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Care of the Critically Ill Patient

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Jack Tinker

    1. Intensive Therapy Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, London, England

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  2. Maurice Rapin

    1. Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France

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Table of contents (68 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Applied Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output

      • P. A. Poole-Wilson
      Pages 3-18

    3. The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations

      • G. R. Cutfield
      Pages 19-36

    4. Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange

      • Michael Rudolf
      Pages 37-51

    5. Oxygen Transport and Consumption

      • J. H. Chamberlain, A. P. Adams
      Pages 53-74

    6. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

      • F. D. Thompson
      Pages 75-83

    7. Acid-Base Balance

      • D. C. Flenley
      Pages 85-97

    8. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

      • M. J. Purves
      Pages 99-109

    9. Regulation of Body Temperature in Man

      • D. Emslie-Smith, I. Lightbody, D. Maclean
      Pages 111-124

  3. Cardiovascular Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

      • Alan Gilston
      Pages 127-145

    3. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Treatment

      • W. C. Brownlee, D. J. Rowlands
      Pages 147-161

    4. The Pathophysiology of Shock

      • R. J. D. George, Jack Tinker
      Pages 163-187

    5. The Management of Shock

      • David J. Bihari, Jack Tinker
      Pages 189-222

    6. The Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism

      • Celia Oakley
      Pages 223-235

    7. Hypertensive Crises

      • John H. Tinker
      Pages 237-245

    8. The Management of Unstable Angina Pectoris

      • P. G. Hugenholtz, H. R. Michels, K. Balakumaran, M. Haalebos, P. W. Serruys
      Pages 247-259

    9. Cardiovascular Pharmacology

      • J. D. Fitzgerald
      Pages 261-308

  4. Respiratory Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 309-309
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About this book

During the past decade there has been a considerable expansion in the understanding, assessment and treatment of critically ill patients. An attempt to portray our present knowledge of this diverse field in a comprehensive textbook is therefore a formidable and daunting undertaking. However, many colleagues in different disciplines and from different countries convinced us of the need for such a work and, greatly encouraged by their interest, we embarked upon the project. Any single text, even a very long one, cannot cover every aspect of critical illness. Our first task was, therefore, to define those areas of the subject that had to be included. This we did on a systematic basis, and although the final emphasis of the book is very largely directed to clinical matters, we felt it pertinent to include in some detail accounts of relevant physiology and technology. Care of the Critically Ill Patient is divided into twelve sections, each concerned with major facets of critical illness; each of the sixty-eight chapters includes a topical and often extensive bibliography. The many chosen contributors form an international group of specialists whose combined expertise embraces the topics that we have selected.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Intensive Therapy Unit, The Middlesex Hospital, London, England

    Jack Tinker

  • Hôpital Henri Mondor, Creteil, France

    Maurice Rapin

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