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Critical Care Medicine, 5th Edition

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By Joseph E. Parrillo, MD, FCCM and R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MS
Now completely revised to bring you up to date with the latest advances in the field, Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 5th Edition, delivers expert, practical guidance on virtually any clinical scenario you ...view more

Now completely revised to bring you up to date with the latest advances in the field, Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 5th Edition, delivers expert, practical guidance on virtually any clinical scenario you may encounter in the ICU. Designed for intensivists, critical care and pulmonology residents, fellows, practicing physicians, and nurse practitioners, this highly regarded text is clinically focused and easy to reference. Led by Drs. Joseph Parrillo and Phillip Dellinger, the 5th Edition introduces numerous new authors who lend a fresh perspective and contribute their expertise to that of hundreds of top authorities in the field.

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9780323446761
Publication Date :
16-01-2019
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Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery
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Now completely revised to bring you up to date with the latest advances in the field, Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult, 5th Edition, delivers expert, practical guidance on virtually any clinical scenario you may encounter in the ICU. Designed for intensivists, critical care and pulmonology residents, fellows, practicing physicians, and nurse practitioners, this highly regarded text is clinically focused and easy to reference. Led by Drs. Joseph Parrillo and Phillip Dellinger, the 5th Edition introduces numerous new authors who lend a fresh perspective and contribute their expertise to that of hundreds of top authorities in the field.


Key Features
  • Includes new chapters on current applications of bedside ultrasound in the ICU, both diagnostic and procedural; mechanical assist devices; and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Contains new administrative chapters that provide important information on performance improvement and quality, length of stay, operations, working with the Joint Commission, and more
  • Features new videos and images that provide visual guidance and clarify complex topics
  • Keeps you up to date with expanded chapters on echocardiography in the ICU and valvular heart disease, including TAVR
  • Includes separate chapters on mechanical ventilation of obstructive airway disease and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – including the many recent changes in approach to positive end expiratory pressure setting in ARDS
  • Covers key topics such as patient-ventilator synchrony and non-invasive ventilation for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute respiratory failure
  • Reflects the recent literature and guidance on amount of fluids, type of fluid, vasopressor selection, mean arterial pressure target, and decision on steroid use in septic shock
  • Provides questions and answers in every chapter, perfect for self-assessment and review
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

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By Joseph E. Parrillo, MD, FCCM, Chairman, Heart and Vascular Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Hackensack, New Jersey; R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Director, Critical Care, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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ISBN Number 9780323446761
Description Author List By Joseph E. Parrillo, MD, FCCM, Chairman, Heart and Vascular Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Hackensack, New Jersey; R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Director, Critical Care, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
Copyright Year 2019
Edition Number 5
Format Book
Trim 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875")
Illustrations 675 illustrations (550 in full color)
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 1322
Publication Date 16 Jan 2019
Stock Status Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery

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Section 1: CRITICAL CARE PROCEDURES, MONITORING, AND PHARMACOLOGY
1. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
2. Airway Management in the Critically Ill Adult
3. Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow
4. Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters
5. Cardiac Pacing
6. Pericardial Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies
7. Percutaneous Assist Devices
8. Echocardiography
9. General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
10. Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease
11. Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
12. Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients
13. Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring
14. Bedside Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit
15. Chest Tube Thoracostomy
16. Multimodality Intracranial Monitoring
17. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
18. Bedside Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Patient
19. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
20. Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers
21. The Effect of Critical Illness on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Section 2: CRITICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
22. Shock: Classification, Pathophysiology and Approach to Management
23. Cardiogenic Shock
24. Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
25. Cardiac Tamponade
26. Traumatic Shock: Nonsurgical Management
27. Severe Heart Failure
28. Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock
29. Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction
30. Valvular Heart Disease
31. Cardiac Arrhythmias
32. Hypertensive Crises
33. Acute Aortic Dissection
34. General Principles of Postoperative ICU Care
35. Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

Section 3: CRITICAL CARE PULMONARY DISEASE
36. Acute Respiratory Failure
37. Life-Threatening Asthma
38. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
39. Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction
40. Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient
41. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
42. Pulmonary Embolism
43. Pulmonary Hypertension
44. Massive Hemoptysis
45. Pneumothorax and Barotrauma
46. Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation

Section 4: CRITICAL CARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
47. Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit
48. Principles Governing Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
49. Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy
50. Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host: Infectious Complications
51. Specific Infections with Critical Care Implications

Section 5: RENAL DISEASE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL
52. Acute Kidney Injury
53. Chronic Kidney Disease
54. Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities
55. Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia
56. Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient
57. Thyroid Disorders

Section 6: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN THE CRITICALLY ILL
58. Coma
59. Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults
60. Stroke
61. Myasthenia Gravis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
62. Seizures in the Critically Ill
63. Head Injury

Section 7: PHYSICAL AND TOXIC INJURY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL
64. Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient
65. Poisonings
66. Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and Rhabdomyolysis

Section 8: ADMINISTRATIVE, ETHICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL
67. Performance Improvement and Severity Scores in Critical Care
68. Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients
69. Delirium, Sleep, and Mental Health Disturbances in Critical Illness
70. Intensive Care Unit Administration and Education

Section 9: OTHER CRITICAL CARE DISORDERS AND ISSUES IN THE CRITICALLY ILL
71. Diagnosis And Management of Liver Failure In the Adult
72. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
73. Acute Pancreatitis
74. Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders
75. Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit
76. Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient
77. Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy
78. Nutrition Support

"This book continues as one of the leading general references in the discipline.The concise, effective text is effectively supported by multicolor illustrations that identify clinical strategies." --David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody's Score: 90-4 Stars!

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