Critical care compendium : 1001 topics in intensive care and acute medicine

Uncommon clinical problems can present serious challenges in any medical specialty, particularly in those areas providing acute care. Bringing together all uncommon problems relevant to the treatment of seriously ill patients in a quick one-stop reference, this book is an easy-to-use and practical reference for the clinician at any level faced with an uncommon acute medical problem at the bedside. Using a popular A-Z format, over 1000 entries reflect the current breadth of the specialty's extension to hospital-wide issues of acute care. Each topic contains both essential diagnostic and treatment information and discusses the implications for intensive care management. Extensive cross-referencing throughout aids rapid access to key information and the use of cartoons enhances learning. The book offers a source of reference for the many issues so often overlooked in major textbooks, which can be difficult not only to locate elsewhere but also for experienced clinicians to remember in detail. An invaluable resource within a single volume for intensivists, anaesthetists, emergency specialists, and a wide range of other healthcare professionals. Uncommon clinical problems can present serious challengesin any medical specialty, particularly in those areasproviding acute care. These problems tend to be overlookedeven in major textbooks, they can be difficult toidentify fully elsewhere and even an experienced cliniciancannot be expected to remember all their relevant details.Yet these problems in total can be numerous and varied,and they may have a direct impact on patient care.This book offers a solution. Uncommon problemsrelevant to intensive care and acute medicine have beengathered into a single volume, in which they havebeen described in sufficient detail to obviate much ofthe need to refer to specialized sources. The individualtopics have been arranged alphabetically, as in an encyclopaediaand with ample cross-referencing to facilitaterapid access. The book is thus intended to provide an easyand practical reference for the clinician at any level facedwith an uncommon acute medical problem at the bedside. Uncommon problems tend to be overlooked; they are usually difficult to diagnose and a challenge to manage. Acute Medicine: Uncommon Problems and Challenges gathers together all uncommon problems relevant to the treatment of seriously ill patients in a quick one-stop reference. Each topic contains both essential diagnostic and treatment information and discusses the implications for intensive care management, obviating the need to refer to specialized sources. The A-Z format with frequent cross-referencing aids rapid access to key information and cartoons throughout aid learning. Intensivists, anaesthetists, emergency specialists and a wide range of other healthcare professionals will find this an invaluable resource when faced with acute medical problems. From Abruptio placentae to Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, Acute Medicine: Uncommon Problems and Challenges will help you diagnose and manage the tricky acute problems you encounter in daily clinical practice. A practical compendium collating all uncommon problems relevant to the treatment of seriously ill patients. Arranged alphabetically for easy reference and to aid quick look-up at the bedside, the book reflects the current breadth of the specialty's extension to hospital-wide issues of acute care. This book gathers together all uncommon problems relevant to the treatment of seriously ill patients. Each topic contains both essential diagnostic and treatment information and discusses the implications for intensive care management, obviating the need to refer to specialized sources A one-stop reference for clinicians at all levels faced with uncommon problems in acute medicine