Critical Care Secrets , 6th Edition

Description

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Critical Care Secrets, 4th Edition, features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Reviews

"Teachers and their students will find this book edifying and enjoyable. This edition has been appropriately enhanced from previous editions. For example, the considerations related to obesity are a welcome addition." Reviewed by David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School)

Key Features

• Fully updated throughout, with new chapters on neurological monitoring, obesity in the ICU, new ultrasound practices, ICU survivorship, and the latest cardiac technology such as ventricular assist and percutaneous support devices.
• Written and fully updated by clinical and thought leaders in critical care who have contributed chapters in their areas of expertise.
• The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
• Covers the full range of essential topics in critical care for in-training or practicing professionals, including anatomy, physiology, immunology, and inflammation – fundamentally important topics in the effective care of critically ill patients.
• Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
• Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Companion Products

• Critical Care Secrets, 6th Edition
• Critical Care Secrets E-Book, 6th Edition : Critical Care Secrets E-Book

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Polly E. Parsons, MD, E.L. Amidon Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine; Medicine Health Care Service Leader, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont; Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, MD, Anesthetist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts ; Lorenzo Berra, MD, Anesthesiologist, Intensivist, and a Member of Dr. Warren Zapol's MGH Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, Boston, Massachusetts and Renee D Stapleton, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont