This concise, accessible introduction to the essentials of anesthesia is suitable for medical students and junior doctors as well as operating room staff. After describing the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the postoperative care of the patient in pain, it introduces the essentials of physiology and pharmacology, and, finally, presents a step-by-step description of clinical cases, ranging from the simplest to the most complex.
Product Description: All the management and diagnosis strategies you need in the critical care environment CURRENT Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment delivers authoritative and clinically focused guidance in a concise, find-it-now format. Following the trusted LANGE approach it includes a review of the etiology, relevant pathophysiology, and clinical symptoms as a prelude to diagnosis and treatment. Coverage includes everything from renal failure and surgical infections to coronary heart disease with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine throughout.
* Comprehensive overview of 40 key critical care topics, covering critical care basics, medical critical care, and the essentials of surgical critical care * Valuable perspectives on the latest technologies, equipment, therapeutic strategies, and interventions in the critical care setting * Concise chapters geared to the specific needs of medical students, residents, critical care trainees, and clinicians * Addresses common but difficult-to-diagnose critical care problems and delivers “approach to the patient” strategies * NEW! Important new treatment strategies for venous thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis, asthma, sepsis, and many more * NEW! Current recommendations for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, transfusions, goal direct therapy in sepsis, mechanical ventilation, use of pulmonary artery catheters, and glycemic control * NEW! PMID numbers on all references for easy look-up
Product Description: A DAVIS'S NOTES BOOK! Meet the challenges of the CCU! This pocket-sized quick reference is your go-to guide for the clinical information you need to care for adult patients safely and effectively. From disease process and their underlying pathology through nursing and medical management, you'll find the answers to the questions that arise everyday organized under 11 convenient tabs. Handy, write-on/wipe-off pages make it even more helpful.Describes the basic concepts applicable to a wide range of clinical situations, with cross-references where appropriate.- Uses a body system organization that encompasses 95 diseases and conditions, addressing Definition of Disease or Condition Underlying Pathophysiology Clinical Presentation Diagnostic Tests and Arrhythmia Strips (where applicable), and Management of the Clinical Condition.- Covers 26 medications specific to Critical Care.- Offers tools, a guide to abbreviations, and an index for quick reference.
Product Description: Clinical Sedation in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field. Chapters cover the following key topics: the etiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, pre-medication and oral sedation, special care dentistry, inhalation and intravenous sedation, complications and emergencies, medico-legal aspects, and advances.
Product Description: This textbook is written as a comprehensive overview of acute pain management. It is designed to guide clinicians through an impressive array of different options available to them and to patients. In the last decade there has been a flurry of interest in the extent to which acute pain can become chronic pain, and how we might reduce the incidence of such chronicity. This overview covers a wide range of treatments for pain management, including the anatomy of pain pathways, the pathophysiology of severe pain, pain assessment, therapeutic guidelines, analgesic options, organization of pain services, and the role of anesthesiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, and nurses in providing optimal care. It also discusses the use of patient-controlled analgesia and how this may or may not be effective and useful.
Product Description: Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical, scientific, well organised and consolidated over the last 20 years. More is known about the frequency and aetiology of the hazards of blood transfusions. The ABC of Transfusion is a well established introduction for all staff working in blood services, blood transfusion departments, surgical units and intensive care, and all prescribers and users of blood. It is a comprehensive, highly regarded guide to all the practical aspects of blood transfusion, including the various complications that can arise.
This fourth edition of ABC of Transfusion includes five new chapters on all the latest issues including pre-transfusion testing, vCJD, stem cell transplantation, immunotherapy, and appropriate use of blood - reflecting the fact that transfusion medicine has been revolutionised.
Useful as a practical guide, a refresher or for quick reference, it covers all essential transfusion matters and is an ideal source of information for all health professionals involved with safe and efficient use of blood.
