a limited group of patients who are treated with thrombolytics, which have significant adverse effects. This situation prevails despite intense research efforts and numerous clinical trials that have attempted to develop drugs to reduce morbidity and mortality from strokes. So far, drug development efforts have targeted modulators of ion channels (Ca2+and Na+), scavengers of oxygen radicals, and antagonists of excitotoxic neurotransmitters (primarily glutamate and glycine receptors). Despite tremendous progress in understanding the pathophysiology of a stroke, translation of this knowledge into effective therapies has largely failed, with the exception of thrombolysis, which only benefits a small proportion of patients. Systemic and local immune responses have important roles in causing stroke and are implicated in the primary and secondary progression of ischaemic lesions, as well as in repair, recovery, and overall outcome after a stroke. However, potential therapeutic targets in the immune system and inflammatory responses have not been well characterised. The development of novel and effective therapeutic strategies for strokes will require further investigation of these pathways in terms of their temporal profile (before, during, and after stroke) and risk-to-benefit therapeutic ratio of modulating them.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Prehospital Control of Traumatic External
Book SynopsisThe majority of all road trauma deaths occur either at the scene of injury or in the pre-hospital setting. The World Health Organization has identified uncontrolled bleeding to be the leading cause of preventable traumatic death. Emergency Medical Services systems play a key role in helping to reduce motor vehicle-related fatalities by providing medical care at the crash scene and by quickly transporting injured patients to the most appropriate level of trauma care. This book''s purpose is to present a systematic review and assessment of the biomedical and clinical literature describing pre-hospital treatment of external haemorrhage caused by traumatic injury. The primary focus of the book is the efficacy of pre-hospital application of tourniquets and hemostatic dressings to control traumatic external haemorrhage.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Conundrum of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Book SynopsisAdverse drug reactions commonly affect the skin. In rare instances, they cause severe morbidity and possibly lead to drug-induced mortality. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) represents the archetype of such conditions. This book summarises the recent advances in the field of TEN as a major life-threatening adverse drug reaction. Indeed, this dramatic condition remains a puzzling topic for both the clinician at the bedside and in the laboratory. This book is fully updated about the putative biomechanisms, the clinico-pathological correlations and recent treatment advances. The most damaging effects of TEN reside in the skin, eyes and oral mucosa. Physicians keen in intensive care medicine, dermatology and ophthalmology should find here stimulating concepts applicable to the patient with the hope of reducing the TEN fatalities.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Abdominal Injuries: Risk Factors, Management &
Book SynopsisSevere trauma represents one of the biggest issues threatening modern healthcare systems across the globe. Traumatic injury is the leading cause of lost life years worldwide, responsible for an excess of 5 million deaths every year. The role of laparoscopy in trauma has not paralleled its popularity in other areas of general surgery for several reasons including the emergent nature of many of the operations, the lack of expertise and comfort level of some surgeons and the fear of missed injuries. In this book, the possible indications and pitfalls of integrating minimally invasive surgical techniques into the management of abdominal injuries are examined. Furthermore, post-traumatic haemorrhage is likely to represent the principle cause of preventable deaths amongst patients sustaining major traumatic injuries. Management of these patients and techniques (both old and emerging) are discussed, which may be able to more accurately identify early coagulopathy and enable goal-directed, targeted therapy. The third chapter of the book describes currently accepted classifications of pelvic trauma to examine the link between mechanism of injury and factors predictive of mortality. Recent advances made in services, protocols, imaging, instrumentation and management of pelvic trauma are examined, specifically looked at to determine whether any of it has served to improve the historically poor prognosis. Lastly, pancreatic injury in childhood is rare, constituting 0.3% to 0.7% of all trauma admissions at large paediatric trauma centres. Nonetheless, they do occur. The authors explore pancreatic duct ruptures in children, the subsequent diagnosis and treatment options, which usually require surgery or other interventional therapy and carry a significant risk of morbidity.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Abdominal Trauma & Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms:
Book SynopsisIn this book, the epidemiology, identification of and management of injuries sustained from blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in childhood are discussed, with a focus on recent advances and future research. Open abdomen (OA), which refers to leaving abdominal incisions open after surgical procedures, and its management are presented as well. Also in this book, bacterial peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses, which are major complicated intra-abdominal infections post abdominal trauma are discussed. The severe abdominal consequences of falling, particularly among older adults, is reviewed as well. Finally, periodontitis is known to be a risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The authors focus on the role of specific periodontopathic bacteria in AAA and are able to conclude that periodontal pathogens play a major, critical role in AAA development.
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