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Handbook of Practical Critical Care Medicine

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Authors:
  1. Joseph Varon

    1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
      The Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA

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  2. Robert E. Fromm

    1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
      The Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Approach to the Intensive Care Unit

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Basics of Critical Care

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 13-58

  4. Cardiovascular Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 59-109

  5. Endocrinologic Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 111-145

  6. Environmental Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 147-177

  7. Gastrointestinal Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 179-193

  8. Hematologic Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 195-220

  9. Infections

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 221-244

  10. Neurologic Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 245-266

  11. Nutrition

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 267-287

  12. Critical Care Oncology

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 289-314

  13. Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 315-333

  14. Pulmonary Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 335-370

  15. Renal and Fluid-Electrolyte Disorders

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 371-414

  16. Special Techniques

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 415-436

  17. Toxicology

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 437-463

  18. Trauma

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 465-486

  19. Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 487-492

  20. Pharmacologic Agents Commonly Used in the ICU

    • Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm Jr.
    Pages 493-498
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About this book

Critical care medicine is a relatively new specialty. Over the past few decades, we have seen an enormous growth in the number of inten­ sive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Medical students, residents, fellows, attending physicians, critical care nurses, pharmacists, respiratory ther­ apists, and other health-care providers (irrespective of their ultimate field of practice) will spend several months or years of their profes­ sional lives taking care of critically ill or severely injured patients. These clinicians must have special training, experience, and compe­ tence in managing complex problems in their patients. In addition, they must interpret the data obtained by many kinds of monitoring devices, and they must integrate this information with their knowl­ edge of the pathophysiology of disease. This handbook was written for every practitioner engaged in criti­ cal care medicine. We have attempted to present basic and generally accepted clinical information and some important formulas as well as laboratory values and tables that we feel will be useful to the practi­ tioner of critical care medicine. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the ICU. Chapters 2 through 18 follow an outline format and are divided by organ system (i. e. , neurologic disorders, cardiovascular dis­ orders), as well as special topics (i. e. , environmental disorders, trauma, toxicology). In addition, many of these chapters review some useful facts and formulas systematically. Finally, Chapters 19 and 20 supply lists of pharmacologic agents and dosages commonly used in the ICU and laboratory values relevant to the ICU.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

    Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm

  • The Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA

    Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Practical Critical Care Medicine

  • Authors: Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86945-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-78098-4Published: 01 February 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-86945-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 518

  • Topics: Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

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