Intensive care medicine

This book is the only published literature that comprehensively discusses all aspects of transfusion of transmissible diseases, the facts and the fiction.

Surgical Intensive Care Medicine has been specifically designed to be a practical reference for medical students and house officers to help manage the critically ill surgical patient.

The Update compiles the most recent, widespread developments of experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book.

Critical care medicine is a dynamic and exciting arena where complex pathophysiologic states requiring extensive knowledge and clinical acumen are commonly found.

Welcome to the City of Groningen, the center of the North of the Netherlands.

Covering a full range of topics from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease to ophthalmology, hematology and pediatrics, EVIDENCE-BASED DIAGNOSIS is the only single volume, quick reference designed for use in daily practice.

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The acute abdomen often perplexes the expert as well as the young physician.

A cutting-edge review of the fundamental biological principles underlying the more common inflammatory disorders of the nervous system.

This book serves as a unique, comprehensive resource for physicians and scientists training in pulmonary medicine and learning about pulmonary function testing.

From the unique position of a decade in government service, I was given the opportunity to observe the changes in the provision of emer- gency medical care across the country.

Currently blood is a volatile issue.

th It is a great pleasure for me to open the jubilee 25 International Symposium on Blood Transfusion here in Groningen.

Brain Injury is the second volume in the book series, Molecular and Cellular Biology of Critical Care Medicine.

In recent years much enthusiasm and energy has been directed toward the development of human gene therapies, especially for inherited conditions and cancers.

Heart transplantation remains one of the major scientific achievements of twentieth century medicine.

Much research over the past 30 to 40 years has shown that the inflammatory response, while critical for host defense during microbial infection, may itself play a central role in the pathogenesis of sepsis.

Acute lung injury (ALI) impacts patient care in every ICU in the world.

Infectious Complications in Transplant Patients has been uniquely designed and formatted to address issues and trends pertaining to pathogens deemed important in critically ill transplant patients.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be one of the greatest challenges to critical care practitioners and one of the greatest threats to the survival of our patients.

Infection Control in the ICU Environment provides the details of the most common infection control problems facing intensive care units.

Fungal infections are an increasing problem in critically ill patients and these infections carry an attributable mortality that is much higher than corresponding bacterial infections.

This volume explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed.

Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia is a book in which chapters are authored and the same topics discussed by North American and European experts.

Since the beginning of mankind, medical emergencies have existed.

Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders: Clinical Evaluation & Management is a clear and concise presentation of the fundamentals of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders frequently encountered in clinical practice.

In anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care, practitioners at all levels need help to stay current with the continually evolving drug knowledge-base and trainees need tools to prepare for in-training and board exams that increasingly test their knowledge of pharmacology.

Alcohol Use Disorders and the Lung: A Clinical and Pathophysiological Approach is an excellent resource for clinicians who care for individuals affected by alcohol use disorders in diverse settings.

A comprehensive, state-of-the-art contribution to a field that is rapidly developing, The Behavioral Consequences of Stroke provides a broad overview of the cognitive and neurobehavioral effects of stroke.

This is an introduction to the patient monitoring technologies that are used in today's acute care environments, including the operating room, recovery room, emergency department, intensive care unit, and telemetry floor.

Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Trauma Patient summarizes the most current concepts and clinical practices for the management of the patient with musculoskeletal traumatic injuries.

This pocket guide is a single-volume source of the most common and important formulas and laboratory values used in the daily practice of acute care and critical care medicine.

The occurrence of deleterious or even fatal drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in the perioperative period is no longer a theoretical concern but a harrowing reality.

The current medical literature contains ample text addressing the topics of trauma and critical care.

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing is an important diagnostic test in pulmonary medicine and cardiology.

For important information you need to know, but can't remember, turn to QUICK HITS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine is an important new volume that addresses all areas of interventional pulmonology, a minimally invasive endoscopic way to diagnose and treat lung disorders.

The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation is a cohesive, single-source reference on all aspects of simulation in medical education and evaluation.

Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension.

The term "e;dermatologic emergency"e; is rarely used, and a dermatologist is typically not the first physician called when a patient presents in the emergency department.

Liver 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.

Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees.

Addressing all aspects of brain death and thoroughly detailing how a potential organ donor should be maintained to ensure maximum use of the organs and cells, The Brain-Dead Organ Donor: Pathophysiology and Management is a landmark addition to the literature.

Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive.

Dogs that visit patients with cancer have been convincingly shown to reduce stress, loneliness, and mood disturbance that may complicate cancer care.

Patients with a wide range of medical conditions undergo surgeries of varying levels of risk, and the evolving field of consult medicine aims to address the needs of these patients whether pre- or post-surgery.

This popular book covers the "e;how-to"e; of the respiratory care of newborns in outline format.

This is a compact, single-source guide to regional anesthesia.