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Sepsis
Definitions, Pathophysiology and the Challenge of Bedside Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with sepsis and research scientist alike, . Patients with severe sepsis requiring ICU admission have very high rates of ICU and overall hospital mortality, with estimates ranging from...
Clinical Oxygen Pressure Measurement
Tissue Oxygen Pressure and Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In January 1980, the First Symposium on the Measurement of Tis sue Oxygen Pressure in Patients was held in Frankfurt. After a 4-year "rest period," the organizers of the 1984 symposium, Profes sor R. Huch of Zurich and Dr. J. Hauss of Munster, together with myself, extended another invitation...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
This book introduces pathophysiology and practical heart failure (HF) management at the acute, in-hospital stages during hospitalization and also in the end-stages of HF. Given its increasing incidence and prevalence, we live in a world that is essentially facing an HF pandemic. A country with an...
by OB Nwaogbe
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
We hear about parents taking care of their child with a disability, but not much attention is paid to siblings who have the full time job of being a caregiver. Never fully prepared for a tremendous amount of responsibility, some siblings find themselves playing the role of caregiver sometimes starting...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
This unique reference fulfills the unmet need of a textbook that addresses the scope of practice for surgeons practicing in rural regions. The text provides up-to-date content covering a wide breadth of topics relevant to surgical care in rural areas, with focus on the surgical diseases that are...
Neurotrauma
Evidence-Based Answers to Common Questions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Winner of Association of American Publishers Clinical Medicine Book Award, 2005Combining new, evidence-based literature with the hands-on experience of leading specialists, this book provides the practical approach clinicians need, especially when dealing with an emergency situation. Each chapter...
Artificial Ventilation
A Basic Clinical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
This book provides a basic clinical guide to the principles and practice of artificial ventilation, both manual and mechanical. It covers the development of artificial ventilation through the ages and the essential anatomy and physiology behind it. While there are many detailed texts available on...
by Eelco F.M. Wijdicks
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
The medical state of acutely hospitalized neurologic patients is often compromised. This title in Core Principles of Acute Neurology does focus on how certain neurologic conditions can inflict damage to other organ systems and what systemic complications most frequently jeopardize patients with primary...
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
Clinical Evaluation and Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Expanded with six additional chapters and new study questions, this updated edition provides a clear and concise understanding of the fundamentals of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders that are frequently encountered in clinical practice. Each chapter follows a standard format that begins...
by Mary G. McGeown
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Serious disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance are frequently encountered in acutely ill patients; somewhat less often in the chronically sick. There seems to be a trend for such cases to increase, due probably to an increase in major surgical procedures on older patients whose renal function...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Because of their therapeutic safety, hydroxyethylstarch, gelatin and dextrans are among the most frequently used drugs in the world. Recent studies have shown that bleeding disorders, anaphylactic reactions and storage in the body depend decisively on the nature of the administered plasma substitute....
Clinical Anesthesia
Near Misses and Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Residents, fellows, and practising certified registered nurse anesthetists will benefit from the retelling of these actual near misses, the solutions chosen at the time, and a retrospective analysis of those solutions that includes tips for how the problems could have been avoided altogether or resolved...
Neurotraumatology: Progress and Perspectives
Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology, Porto (Portugal), November 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A multidisciplinary overview of techniques for monitoring acute head trauma patients is given in this book. It includes neuroimaging procedures (TCD, MRI, SPECT) and multiple neurophysiological approaches: EEG, videomonitoring and integrated computer systems with clinical applications. Results that...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2014
A cardinal rule in the medical field is to not do more harm than good to the casualty. This is the reason we must be careful to protect the patient from infection or disease while attempting to treat him. There are times in combat situations when you may not have the time to wash your hands or to...