Intensive care medicine Books

Book SynopsisThis book is directed at intensive care and anaesthetic doctors working towards their fellowship examinations. It is the first of its kind to be structured in the style of the oral examination, and succinctly summarises relevant evidence and guidance to help trainees prepare for the examination.Table of Contents1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm; 2. Abdominal compartment syndrome; 3. Acute ischaemic stroke; 4. Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy; 5. Acute liver failure and paracetamol overdose; 6. Acute respiratory distress syndrome; 7. Adrenal insufficiency in the ICU; 8. Amniotic fluid embolism; 9. Anaphylaxis; 10. Antibiotic therapy; 11. Antimicrobial resistance; 12. Aortic dissection; 13. Arrhythmias; 14. Asthma; 15. Bronchopleural fistulae; 16. Burns; 17. Calcium; 18. Cardiac output monitoring; 19. Cardiogenic shock; 20. Care of the heart-beating organ donor; 21. Chronic liver disease in the ICU; 22. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 23. Colloids; 24. Critical incidents in the ICU; 25. Delirium; 26. Diabetic emergencies; 27. Diagnosing brainstem death; 28. Diarrhoea; 29. Disorders of consciousness; 30. Donation after circulatory death; 31. Drowning; 32. Encephalitis; 33. Fire in the ICU; 34. Fungal infection and antifungal therapy; 35. Guillian-Barré syndrome; 36. Haematological malignancy on the ICU; 37. Haemoglobinopathies, coagulopathies and thrombophilia on the ICU; 38. Haemolytic uraemic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; 39. High-risk surgical patient; 40. HIV in the ICU; 41. Hypertension; 42. Hyperthermia; 43. Hyponatraemia; 44. Hypothermia; 45. ICU-acquired weakness; 46. Infective endocarditis; 47. Inflammatory bowel disease and ICU; 48. Influenza; 49. Interstitial lung disease and critical care; 50. Intracerebral haemorrhage; 51. Magnesium; 52. Major incidents; 53. Malaria; 54. Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty; 55. Myasthenia gravis; 56. Necrotising fasciitis; 57. Non-invasive ventilation; 58. Nosocomial infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia; 59. Novel anticoagulants; 60. Nutrition in the ICU; 61. Percutaneous tracheostomy; 62. Pharmacokinetics in the critically ill patient; 63. Phosphate; 64. Plasmapheresis; 65. Pleural effusions; 66. Potassium; 67. Pre-eclampsia and HELLP; 68. Pseudo-obstruction and Ileus; 69. Puerperal sepsis; 70. Pulmonary haemorrhage and haemoptysis; 71. Pulmonary hypertension; 72. Rehabilitation following critical illness; 73. Rhabdomyolysis; 74. Right heart failure; 75. Scoring systems; 76. Sedation; 77. Sepsis; 78. Severe acute pancreatitis; 79. Spinal cord injury; 80. Subarachnoid haemorrhage; 81. Tetanus; 82. Thyroid emergencies; 83. Toxicology and overdose; 84. Transfusion; 85. Trauma; 86. Traumatic brain injury; 87. Tuberculosis; 88. Venous thromboembolism, heparin and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; 89. Viral infection and antiviral therapy; 90. Weaning from mechanical ventilation; 91. Withdrawal of treatment and end-of-life care on the ICU.

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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

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Book SynopsisEsta tercera edición de El manual Washington de cuidados intensivos , basado en sus dos ediciones anteriores y en El manual Washington de terapéutica, tiene como objetivo ampliar los conocimientos en medicina de cuidados intensivos, así como atender las demandas de los profesionales de la salud que atienden a pacientes críticamente enfermos. Esta obra brinda tanto a médicos como estudiantes algoritmos completos y actuales para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las enfermedades y problemas más frecuentes en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI).Esta nueva edición incluye nuevos capítulos: cuidados críticos en reumatología; manejo de trasplante de órganos en la UCI; soporte vital extracorpóreo; y ultrasonido básico en cuidados intensivos. Además, se ha renovado y actualizado la gran mayoría del contenido. Al igual que ediciones previas, los capítulos fueron escritos por médicos de la Washington University expertos en su área.Características especiales:• Contenido completamente renovado y actualizado• Incluye capítulos nuevos• Escrito por especialistas de la afamada Washington University• Lecturas sugeridas al final de cada capítulo• Cientos de tablas, figuras y algoritmos que facilitan el aprendizaje

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