{"product_id":"abc-of-intensive-care-isbn-9781405178037","title":"ABC of Intensive Care","description":"This new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the non-specialist, providing the core knowledge and principles of intensive care patient management. \u003cp\u003eFrom general principles through to critical care outreach and end of life care, it covers best practice management in the intensive care unit. It includes the key organ system support as well as monitoring, sepsis, brain-stem death, and nutrition in intensive care. There is also full coverage of organ donation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis invaluable resource is highly illustrated in colour throughout with new images, references to key evidence, and further reading and resources in each chapter. It is ideal for junior doctors, medical students and specialist nurses working in an acute hospital setting and the ICU and neonatal ICU, and for anyone involved in the management and care of intensive care patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndorsed by the Intensive Care Society (UK) and the Scottish Intensive Care Society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=net.medhand.wabcic2\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.medhand.com\/products\/abc-of-intensive-care\"\u003eMedHand Store\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 General Principles of Intensive Care Management 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Batchelor and Peter Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Communication and Decision-Making in Intensive Care 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Hughes and Graham R. Nimmo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Monitoring 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Haslam, Jonathan Ball, Andy Rhodes and Peter MacNaughton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sedation 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Pathophysiology of Organ Failure 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Hinds and Mervyn Singer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Severe Sepsis 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Gillies and Duncan Wyncoll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Respiratory Support 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Baudouin and Timothy W. Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cardiovascular Support 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Soni and David Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Renal Failure 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiam Plant and Alasdair Short\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Neurological Support 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. D. Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Liver Support 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Wendon and Chris Holland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Gastrointestinal Support 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaif Al Musa and Tony M. Rahman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Nutrition in the ICU 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcia McDougall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Critical Care Outreach 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMandy Odell and Sheila Adam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 End-of-Life Care 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Shippey and Bob Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 74\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This is clearly an update from the first edition. With its effective writing style, this book provides readers a workable introduction in a brief amount of time.”  (\u003ci\u003eDoody’s\u003c\/i\u003e, 23 March 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is an informative book especially for medical students and graduates, younger doctors and specialist nurses working in the intensive care units of medical centers. It provides core knowledge about critical-care patient management. It is a well organized book that makes for easy learning.\" (Biz India, 3 February 2012)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham R. Nimmo,\u003c\/b\u003e Consultant Physician in Intensive Care Medicine and Clinical Education, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMervyn Singer,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London, London, UK \t    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABCof Intensive Care\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the ABC of Intensive Care, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new and updated edition is a practical guide to intensive care for the nonspecialist, providing the core knowledge and principles of intensive care patient management.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom general principles through to critical care outreach and end-of-life care, it covers best practice management in the intensive care unit. It includes the key organ system support as well as monitoring, sepsis, brain-stem death, and nutrition in intensive care. There is also full coverage of organ donation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable resource is highly illustrated in colour throughout with new images, references to key evidence, and further reading and resources in each chapter. It is ideal for junior doctors, medical students and specialist nurses working in an acute hospital setting and the ICU and neonatal ICU, and for anyone involved in the management and care of intensive care patients.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndorsed by the Intensive Care Society (UK) and the Scottish Intensive Care Society. \t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the ABC series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly d signed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow offering over 70 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo receive automatic updates on books and journals in your specialty, join our email list. 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