The Washington Manual of Critical Care
Contributors: Timothy J Bedient (Editor); Warren Isakow (Editor); Chad A Witt (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Published: October 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780781770545
Subjects: Intensive Care Medicine; Drug Interactions; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Critical Care; Medical / Critical Care; Pharmacology; Critical Illness; Critical care medicine; Handbooks; Handbooks, manuals, etc; methods; therapy
Description: Prepared by residents and faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine, this pocket manual contains easy-to-read algorithms for the management of more than 80 medical and surgical problems arising in the intensive care unit. Chapters focus on specific problems and the algorithms provide straightforward approaches to the management of these issues. Coverage includes a section on procedures commonly performed in the intensive care unit. Appendices include common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions, and common drug dosages and side effects.