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| critical care pearls: Critical Care Pearls Steven A. Sahn, John E. Heffner, 1998 185 case summaries are presented randomly to challenge the reader. The first page of each case features a brief clinical summary, usually accompanied by an illustration. The reader is encouraged to formulate a differential diagnosis, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic plan. On the following page(s), the diagnosis is presented and discussed, with emphasis on unifying basic principles, interesting aspects of the patient's course, treatment, and outcome. Finally, information important to the correct management of the case-clinical pearls-is highlighted at the end. A few key references also are supplied for each case. |
| critical care pearls: Evidence-Based Trauma Pearls, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book Jeanette Vaughan, Whitney Villegas, 2023-05-04 In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jeanette Vaughan brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Evidenced-Based Trauma Pearls. Top experts in the field provide evidence-based pearls on key topics such as airway management, spinal cord injuries, chest trauma, geriatric frailty trauma, TBI, falls, trauma and the obstetric patient; and more. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the multidisciplinary team in critical care; ethical dilemmas in critical care; LGBT+ and trauma; social determinants of health in trauma patients; victim mental health trauma; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on evidenced-based trauma pearls, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. |
| critical care pearls: Huppert's Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine Laura Huppert, 2021-05-31 Bridge the gap between pathophysiology and clinical medicine in a succinct outline of core internal medicine topics! Originally created and road-tested by a resident and then updated by a team of resident authors, Huppert’s Notes succinctly organizes the foundational science covered early in medical school and the clinical approaches encountered in clerkships and beyond. This marriage of pathophysiology and clinical medicine provides a framework for how to approach internal medicine concepts mechanistically, rather than through memorization. You’ll find concise descriptions of common medical conditions with diagnostic and management pearls, as well as high-yield diagrams and tables to emphasize key concepts. Covering all internal medicine subspecialties, each Huppert’s Notes chapter is organized in an intuitive and consistent outline format for rapid access: Anatomy & Physiology Diagnostics Approaches & Chief Complaints Diseases & Pathophysiology Key Medications & Interventions Key Clinical Trials & Publications Space for your personal notes |
| critical care pearls: ICU Pearls Essam Abdelhakim, 2024-11-29 This book is designed to provide critical care physicians with essential pearls for managing complex and high-stakes cases commonly encountered in the ICU. Organized into 11 chapters, it offers practical insights, key management strategies, and evidence-based guidelines across a wide range of critical care topics. The book covers crucial areas such as respiratory support, sepsis management, neurological emergencies, renal and electrolyte disorders, and endocrine emergencies, among others. Each chapter features real-life case scenarios, tips, pitfalls, and relevant guidelines, ensuring that healthcare providers can confidently navigate the challenges of intensive care. Whether it's managing ARDS in COVID-19 patients, handling diabetic ketoacidosis, or making ethical decisions at the end of life, this guide equips ICU doctors with the knowledge they need to deliver optimal patient care in the most demanding situations. |
| critical care pearls: Pediatric Critical Care E-Book Jerry J. Zimmerman, 2016-11-29 Still the #1 resource for today’s pediatric ICU teams, Pediatric Critical Care, 5th Edition covers the entire field, from basic science to cutting-edge clinical applications. Drs. Bradley P. Fuhrman and Jerry J. Zimmerman, accompanied by an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, bring you today’s best information on the current and future landscape of pediatric critical care so you can consistently deliver optimum care to your young patients. Boasts highly readable, concise chapters with hundreds of useful photos, diagrams, algorithms, and clinical pearls. Clear, logical, organ-system approach allows you to focus on the development, function, and treatment of a wide range of disease entities. Includes new content on the expanding use of ultrasound at the bedside and the increase in nursing responsibilities in the PICU. Eighteen new chapters cover topics such as delirium, metabolism, endocrinology, nutrition, nursing, and much more. Features expanded and updated information on critical communication, professionalism, long-term outcomes, palliative care, ultrasonography, PCCM in resource-limited settings, ventilator-induced lung injury, non-invasive ventilation, updated CNS pathophysiology, the ‘Erythron’, and immunity and infection. |
| critical care pearls: Teaching Rounds: A Visual Aid to Teaching Internal Medicine Pearls on the Wards Navin Kumar, Anica Law, 2016-08-22 A unique tool for teaching and learning the top 100 most teachable topics in internal medicine There are many challenges for residents when training students who are making the big jump from preclinical to clinical. Most notably, they need to find time to pick and prepare topics to teach in meaningful ways without the availability of a blackboard in the learning hospital. Students also need to quickly be able to grasp these concepts quickly and with the ability to recall them later. This teaching manual primarily focuses on physiology/pathophysiology/exam findings with the goal of providing content to make teaching and learning on the wards easier for both attendings/senior residents and interns/medical students. It features the 100 most teachable topics (clinical pearls) in an image-based presentation and will cover all the major disciplines of internal medicine, including cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrine, and infectious disease. Each topic, or card, has an image on one side to prompt discussion (ECG, CXR, physical exam finding, etc.), and the flip side includes teaching points organized in question and answer format. They are presented in a pocket-sized binder with removable cards so both residents and students can remove only the topics of the day or ones they need to study. Each topic area has been reviewed by a specialist at Harvard Medical School. Visual, easy-to-use and reference tool for on-the-go Discusses the why behind a teachable topic Q&A format serves both rotation and exam prep Case-based to practice clinical pearls and complex topics |
| critical care pearls: Acute Pulmonary Embolism - A Geibel, H Just, W Kasper, 1999-12-27 |
| critical care pearls: Atlas of Critical Care Echocardiography Alexis Salerno, Daniel J. Haase, Sarah B. Murthi, 2022-01-28 This atlas covers the basics of ultrasound physics, provides the necessary background to successfully perform TEE and TTE procedures, and provides tips and tricks that will prove invaluable in the critical care environment. It also features an abundance of high quality photographs, illustrations and videos as well as numerous case studies to test the reader's ability to apply knowledge to real-life clinical situations. Written by experts in the field, The Atlas of Critical Care Echocardiography is a concise, visual guide designed for use by all physicians who see cardiac patients in the ICU. |
| critical care pearls: Bouncebacks! Critical Care Michael B. Weinstock, Kevin M. Klauer, 2021-07-13 This edition of Bouncebacks! Emergency Medicine books examines the bounceback visit, putting the reader in the footsteps of the clinician as the patient deteriorates. The story pauses at important decision points as possible management strategies are reviewed in a literature-based fashion, followed by a revelation of the path chosen by the actual provider. As the patient’s course progresses, we reach additional decision points and address further clinical questions. In addition to our chapter authors, many with expertise in critical care emergency medicine, we have an all-star lineup of expert-whisperers: first an EM/critical care section editor (below) and second, EMCRIT.org’s double-boarded critical care guru, Scott Weingart. Their comments are inserted in grey boxes and are intended to give tips and tricks borne of experience and to provide context to the literature, as if they are standing over our shoulder and advising during a resuscitation. Additionally, there are three chapters where we address the medical-legal aspects of care. Enter Greg Henry MD, past president of The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and one of the most experienced physician medical-legal experts in the country. He opines on the approach that both the defense and plaintiff would likely pursue and, by extension, how we can make patients safer through our evaluation and documentation before there is an adverse outcome. Whereas, these chapters contain the actual documentation from the ED chart, a very few chapters have slight modifications to the final aspects of the return visit at decision point 3, to allow for exploration of different critical care scenarios. There is still plenty of commentary on the documentation, missed red-flags, and what could have been done to improve care at the initial visit. Our goal is to make each chapter challenging, dynamic, and realistic… to move us from “standard of care” to “excellence in care.” Book Review: It's back, it's Bouncebacks! One of the mostly widely read and highly regarded education series in all of Emergency Medicine. Clinicians fear the medical malpractice landscape, but Mike Weinstock and the team give you all the tools you need to protect yourselves. Documentation people, documentation. Now with a critical care version. Read this book, sleep better at night, as simple as that! Love, love this series! -- Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, BMedSci, FACEP, FAAEMProfessor of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine LAC + USC Medical Center, Owner and Editor of EM: RAP |
| critical care pearls: Handbook of Evidence-Based Critical Care Paul Ellis Marik, 2010-06-14 This updated and revised edition of the classic bedside pocket reference remains the gold standard in critical care medicine. The new edition maintains Dr. Marik's trademark humor and engaging writing style, while adding numerous references. |
| critical care pearls: Lange Critical Care John M. Oropello, Vlad Kvetan, Stephen M. Pastores, 2016-11-22 A practical, concise, and up-to-date reference for the ICU A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! LANGE Critical Care delivers concise, evidenced-based, and highly clinical coverage of the surgical and medical aspects of critical care. The book provides basic fundamentals, applications and insights that will be of lasting value to all ICU physicians, nurses, advanced care providers, and allied personnel who care for the critically ill and injured patients in all ICUs. Noteworthy features include a well-illustrated Clinical Care Procedures section, high-yield summaries of the full spectrum of essential critical care topics, and the inclusion of “Controversies” chapters throughout each section addressing some of the ambiguous aspects of critical care. This timely book also covers the growing scope of critical care provided outside the ICU and the increasing importance of critical care services within the hospital structure. In keeping with the multi-professional nature of critical care delivery, several chapters are authored or coauthored by critical care fellows, ICU nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists. FEATURES: • Includes both the surgical and medical aspects of critical care, making it valuable to the intensivist working in the medical, surgical, or neurological ICU • Utilizes numerous visual elements such as figures, tables, and algorithms • Appendix contains valuable reference material and formulas, including a chapter on bedside statistics • Excellent primer for internal medicine and anesthesiology ICU rotations and great for board examination review |
| critical care pearls: Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine E-Book Judd Landsberg, 2017-12-07 Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, by Judd W. Landsberg, MD, is a unique point-of-care manual that provides essential information on managing inpatients and outpatients with common, serious respiratory and internal medicine presentation and problems. Easy-to-follow diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms are accompanied by case-based illustrations encountered on a daily basis by attendings, fellows, residents, and students. The bulleted format, concise approach, and familiar examples provide a framework for effective teaching, learning, and patient care. - Identifies common but important misconceptions that are regularly encountered in pulmonary and critical care training. - Uses a concise, bulleted format throughout, helping you find key information quickly. - Illustrates cases with primary data such as x-rays, monitor strips, ventilator wave forms, and other familiar documentation. - Helps you develop your ability to effectively explain your thought process in the clinical setting to other practitioners at the bedside. - Serves as a 'teachers guide' for clinician educators, organizing topics in an easy to teach fashion, amenable to 'chalk talks' and bedside didactics - Provides focused discussions of basic physiology and pathophysiology related to pulmonary and critical care medicine. |
| critical care pearls: Critical Care Study Guide Gerard J. Criner, Rodger E. Barnette, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, 2010-06-27 Critical care medicine is a dynamic and exciting arena where complex pathophysiologic states require extensive knowledge and up-to-date clinical information. An extensive kno- edge of basic pathophysiology, as well as awareness of the appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments that are used to optimize care in the critically ill is essential. Since our frst edition 7 years ago, new information crucial to the care and understanding of the critically ill patient has rapidly accumulated. Because this knowledge base crosses many different disciplines, a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach presenting the information is essential, similar to the multidisciplinary approach that is used to care for the critically ill patient. We have strived to provide this content in an easily digestible format that uses a variety of teaching tools to facilitate understanding of the presented concepts and to enhance information retention. To meet the demand to provide comprehensive and diverse education in order to und- stand the pathogenesis and optimum care of a variety of critical illnesses, we have subst- tially revised the prior topics in the frst edition with updated information. We have also markedly expanded the number of topics covered to include acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome, an expanded discussion of the physiology and operation of mechanical ventilation, obstetrical care in the ICU, neurosurgical emergencies, acute co- nary syndromes, cardiac arrhythmias, role of whole body rehabilitation in the ICU, ethical conduct of human research in the ICU, and nursing care of the ICU patient. |
| critical care pearls: ICU Clinical Pearls: The Art and Science of Critical Care Medicine Armando Huaringa, 2022-07-11 ICU CLINICAL PEARLS summarizes the experience of 40 years of life in the intensive care units where the sickest patients come or are sent in the hope to return to a life of reasonable quality. Arguably the safest place in the hospital. A place where any of your actions or decisions would make a tremendous difference in the life of these patients, but also a place where any mistake could cost a life. Therefore, we must apply a philosophy of perfection, of extremely safe care, and use our best science and deepest spirituality. Although we favor practice of evidence-based medicine, the fact that every patient has his/her own characteristics makes it impractical to do it solely with a scientific basis, and it yields to the clinical intuition that you can only obtain with experience and it makes the practice of critical care medicine not only a science, but also an art. Dr. Huaringa was born in Peru. Educated at the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. As student, he joined the Department of Anatomy Faculty and later the Department of Medicine Faculty as Instructor of Medicine and Intersnhip Coordinator. He then became Medicine Resident, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Fellow Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Master of Science Health Care Administration. His academic career continued working in the ICUs as Assistant Professor Tulane University-affiliated Alexandria VAMC, ETSU-affiliated Mountain Home VAMC, Associate Professor The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Professor of Medicine Loma Linda University School of Medicine/White Memorial. He is Fellow of the ACP, ACCP, ACCM and ATS. Professor Huaringa obtained Teaching Awards in all the institutions he worked for. He was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa title, from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. |
| critical care pearls: Critical Care Secrets , 1999 |
| critical care pearls: Current Catalog National Library of Medicine (U.S.), First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70. |
| critical care pearls: Critical Care Ultrasound E-Book Philip Lumb, 2014-02-03 **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Critical Care** For physicians and nurses in critical care medicine, the increased demand and use of ultrasound necessitates further training. Critical Care Ultrasound helps meet that need. A straightforward, practical approach, an abundance of detailed ultrasound images and online video demonstrations provide step-by-step guidance on the principles and effective use of this important imaging modality in both diagnosis and assistance with specific procedures. Coverage includes the latest applications of ultrasound for neurologic critical care; vascular problems; chest; hemodynamic monitoring; and abdominal and emergency uses, as well as assistance in a variety of specific procedures in critical care medicine. ...the book aims to and succeeds in fulfilling the appetite of different levels of expert in the use of ultrasound – fromthe beginner to the advanced practitioner. Reviewed by British Journal of Anaesthesia, June 2015 This book is a tremendous resource of practical knowledge and reference material. It will be of great help to trainees, critical care specialists, ICU nursing, allied health professionals, and anyone practicing acute medicine. Editors Philip Lumb and Dimitrios Karakitsos and the contributors are to be congratulated. Foreword by: Professor Teik E. Oh, AM , University of Western Australia, May 2015 - Incorporate a holistic approach. Visualize all or any parts of the body, tissues, organs and systems in their live, anatomically and functionally interconnected state and in the context of the whole patient's clinical circumstances. - See exactly how it's done. Numerous ultrasound images and dozens of videos demonstrate the use of ultrasound in critical care. - Rely on the guidance of more than 80 different experts from Australia, China, Middle East, Europe, USA, and Canada regarding the current and future use of CCU. - Adapt the use of emergency ultrasound in specialized out-of-hospital (i.e., war zones, animals) and in-hospital (i.e., pediatric units) settings. Additionally, issues regarding CCU logistics, training, and education are analyzed for the first time. - Access the complete contents, images, and video online at Expert Consult —fully searchable! |
| critical care pearls: Fuhrman & Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care E-Book Jerry J. Zimmerman, Alexandre T. Rotta, 2021-02-05 In the highly specialized field of caring for children in the PICU, Fuhrman and Zimmerman's Pediatric Critical Care is the definitive reference for all members of the pediatric intensive care team. Drs. Jerry J. Zimmerman and Alexandre T. Rotta, along with an expert team of editors and contributors from around the world, have carefully updated the 6th Edition of this highly regarded text to bring you the most authoritative and useful information on today's pediatric critical care—everything from basic science to clinical applications. - Contains highly readable, concise chapters with hundreds of useful photos, diagrams, algorithms, and clinical pearls. - Uses a clear, logical, organ-system approach that allows you to focus on the development, function, and treatment of a wide range of disease entities. - Features more international authors and expanded coverage of global topics including pandemics, sepsis treatment in underserved communities, specific global health concerns by region. - Covers current trends in sepsis-related mortality and acute care after sepsis, as well as new device applications for pediatric patients. - Provides ultrasound videos and more than 500 board-style review questions and answers on Expert Consult. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. |
| critical care pearls: Principles and Practice of Critical Care P. K. Verma, 2019-09-08 This edition is presented in a totally new and reader-friendly format. The focus of this volume is on holistic management of critically ill adult patients and it builds upon concepts one step at a time – allowing one the opportunity to develop competence at one's own pace. |
| critical care pearls: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy John Kellum, Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco, 2009-12-03 In the past decade, CRRT has moved from a niche therapy within specific specialty centers to the standard of care for management of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides concise, evidence-based, to-the-point bedside guidance about this treatment modality, offering quick reference answers to clinicians' questions about treatments and situations encountered in daily practice. Organized into sections on Theory; Pratice; Special Situations; and Organizational Issues, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy provides a complete view of CRRT theory and practice. Generous tables summarize and highlight key points, and key studies and trials are listed in each chapter. |
| critical care pearls: The Journal of Critical Illness , 1996 |
| critical care pearls: Emergency Department Critical Care Joseph R. Shiber, Scott D. Weingart, 2020-06-19 This comprehensive book provides practical guidance on the care of the critical patient in the emergency department. It focuses on the ED physician or provider working in a community hospital where, absent the consulting specialists found in a large academic center, the provider must evaluate and stabilize critically ill and injured patients alone. Structured in an easily accessible format, chapters present fundamental information in tables, bullet points, and flow diagrams. Emergency medicine scenarios covered across 38 chapters include acute respiratory failure, spinal cord Injuries, seizures and status epilepticus, care of the newborn, and end-of-life care. Written by experts in the field, Emergency Department Critical Care is an essential resource for practicing emergency physicians and trainees, internists and family physicians, advance practice nurses, and physician’s assistants who provide care in emergency departments and urgent care centers. |
| critical care pearls: Critical Care Nursing Kathy J. Booker, 2016-12-19 Providing an easy-to-use reference, Critical Care Nursing outlines best practice for the assessment, monitoring and treatment of critically ill adult patients. Each chapter includes research and evidence-based strategies for treating commonly-seen conditions. Initial chapters introduce ICU set-up and operation, the rapid response team, vitals measurement and shock management strategies. Subsequent chapters, structured by organ system, focus on care relating to specific organ function and dysfunction, including the respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, renal and gastrointestinal systems. Key information on monitoring for overdoses, special considerations in traumatic injury and end-of-life concerns is also included. Critical Care Nursing is a comprehensive and informative resource for experienced staff nurses and advanced practice nurses working with critically ill patients on ICUs, PCUs, transitional care units and within emergency care departments. |
| critical care pearls: Manual of ICU Procedures Mohan Gurjar, 2015-08-31 Manual of ICU Procedures is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to intensive care procedures. The book is divided into four anatomical sections, and a final miscellaneous section. Section one covers airway and respiratory, followed by; vascular and cardiac; neurological; gastrointestinal, abdominal, and genitourinary procedures. Each section covers an extensive range of procedures, and each chapter begins with basic principles before describing the procedure step-by-step. Enhanced by 428 colour images and illustrations, Manual of ICU Procedures is an ideal resource for all critical care professionals. Key Points Step-by-step guide to a range of intensive care procedures Covers respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and miscellaneous procedures 428 colour images |
| critical care pearls: Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care Henry Paw, Rob Shulman, 2010-01-07 Numerous treatment options are available to intensive care staff; this requires detailed knowledge of routes of administration and contra-indications to use in certain clinical conditions. Now in its fourth edition, this concise, practical handbook to drugs and prescribing for intensive care gives up-to-date advice on established drugs as well as providing advice on those recently approved. The book is divided into two sections: an A-Z guide to many of the drugs available, with concise information on each drug, including uses, limitations, administration directions and adverse effects. The second section contains topics relevant to the critically ill patients, including factors that may affect drug prescribing and management of medical emergencies. There is also a key data section showing weight conversions, BMI and corresponding dosage calculations, and an invaluable chart indicating drug compatibility for IV administration. This is an invaluable resource for doctors, nurses, and pharmacists caring for critically ill patients. |
| critical care pearls: DECODING MEDICINE PARTHA PRATIM KALITA, 2019-07-19 The human body is a confluence of systems where each system works in a co-operative way. So when it comes to medical education, a vast difference is seen between the academic classroom knowledge and the practical application of that knowledge, where tough and unique decisions have to be taken, keeping in mind the various interactions and side effects of the prescribed treatment. Such knowledge comes through various research activities, practical experience and patient follow up. This book in a unique compilation of all such practical situations where years of experience, to-the-point decisions and lots of background knowledge matters. Decoding Medicine is the definitive guide for anyone involved in patient care or pursuing medicine as their career. |
| critical care pearls: Intensive Care Unit Manual E-Book Paul N. Lanken, Scott Manaker, Benjamin A. Kohl, C. William Hanson, 2013-09-26 Intensive Care Unit Manual is a practical, hands-on, how-to manual that covers the full spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU, guiding you step-by-step from your initial approach to the patient through diagnosis and treatment. Compact, affordable, and comprehensive, the ICU Manual puts all the critical care information you need right at your fingertips! - Stay at the forefront of critical care with a practice-oriented, relevant, and well-illustrated account of the pathophysiology of critical disease, presented in a highly readable format. - Gain valuable insight into the recognition, evaluation, and management of critical conditions such as respiratory, hemodynamic, and infectious diseases; management of ICU patients with special clinical conditions; cardiovascular, hematologic, and neurological disorders; poisoning and overdoses; trauma and burns; and much more! - Grasp the latest developments in critical care with extensive updates and revisions to several key chapters, as well as brand-new chapters on Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes; Acute Heart Failure Syndromes; Noninvasive Ventilation; and more ICU conditions. - Understand and apply the most important ICU practices, including management of acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and the care of patients with special needs, AIDS, end-stage renal disease, or end-stage liver disease. - Get convenient access to the full text and image library online at Expert Consult, in addition to online-only text, figures, and tables from the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes and Acute Heart Failure Syndromes chapters. |
| critical care pearls: Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls Steven L. Cohn, 2021-03-12 Minimize risk for your surgery-bound patient with this concise high-yield clinical reference Ideal for hospitalists, internists, family physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and others involved in the perioperative period, Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls focuses on the critical process of assessing and managing patients with medical comorbidities undergoing surgical procedures. It provides preoperative validated risk assessment tools and mitigation strategies for identified comorbidities. Emphasizing risk factors and filled with clinical pearls for postoperative complications, this thorough, expertly written resource covers perioperative medication management; cardiac, pulmonary, and frailty risk indices with modification strategies; diabetes management using target-specific anticoagulants; and challenging perioperative cases. Features •Includes only the top references for each topical area streamlining the search for key literature •Tables throughout convey massive amounts of information for quick access •Provides need-to-know evidence-based clinical decision making informatio |
| critical care pearls: Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Child Mary Fran Hazinski, 2012-05-18 Now completely up to date to meet the needs of today's pediatric nurses, Mary Fran Hazinski's Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Child, 3rd Edition, remains the foundational text of pediatric critical care nursing. Known for its outstanding organization and clear descriptions, this comprehensive reference details the unique care required for critically ill children with thorough discussions of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, collaborative management, and nursing management. Ten new chapters, new advanced practice content, and new nurse contributors and reviewers ensure that this classic text continues to be the essential resource for the care of critically ill children. - Details differences in caring for critically ill children as compared with caring for adults: how to modify assessment procedures, consider aspects of psychosocial development, and examine developmental aspects of various body systems. - Provides comprehensive coverage of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nursing management related to care of the critically ill child. - Includes detailed Nursing Care Plans for select disorders. - Contains helpful appendices such as pediatric drug dosages, central venous catheter care, and pediatric fluid requirements. - Features Evolve online resources with additional content for further study of related topics, including tables for ease of recollection of material and additional references. - Contains 10 all-new chapters, including Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics; Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Resuscitation; Mechanical Support of Cardiopulmonary Function; Fluid, Electrolyte, and Endocrine Problems; Immunology and Infectious Disorders; Transplantation and Organ Donation; Toxicology/Poisonings; Fundamentals of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; Clinical Informatics; and Ethical Issues in Pediatric Critical Care - Features nurse contributors and reviewers for every chapter, making this edition a truly collaborative text. - Provides information vital to the advanced practice nurse, such as assessment tools and severity of illness management. - Includes numerous Pearls that highlight practical wisdom from experts in pediatric critical care nursing. |
| critical care pearls: The Washington Manual of Critical Care Marin Kollef, Warren Isakow, 2011-12-16 Prepared by residents and faculty at the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, this useful pocket manual contains easy-to-read algorithms for the management of more than 80 medical and surgical problems that arise in the intensive care unit. Chapters focus on specific problems and the algorithms provide straightforward approaches to the management of these issues. Coverage includes an entire section on procedures commonly performed in the intensive care unit; appendices included common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions, and common drug dosages and side effects. New chapters include: Pulmonary Embolism, Clostridium difficile and Other Infectious Causes of Diarrhea, Fetal-Maternal Critical Care, Alternative Hemodynamic Monitoring, and Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring. |
| critical care pearls: Patient Transport: Medical Critical Care - E-Book Air & Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA), Allen Wolfe, Michael Frakes, Danny Nayman, 2024-11-10 An ideal companion to the award-winning Patient Transport: Principles & Practice, 6th Edition, this critical care transport text offers a unique focus on the critical care patient in transit, addressing the needs of flight and ground transport registered nurses, paramedics, and those preparing for certification exams such as CFRN®, CTRN®, FP-C©, and CCP-C®. Authored by the esteemed Air and Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA), this comprehensive guide is backed by the expertise of a leading body representing transport nurses worldwide, making it an indispensable resource in the evolving landscape of critical care transport. - Coverage of injuries commonly encountered in flight and ground nursing includes pathophysiology, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation discussions - Part I covers critical care medicine and Part II covers selected patient populations - Meets the needs of all healthcare providers dedicated to expert care delivery in transport, including nurses, paramedics, physicians, respiratory therapists, pilots, mechanics, and communication specialists - Real-life scenarios with updated technology demonstrate how to apply concepts to scenarios like those seen in practice - Focus on the interprofessional and collaborative nature of transport emphasizes the importance of teamwork in ensuring successful patient outcomes - Evolve companion website with 200 certification-style questions provides valuable exam review and practice |
| critical care pearls: High Yield Internal Medicine Board Exam Pearls Knowmedge, Sunir Kumar, MD, Ravi Bhatia, MD, Salim Rezaie, MD, Sheila Krishna, MD, Ruchi Bhatia, MD, This book contains chapters covering High-Yield pearls for all major categories seen on the Internal Medicine Board Exam / Shelf Exam. The chapters were created using the ABIM Internal Medicine Board Exam Blueprint. It is relevant for anyone interested in Internal Medicine information, including those preparing for the NBME Internal Medicine Shelf Exam and the USMLE Step 3 exam. Topics covered include Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Hematology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology / Urology, Oncology, Neurology, Dermatology, Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care, Rheumatology / Orthopedics The book also contains 2 bonus chapters on how to study for the ABIM Internal Medicine Exam and the NBME Internal Medicine Shelf Exam. For more information visit www.knowmedge.com |
| critical care pearls: Intensive Care Nursing Philip Woodrow, Barry Hill, 2025-01-20 The fifth edition of this essential text provides a comprehensive overview of working in intensive care. Written for critical care nurses practising at Level 3, it is fully updated to ensure the evidence base is up to date and the content reflects contemporary best practice. Intensive Care Nursing covers patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients; the more common and specialised disease processes and treatments encountered; and how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice. This feature includes all-new chapters on maternal critical care and principles of pharmacology for intensive care nursing. The chapters include numerous pedagogical features to aid readers in transferring their learning, such as boxes highlighting implications for practice, further reading sections, and clinical scenarios with questions. Intensive Care Nursing is essential reading for student and qualified nurses and allied health professionals working with critically ill patients, particularly those undertaking post-registration training in the area. |
| critical care pearls: Anesthesiology and Critical Care Morning Report - E-Book Paul N Frank, Raj Dasgupta, 2023-04-01 Anesthesiology and Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE and end-of-rotation exams, with pearls for the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 exams. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios. - Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on USMLE exams, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls. - Beyond the Pearls tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) provide deep coverage of core material. - Morning Report/Grand Rounds format begins with the chief complaints to the labs, relevant images, and includes a pearl at the end of the case. Questions are placed throughout the case to mimic practical decision making both in the hospital and on the board exam. - Includes step-by-step procedural guides for common anesthesia and critical care procedures and coverage of transthoracic and transesophageal echo procedures. - Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians. |
| critical care pearls: National Library of Medicine Current Catalog National Library of Medicine (U.S.), 1990 |
| critical care pearls: MCAT Review Michael Donnino, Paul Tischhauser, Robert Donnino, M.D., Robert Donnino, 2004 Review Guides |
| critical care pearls: The Washington Manual of Critical Care Marin H. Kollef, Timothy J. Bedient, Warren Isakow, 2008 Prepared by residents and faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine, this pocket manual contains easy-to-read algorithms for the management of more than 80 medical and surgical problems arising in the intensive care unit. Chapters focus on specific problems and the algorithms provide straightforward approaches to the management of these issues. Coverage includes a section on procedures commonly performed in the intensive care unit. Appendices include common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions, and common drug dosages and side effects. |
| critical care pearls: Concepts in Surgical Critical Care Bryan Boling, Kevin Hatton, Tonja Hartjes, 2020-06-11 With more complex surgical patients requiring special perioperative care in an intensive care unit (ICU), there is an increased demand for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who are equipped to care for them. However, APPs, such as Physician Assistants (PAs) or Nurse Practitioners (NPs), have limited specialized training and exposure to the unique needs of the perioperative critically-ill population. That's where this book can help. Concepts in Surgical Critical Care is an indispensable resource for the APP, non-surgical intensivist, or non-intensivist surgeon who regularly provides critical care for surgical patients. It features a user-friendly organization designed for quick reference while at bedside with patients or in an office. It starts with foundational critical care topics across all surgical specialties followed by the specifics within 12 – including gastrointestinal surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics, and more. |
| critical care pearls: General Chemistry David Clark, 2004 Chemistry |
| critical care pearls: Pathology Medical Student Cory A. Roberts, 2000 The intent of Pathology Medical Student Pearls of Wisdom is to serve as a study aid to improve performance on a standardized examination. It is not intended to be a source text of the knowledge base of medicine or to serve as a reference in any way for the practice of clinical medicine. Neither Boston Medical Publishing Corporation nor the editors warrant that the information in this text is complete or accurate. the reader is encouraged to verify each answer in several references. All drug use indications and dosages must be verified by the reader before administration of any compound. |
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The meaning of CRITICAL is inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably. How to use critical in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Critical.
CRITICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CRITICAL definition: 1. saying that someone or something is bad or wrong: 2. giving or relating to opinions or…. Learn more.
Critical Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
CRITICAL meaning: 1 : expressing criticism or disapproval; 2 : of or relating to the judgments of critics about books, movies, art, etc.
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To be critical of someone or something means to criticize them. ...a few dozen intellectuals who've been critical of the regime. He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee. …
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Jun 8, 2025 · The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. 2018 , VOA Learning English > …
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Critical can be defined as a thorough and analytical evaluation or examination of something, particularly by making judgments or forming opinions based on careful assessment and …
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The adjective critical has several meanings, among them, "vital," "verging on emergency," "tending to point out errors," and "careful."
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Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment: a critical appreciation of the filmmaker's work. b. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics: a play that …
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inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. Parents who are too critical make their children anxious. involving criticism, or skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.. The article …
CRITICAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CRITICAL is inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably. How to use critical in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Critical.
CRITICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CRITICAL definition: 1. saying that someone or something is bad or wrong: 2. giving or relating to opinions or…. Learn more.
Critical Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
CRITICAL meaning: 1 : expressing criticism or disapproval; 2 : of or relating to the judgments of critics about books, movies, art, etc.
CRITICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
To be critical of someone or something means to criticize them. ...a few dozen intellectuals who've been critical of the regime. He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee. A …
critical - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jun 8, 2025 · The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom. 2018 , VOA Learning English > …
What does critical mean? - Definitions.net
Critical can be defined as a thorough and analytical evaluation or examination of something, particularly by making judgments or forming opinions based on careful assessment and …
1004 Synonyms & Antonyms for CRITICAL - Thesaurus.com
Find 1004 different ways to say CRITICAL, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Critical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
The adjective critical has several meanings, among them, "vital," "verging on emergency," "tending to point out errors," and "careful."
Critical - definition of critical by ... - The Free Dictionary
Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment: a critical appreciation of the filmmaker's work. b. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics: a play that …
CRITICAL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. Parents who are too critical make their children anxious. involving criticism, or skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.. The article …
