books about: icu     books:       Avoiding Common ICU Errors2 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 A very helpful book I found this book very helpful in my care of critically ill patients. The content is very readable and targets the key issues needed by a critical care provider be they a student, resident, fellow or attending. I highly recommend this book. Outstanding!             ICU/CCU Facts Made Incredibly Quick! (Incredibly Easy! Series) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 ICU/CCU Facts Made Incredibly Quick! is the point-of-care reference every nurse in the intensive care/critical care unit needs. This pocket-sized book of clinical tools provides instant access to essential information ICU/CCU nurses need quickly. The wipeable page surface allows nurses to make notes and remove them easily. Coverage includes significant abnormal assessment findings, complications of diseases and procedures, IV infusion, ACLS ...             The Veterinary Icu Book2 reviews Teton New Media, 2002 A must buy for emergency critical care residents! Phenomenal book - awaiting the 2nd version. This is a must read for emergency critical residents, or those veterinarians with a strong interest in ECC. Great pathophysiology without being too weighty. Definitely worth having in your ER/ICU. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC Author of "It's a Dog's Life... but It's Your Carpet" www.drjustinelee.com             Sleep in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics (The Clinics: Surgery) Nancy A. Collop Saunders, 2008 New studies in Critical Care are finding that lack of sleep in the ICU can slow recovery. Disrupted sleep can cause problems with the immune system, resistance to infection, and wound healing. This timely new issue of Critical Care Clinics Guest Edited by Nancy Collop explores the affects of the ICU of normal sleep patterns. Topics such as Adverse Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Common Sleep Disorders in ICU Patients, and the "Sleep Friendly" ICU ...             Icu Intern Pocket Survival Guide (INTERN POCKET SURVIVAL GUIDE SERIES)4 reviews Thomas M. Masterson International Medical Publishing, 1996 ICU Intern Pocket Survival Guide Review A very concise review of the key points needed for patient management in the ICU...a good buy.             Pediatric Nephrology in the ICU Springer, 2008 This comprehensive book combines a review of the basic physiology and pathophysiology of each renal disorder and disease entity with state-of-the-art medical management guidelines based on evidence and expert opinion. Each chapter focuses on the unique and frequently challenging circumstances in pediatric patients, which are oftentimes very different from those in adult patients. Starting with a logical approach to each individual problem as ...             The Little ICU Book of Facts and Formulas1 review Paul L Marino Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 ICU BOOK DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY HELPFUL HINTS AS PROMISED BUT STILL A GOOD BOOK. DUPLICATES MATERIAL FOUND IN MANY OTHER BOOKS ALREADY OWNED.             ICU Recall (Recall Series)2 reviews Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 Great book for students and residents alike The updated 3rd edition is an absolute must have for med students rotating through the ICU, medicine residents, and any off-service rotator spending any time in the units. This book takes a lot of the anxiety out of working in the ICU. We all worry about vent settings, the body's response to the stress of the ICU setting, and mostly CODES! Recall takes you through each organ system's response ...             The ICU Book, 3rd Edition33 reviews Paul L. Marino Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 2006 Great book! I own the 2nd ed. and am looking forward to owning the 3rd. This was recommended to me when I first started Critical Care (CC) Nursing 6 years ago and I have yet to find anything even close. I love the fact a physician wrote it. The information is much more clear than any CC nursing text/book I have bought. ... and I have tons. It follows more closely to the medical model, not a nursing ...             Notes on ICU Nursing: FAQ Files from the MICU: Second Edition9 reviews Mark Hammerschmidt Infinity Publishing, 2008 Excellent Book This is a great guide for the beginning ICU nurse. As a new grad, I found it very helpful. It covers basic and detailed things that maybe an experienced nurse may easily grasp but forget to mention.             Managing your Patients' data in the Neonatal and Pediatric ICU: An Introduction to Databases and Statistical ...1 review Joseph Schulman BMJ Books, 2006 A must read for all clinicians in modern-day practice Dr. Schulman does a great service in this book, filling a role that has not yet been broached by most clinicians and managers but that is fundamental for the modern practice environment. That is, he addresses core concepts of patient data management and how those data can answer key questions about our daily work and inform our way of practicing. His explanations are clear and easily ...             ICU, Fluids, Electrolytes and Nutrition 2008 Primary Care Software, 2006 Topics include: nutritional/ vitamin deficiencies/ toxicities, nutritional support (TPN, PPN, enteral). Detailed work-ups of electrolyte abnormalities (Na, P, Ca, K, Mg), SIADH, shock, dehydration, common medical conversions (temp, fluid, weights..), intubation, vascular access procedures, mechanical ventilation. PA catheter patterns, critical care physiology. Complete coverage of the work-up and treatment of acid base disorders, hypoxemia, ...             House Officer Guide to ICU Care: Fundamentals of Management of the Heart and Lungs1 review John A., M.D. Elefteriades, Alexander S. Geha, ... Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1994 Must Have for 1st, 2nd year Surgery residents!!! I vividly remember the fear during my surgical internship when everybody goes home and on I was on call for the SICU. It can be intimidating - especially those sick post CABG patients or lobectomy patients... and the nurse calls you at 2 am and you don't know what to do. And I wore cowboy boots everyday. This book addresses all the problems you will encounter in these post operative patients and ...             Infection Control in the ICU Environment (Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases) Robert A. Weinstein, Marc J.M. Bonten Springer, 2002 Infection Control in the ICU Environment provides the details of the most common infection control problems facing intensive care units. Authors include noted scientists, intensivists and epidemiologists from the United States and Europe as well as infection control experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Acinetobacter, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant enterococci are examined in ...             Almost Home: Stories of Hope and the Human Spirit in the Neonatal ICU Christine Gleason Kaplan Publishing, 2009 Birth, like death, can be a messy affair.  Though we all wish for beautful, healthy nine lbs babies we know that isn't always the case.  Premature births pose all sorts of problems that present medical and moral dilemas for doctors, nurses, interns and parents, as well as for the little babies struggling to live, to fill their little lungs with life's breath or get their hearts pumping blood through their little bodies.   With remarkable ...             End-of-Life Communication in the ICU: A Global Perspective1 review Springer, 2007 critical care update A comprehensive review of critical care by some of the leading experts throughout the world. A guide to management of the sickest of the sick including the end of life care which is a requisite for everyone practicing in the field. Highly recommended.             Handbook of ICU Therapy Cambridge University Press, 2006 This new, expanded and updated edition of Handbook of ICU Therapy builds on the success of the first edition and continues to provide concise information on a broad spectrum of issues relating to care of the critically ill patient. There are also several new, topical chapters. As with the first edition, it is equally applicable to anaesthetists, intensivists, operating department practitioners and anaesthetic/theatre/recovery nurses, and the ...             Sleep in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics (The Clinics: Surgery) Nancy A. Collop Saunders, 2008 New studies in Critical Care are finding that lack of sleep in the ICU can slow recovery. Disrupted sleep can cause problems with the immune system, resistance to infection, and wound healing. This timely new issue of Critical Care Clinics Guest Edited by Nancy Collop explores the affects of the ICU of normal sleep patterns. Topics such as Adverse Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Common Sleep Disorders in ICU Patients, and the "Sleep Friendly" ICU ...             ICU Quick Reference 2e Sheree R. Comer Skidmore-Roth, 1998 This text is conveniently sized for easy carrying and quick reference use. It give normal ranges for lab values and delineates SI values and toxic levels of drug assays. The medication section outlines the trade names, classification, action, clinical applications, side effects, precautions and contraindications for each drug. It also has vasoactive drug tables with identified. Information is not lengthy or detailed as to theory or ...             ICU Therapeutics Handbook (Year Book Handbooks)1 review Paul Ellis Marik C.V. Mosby, 1996 A must have handbook for students, residents, and fellows. This handbook succeeds in adding depth and color to a subject which can sometimes be somewhat dry and technical. It serves as an excellent companion to any major text of critical care. The emphasis seems to be on supplementing conventional thought with the wisdom of the author's experience rather than on summarizing information which can be found elsewhere. Presented in a readable and witty ...              search for books analysis, avoiding, communication, databases, diseases, electrolytes, end-of-life, environment, formulas, fundamentals, handbook, handbooks, incredibly, infection, infectious, introduction, management, managing, neonatal, nephrology, nutrition, patients, pediatric, perspective, perspectives, reference, statistical, survival, therapeutics, veterinary books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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