num_pages: 286
description: The Second Edition of this practical manual has been thoroughly updated, and also broadened to include the medical as well as surgical cardiothoracic ICU patient. Dozens of helpful graphs, diagrams, tables, and photographs highlight, clarify, and reinforce key points in the management of respiratory dysfunction, disordered hemodynamics, acute coronary ischemia, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and near-arrest, aortic emergencies, chest trauma, and postoperative bleeding. The authors discuss the effective use of Swan-Ganz catheterization, respirators, temporary pacemakers, defibrillators, continuous infusion agents, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and chest tubes. New chapters in the Second Edition cover cardiac assist devices; imaging of the heart in the acute care setting; management of acute coronary ischemia; acute management of valvular heart disease; and management of acute pulmonary disease.
language: English
title: House Officer Guide to ICU Care: Fundamentals of Management of the Heart and Lungs
titlecomplete: House Officer Guide to ICU Care: Fundamentals of Management of the Heart and Lungs
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Raven Pr