A thoroughly updated edition of this well-established guide to drugs and prescribing for intensive care. The book is split into two sections: an A-Z guide to the drugs available, and concise notes on the key topics and situations faced on a daily basis. The A-Z section provides succinct information on each drug including uses, limitations, administration directions and adverse effects. The second section details complications that may arise in patients with particular conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and renal failure, and other factors that may affect drug prescribing. This revised edition includes eleven new drug monographs and covers several new topics, including sepsis and drugs for organ donation. Inside the back cover is a colour fold-out chart showing drug compatibility for intravenous administration. Presented in a concise, compact format, this book is an invaluable resource for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals caring for critically ill patients.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Handbook of Drugs in Intensive Care: An A-Z Guide
A thoroughly updated edition of this well-established guide to drugs and prescribing for intensive care. The book is split into two sections: an A-Z guide to the drugs available, and concise notes on the key topics and situations faced on a daily basis. The A-Z section provides succinct information on each drug including uses, limitations, administration directions and adverse effects. The second section details complications that may arise in patients with particular conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and renal failure, and other factors that may affect drug prescribing. This revised edition includes eleven new drug monographs and covers several new topics, including sepsis and drugs for organ donation. Inside the back cover is a colour fold-out chart showing drug compatibility for intravenous administration. Presented in a concise, compact format, this book is an invaluable resource for doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals caring for critically ill patients.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Handbook of Neuroanesthesia Fifth Edition
Thoroughly updated, the 5th edition of the Handbook of Neuroanesthesia is an essential guide to perioperative management of neurosurgical patients.
Written
in an outline format for quick reference, this handbook provides
detailed information about the anesthetic management of neurosurgical
and neuroradiologic procedures and the intensive care of neurosurgical
patients as well as those who have sustained traumatic brain and spinal
cord injury.
Each chapter also includes clinical
cases, summaries, and chapter highlights, giving readers all the
information needed to confidently put what they learned to use in real
life neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care cases.
FEATURES
• Vital pre-operative, post-operative, intra-operative, and peri-operative techniques are extensively covered
• New chapter on information technology to guide readers to online medical resources and search modalities
• Website references listed in each chapter
• Vital pre-operative, post-operative, intra-operative, and peri-operative techniques are extensively covered
• New chapter on information technology to guide readers to online medical resources and search modalities
• Website references listed in each chapter
Friday, September 18, 2015
Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management
This Atlas serves as a guide to beginning implanters, intermediate
implanters, and the most advanced practitioners. The author covers the
process of implanting and managing spinal cord stimulators, peripheral
nerve stimulators, and intrathecal pumps from the beginning of the
process to long term management. The book also discusses the
recognition, prevention, and management of complications. The Atlas is a
must for any physician hoping to improve their skills in any segment of
this important area of interventional pain treatment. The combination
of instructional photographs and detailed instructions makes each
segment a great learning event.
Advanced Training in Anaesthesia
Advanced Training in Anaesthesia is authored by both trainees and specialists in order to create an authoritative yet accessible text. Containing everything candidates need to know to pass this final major hurdle in anaesthetic training, this book is ideal for exam revision.
A brief overview of the basic physiology of each system is provided together with important diagrams that may be required by the viva examiners. Suggestions for further reading are included for candidates wishing to read around the subjects. Topics in applied basic science are presented in a systems-based format, as laid out in the syllabus set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, to allow for easy navigation and structured learning and revision.
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