Intensive Care Medicine - The Essential Guide (Aug 24, 2023)_(1108984428)_(Cambridge University Press)

A handbook covering all of the essential topics in Intensive Care Medicine, for those training and practising in the specialty. Cover Intensive Care Medicine Copyright Dedication Contents Contributors Preface Foreword Section 1 Resuscitation and Management of the Acutely Ill Patient Section 2 Diagnosis, Investigation & Data Interpretation Domain 3 Disease Management: Recognition, Causes and Management Section 3.1 Cardiac and Circulatory Failure Section 3.2 Acute Renal Failure Section 3.3 Acute Liver Failure Section 3.4 Neurological Impairment and Injury Section 3.5 Acute Gastrointestinal Failure Section 3.6 Acute Respiratory Failure Section 3.7 Infection and Immunity Section 3.8 Intoxication with Drugs or Environmental Toxins Section 3.9 Obstetrics and Maternal Peripartum Complications Section 3.10 Haematological and Oncological Disorders Section 3.11 Metabolic Disorders Section 3.12 Endocrine Disorders Section 3.13 Severe Trauma and Multiple Injuries Section 3.14 Environmental Injuries Section 3.15 Psychiatric Disorders Encountered in Intensive Care Section 4 Therapeutic Interventions and Organ Support Domain 5 Practical Procedures Section 5.1 Practical Respiratory System Section 5.2 Practical Cardiovascular System Section 5.3 Practical Central Nervous System Section 5.4 Practical Gastrointestinal System Section 5.5 Practical Genitourinary System Section 6 Perioperative Care Section 7 Comfort and Recovery Section 8 End-of-Life Care Section 9 Paediatric Care Section 10 Transport Section 11 Professionalism, Patient Safety, Governance and Health Systems Management Index "All members should have the appropriate personal protection equipment especially with the recent global COVID-19 pandemic. The anticipated required equipment should be ready, and the roles of who will do what confirmed - with each person ratifying that they have the necessary skills required to manage their role"-- Provided by publisher