Saunders Manual of Critical Care
Saunders Manual of Critical Care

Author: James A. Kruse

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 888

ISBN-13:

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Intended for intensivists and other acute care practitioners, including medical subspecialists, surgeons, and emergency medicine physicians, this manual provides a rapid review of common as well as infrequently encountered disorders, offering diagnostic tips and a step-by-step approach to therapy. Early sections cover management approaches for common physiologic derangements seen in critically ill patients. The main section contains 146 disease-oriented chapters grouped by organ system or discipline, covering common and uncommon diseases, syndromes, and disturbances of homeostasis from the perspective of the ICU setting. These chapters provide concise information on etiology, differential diagnosis, clinical manifestations, lab findings, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic approaches. Other sections deal with trauma and postoperative topics, monitoring, and critical pharmacology. Kruse teaches medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care
AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care

Author: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1288

ISBN-13:

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"This essential resource offers comprehensive coverage of procedures unique to the critical care environment. Thoroughly updated and expanded, the new edition emphasizes evidence-based practice and reflects the current state of critical care nursing practice. Information is presented in a logical, step-by-step format with supporting rationales for each step of every procedure."--BOOK JACKET.

Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice - E-Book
Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice - E-Book

Author: Stephen J. Birchard

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2005-12-20

Total Pages: 2024

ISBN-13: 141606429X

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Meticulously organized by body system for optimal readability and ease of reference, the 3rd edition of this best-selling manual provides quick, comprehensive, and practical guidance on evaluating and managing a full range of common medical and surgical conditions encountered in small animal practice. Medical chapters discuss etiology, clinical signs, diagnoses and treatment, while surgical chapters discuss anatomy, preoperative considerations, procedures and postoperative care. It also contains an entire section devoted to avian and exotic pets and a comprehensive drug formulary. - A consistent outline format provides easy access to information on etiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment for each disease or disorder, as well as anatomy, preoperative conditions, techniques, and postoperative care for surgical procedures. - Key Points draw attention to helpful tips and key concepts. - Includes a comprehensive section covering diagnosis, treatment, and surgery for avian and exotic pets. - Features new chapters that cover key topics such as physical therapy and rehabilitation, pain management, vaccination guidelines, and syncope. - Includes the latest information on drugs and clinical equipment throughout.

Intensive Care Unit Manual E-Book
Intensive Care Unit Manual E-Book

Author: Paul N. Lanken

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 1410

ISBN-13: 1455737852

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Intensive Care Unit Manual is a practical, hands-on, how-to manual that covers the full spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU, guiding you step-by-step from your initial approach to the patient through diagnosis and treatment. Compact, affordable, and comprehensive, the ICU Manual puts all the critical care information you need right at your fingertips! - Stay at the forefront of critical care with a practice-oriented, relevant, and well-illustrated account of the pathophysiology of critical disease, presented in a highly readable format. - Gain valuable insight into the recognition, evaluation, and management of critical conditions such as respiratory, hemodynamic, and infectious diseases; management of ICU patients with special clinical conditions; cardiovascular, hematologic, and neurological disorders; poisoning and overdoses; trauma and burns; and much more! - Grasp the latest developments in critical care with extensive updates and revisions to several key chapters, as well as brand-new chapters on Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes; Acute Heart Failure Syndromes; Noninvasive Ventilation; and more ICU conditions. - Understand and apply the most important ICU practices, including management of acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and the care of patients with special needs, AIDS, end-stage renal disease, or end-stage liver disease. - Get convenient access to the full text and image library online at Expert Consult, in addition to online-only text, figures, and tables from the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes and Acute Heart Failure Syndromes chapters.

Critical Care Skills
Critical Care Skills

Author: Barbara Clark Mims

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13:

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"Describing critical care techniques in a clear, no-nonsense style, Critical Care Skills: A Clinical Handbook, 2nd Edition, covers the major skills related to the pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems as well as intravenous therapy, wound management, special procedures, and specimen collection." "Thoroughly illustrated with crisp diagrams and extensively referenced to the most current sources, this portable pocket reference is the critical care nurse's ideal daily companion."--BOOK JACKET.

Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing
Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing

Author: Lori Schumacher

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 141606169X

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Part of the popular Saunders Nursing Survival Guide series, this book prepares you to manage the most common health care problems you'll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency settings. Each chapter is organized from the most immediate and life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care conditions. Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach simplifies difficult concepts, covering each body system in terms of current practice standards. Consistent headings break content into four succinct areas of review: What (subject) IS, What You NEED TO KNOW, What You DO, and Do You UNDERSTAND? Clinical terms and shorthand expressions are highlighted, exposing you to terminology used in the hospital setting. A color insert illustrates concepts and principles of critical care and emergency nursing, including various complications Mnemonic devices aid your memory and interactive activities help you learn, with exercises including fill in the blank, matching, word jumbles, true/false, and crossword puzzles. Special icons help you focus on vital information: Take Home Points help you prepare for clinical rotations. Caution notes alert you to dangerous conditions and how to avoid them. Lifespan notes point out age-related variations in signs and symptoms, nursing interventions, and patient teaching. Culture notes cite possible variations related to a patient's cultural background. Web links direct you to Internet resources for additional research and study. What You WILL LEARN learning objectives help you identify quickly the content covered and goals for each chapter. NCLEX"¥ examination-style review questions at the end of each chapter allow you to test your understanding of content and practice for the Boards. Cartoon characters with brief captions help to better explain difficult concepts. Margin notes are streamlined for ease of use and effectiveness. Content updates reflect current practice and emergent situations, including increased focus on disaster preparedness, code management, updated ACLS guidelines, and hypertension.

AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care
AACN Procedure Manual for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care

Author: Judy Trivits Verger

Publisher: W B Saunders Company

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 1483

ISBN-13: 9780721606408

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Using detailed, step-by-step guidelines, this comprehensive book covers procedures commonly performed by all nurses in pediatric critical care. Following the successful format of the AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care, 5th edition, this new resource focuses on the unique aspects of caring for infants and children. This easy-to-use guide includes the latest information, a strong evidence base, and a supporting rationale for each step of each procedure. Advanced Practice Skills are included throughout the text and are marked with a special AP icon indicating that these procedures should only be performed by qualified personnel. Evidence-based practice and research-based data are used to support the recommendations for each procedure. Each procedure follows a consistent, step-by-step format with rationales. Developmental differences are highlighted in special Procedure tables. This valuable, everyday resource is sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Each procedure is covered in a consistent structure: Purpose Prerequisite knowledge Child and family assessment Child and family education Equipment Procedure (with steps, rationale, and considerations) Expected and unexpected outcomes Monitoring and care of the child (with activities and interventions, rationale, and reportable conditions) Documentation

The Washington Manual of Critical Care
The Washington Manual of Critical Care

Author: Marin Kollef

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-02-10

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13: 1451180497

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The Washington Manual of Critical Care is a concise pocket manual for physicians and nurses. It is distinguished from the multitude of other critical care handbooks on the market by its consistent presentation of algorithms displaying the decision-making pathways used in evaluating and treating disorders in the ICU. The new edition transitions to a full color format and will include coverage of Deep Venous Thrombosis/Pulmonary Embolism, fetal-maternal critical care, C difficile infection, and alternative hemodynamic monitoring.

AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing - E-Book Version to be sold via e-commerce site
AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing - E-Book Version to be sold via e-commerce site

Author: American Association of Critical-Care Nr

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2008-04-24

Total Pages: 1635

ISBN-13: 1437726208

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From AACN experts comes a resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. This comprehensive critical care nursing textbook addresses serious and potentially life-threatening patient conditions with a foundation rooted in the critical thinking process: the comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and application of knowledge. - Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the largest specialty nursing organization in the United States, for the most authoritative coverage available. - Thorough discussions of each body system emphasize advanced concepts, presenting physiology in an application format that examines the clinical implications of physiological science. - Coverage of assessment focuses on interpreting abnormal findings and linking those findings to diagnosis and intervention. - Appropriate interventions are discussed from an interdisciplinary, evidence-based perspective. - Hundreds of new, full-color illustrations and design clarify important concepts and improve the book's usability. - Complex, unfolding case studies are presented in all disease chapters, accompanied by review questions with a comprehensive answer key. - Multidisciplinary Plans of Care provide at-a-glance information for common ICU conditions. - Nutrition boxes appear in each relevant chapter, offering guidelines for patient needs with specific illnesses. - Research-Based Practice Guidelines boxes and Promoting Evidence-Based Practice features appear throughout the text whenever applicable to present the latest research-supported nursing assessment and intervention practices. - Drug boxes include common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders, including drug, actions, dosage, and special considerations. - Applying the Technology features help you apply the latest technology to patient care. - NIC Interventions boxes list NIC intervention labels appropriate for the conditions discussed in a chapter.