Quick Reference to Critical Care

Quick Reference to Critical Care

<DIV>Sharpen your critical care skills, with the fully updated <I>Quick Reference to Critical Care, fifth 5th edition</I> . This well-illustrated pocket guide covers the full range of critical care scenarios, listing each disorder, medication, test, or device alphabetically by body system. Each entry supports the latest evidence-based nursing procedures and stabilization practices, all formatted in a convenient quick-read outline. Get immediate on-the-job answers to your critical care questions, with this comprehensive quick-use guide.<BR /><BR /><B>Get on-the-spot, critical care direction and data …</B><BR /><BR />· <B>NEW</B> neurological content: Salt table on sodium imbalances, table on intercranial hypertension treatments, lumbar puncture, the Ommaya reservoir, stroke, and more<BR />· <B>NEW</B> cardiovascular content: cardiomyopathy, cardiac surgery, new closure devices, EKGs, endovascular embolization, intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, shock topics, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, ventricular assist device, hypothermia, and more<BR />· <B>NEW</B> pulmonary content: capnography, oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome (SARS), and more<BR />· <B>NEW</B> GI/GU content: intra-abdominal pressure management, lab abnormalities in acute liver failure, table for calculating body mass, and more<BR />· <B>NEW</B> renal content: the Quinton catheter in hemodialysis and new CDC guidelines<BR />· <B>NEW</B> endocrine content: metabolic syndrome<BR />· <B>NEW</B> hematologic content: clotting cascade and clotting factor, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Ebola virus, AIDS treatments, plasmaphoresis, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and more<BR />· <B>NEW</B> content on drugs, labs, and imaging; dressing options for wound care<BR />· <B>NEW</B> updated hotline phone numbers<BR />· <B>More than 350 illustrations</B> - Figures, algorithms, photos, drawings, and tables<BR />· <B>Get vital information fast with the quick reference format that ICU nurses have relied on for decades:</B><BR />· <B>Read-at-a-glance bulleted outline format</B> enables quick comprehension<BR />· <B>Extensive cross-referencing</B> for additional, related information<BR />· <B>Chapters for each body system</B> with disorders and injuries listed in alpha order<BR />· <B>Tables and charts</B> with vital info on medication, dosing, conversions, compatibilities, lab tests, and more<BR />· <B><I>Remember</I></B> feature notes important points to aid easy recall</DIV>