{"product_id":"clinical-cases-in-critical-care-isbn-9781119578901","title":"Clinical Cases in Critical Care","description":"\u003cb\u003eClinical Cases in Critical Care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClinical Cases in Critical Care\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors explore core clinical topics and basic sciences in a practical and realistic way, and include comprehensive discussions focusing on critically unwell patients with a variety of presentations and underlying disorders, including COVID-19, hypotension, stroke and drug overdose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach case begins with a clinical vignette which generates a series of questions the reader must address. Cases are expanded to discuss differential diagnoses, investigations and management issues. Further questions direct the reader to explore relevant clinical and scientific knowledge - similar to the structure of many professional oral examinations. The final section of the book consists of exam style questions in a multiple choice and single best answer style.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for medical practitioners working in critical care settings, \u003ci\u003eClinical Cases in Critical Care\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough and accessible reference for trainee physicians with an interest in critical and emergency care, as well as allied health professionals in the field. This engaging textbook will be an essential companion for anyone getting to grips with the foundation of specialist knowledge required by professionals working in intensive care medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword and How to Use This Book ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Information x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements  xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 1 A Brief Introduction to Critical Care 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2 Intubation of the Critically Unwell Patient 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Cases 23 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1 The Patient with Rising Vasopressor Requirements 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2 The Patient with Respiratory Distress I 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3 The Patient with Respiratory Distress II  48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4 The Patient with Abdominal Pain and Vomiting 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5 The Patient Involved in a Road Traffic Collision  71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 6 The Patient with a Raised Temperature 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 7 The Patient with Haematemesis  94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8 The Patient Who Is Difficult to Ventilate 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 9 The Patient with Chest Pain  118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 10 The Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient  130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11 The Patient with Hyponatraemia  139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12 The Patient in Status Epilepticus 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13 The Patient Who is Hypotensive 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 14 The Patient Who Deteriorates Post Intubation 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 15 The Patient with Reduced Consciousness 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 16 The Patient Who had A Stroke 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 17 The Patient with Chest Pain and a Rash 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 18 The Young Patient Who Collapses  225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 19 The Patient Who has Taken an Overdose  238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 20 The Unwell Obstetric Patient  254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 21 The Patient in Cardiac ICU   265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 22 The Patient Who was in A House Fire  280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 23 The Patient with Low Platelets  293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 24 The Patient with COVID-19  306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Test Yourself 319 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Choice Questions  321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingle Best Answer Questions  327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers   333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex  349\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Myers \u003c\/b\u003eis a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and co-author of a BMJ Book Awards prize winning casebook in paediatric medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheophilus Samuels \u003c\/b\u003eis a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust with level 2 transthoracic echocardiography accreditation from the British Society of Echocardiography.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClinical Cases in Critical Care\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors explore core clinical topics and basic sciences in a practical and realistic way, and include comprehensive discussions focusing on critically unwell patients with a variety of presentations and underlying disorders, including COVID-19, hypotension, stroke and drug overdose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach case begins with a clinical vignette which generates a series of questions the reader must address. 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