Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Handbook

By Geoffrey K. LighthallJohn E. ArboStephen J. Ruoss, et al.

Looking for a concise and authoritative resource to help you manage the types of complex cardiac, pulmonary, and neurological emergencies you encounter as a resident or attending emergency room physician? Look no further than Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Handbook. This portable guide to rational clinical decision-making in the challenging - and changing - world of emergency critical care provides in every chapter a streamlined review of a common problem in critical care medicine, along with evidence-based guidelines and summary tables of landmark literature.
Features
Prepare for effective critical care practice in the emergency room's often chaotic and resource-limited environment with expert guidance from fellows and attending physicians in the fields of emergency medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, and neurocritical care.Master critical care fundamentals as experts guide you through the initial resuscitation and the continued management of critical care patients during their first 24 hours of intensive care.Confidently make sustained, data-driven decisions for the critically ill patient using expert information on everything from hemodynamic monitoring and critical care ultrasonography to sepsis and septic shock to the ED-ICU transfer of care.
Your book purchase includes an eBook version created for Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, & Mac. This eBook features: Complete content with enhanced navigationA powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the webCross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigationHighlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the textAbility to take and share notes with friends and colleaguesQuick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451186894
• ISBN13: 9781451186895
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"