Quick Reference to Critical Care

Need to brush up on your ICU skills? New to ICU, or a veteran? Get instant on-the-job solutions, with the popular and absolutely updated Quick Reference to Critical Care, sixth Edition.

This indispensable pocket information addresses a broad range of crucial care affected person matters, divided by physique system and arranged alphabetically inside each chapter for fast entry. Disease processes, problems, medicines, and titration, tests, lab results, formulas, ICU gear and remedy strategies and goals are discussed. Each well-illustrated entry explains the most recent evidence-based procedures and stabilization practices in a convenient, quick-read outline, making it the perfect fast reference for following proven protocols.

Up-level your crucial care expertise and confidence, with:

- NEW and completely updated content material that offers present data on innovative crucial care topics

- NEW full-color pictures throughout

- NEW extensive abbreviations listing that explains unfamiliar abbreviations present in progress notes, surgical reports and different medical documents

Ideal on-the-spot quick reference – Read-at-a-glance bulleted define format that helps you grasp ideas rapidly and take quick action

- More than 350 illustrations – figures, algorithms, photos, drawings and tables that define core phrases and ideas, with easy-to-retain definitions of key terms

- Chapters for every physique system – skilled nursing guidance on evaluating and treating the neurologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and urinary, renal, endocrine, hematologic and immune systems

- Each chapter offers an alpha-organized list of issues and accidents pertaining to that topic or body system

- Vital path for on-the-unit action – includes sections on labs, imaging and miscellaneous objects not lined in other sections

- Expert direction on areas such as physique system structures and functions, anatomy, diagnostic instruments, surgical methods, indicators and symptoms, remedies, monitoring, drug administration, catheters and electrode procedures, waveforms and more

The quick-reference format presents:

- Extensive cross-referencing – results in associated information

- Tables and charts – important information on medicine, dosing, conversions, compatibilities, and more

- “Troubleshooting” feature – sensible guidance for solving technical issues or complications

- “Key Point” characteristic – presents important factors on signs and symptoms of a dysfunction or condition and what to evaluate before or after testing