Oxford Handbook of Critical Care and Emergencies in Critical Care Pack

* The bestselling Oxford Handbook of Critical Care and Emergencies in Critical Care combined for the first time
* Provides rapid access to essential clinical information for on the wards and in the clinic
* Represents fantastic value in a combined bundle

For the first time the Oxford Handbook of Critical Care and Emergencies in Critical Care have been bundled together representing excellent value for the medical student or junior doctor purchaser. The combination of practical advice and essential background information with an easily accessible guide in emergencies presents a unique package essential to every doctor and medical student.

Of all the medical specialties, few if any are as exacting and complex as critical care medicine. All members of the multidisciplinary team caring for critically ill patients require a sound knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, technology and pharmacology. The new edition of this enormously popular Oxford Handbook describes best practice in critical care in a succinct, concise, clinically orientated way. It covers therapeutic and monitoring devices, drugs and fluids, specific organ system disorders and complications, and general management philosophies. Ample space is provided to append or amend sections to suit local protocols and particular practices. The 'Oxford Handbook of Critical Care' will serve the consultant, junior doctor, nurse or other paramedical staff as a reference book, aide memoire and handy pocket book providing rationales and solutions to most of the problems encountered.

Emergencies in Critical Care provides a practical, accessible guide to all emergency situations encountered in the critical care setting. Emergencies are very common in the critical care setting; but also surprisingly predictable. This book helps critical care staff identify those at risk, how to manage them, and how to be prepared in the ward. The book is split into two halves: the first about emergencies within specific systems; the second concentrates on various conditions or groups of patients. Most chapters begin with a generic description of how to manage emergencies affecting that system, or patient group. This is followed by details of specific diagnoses and how they should be managed. The author team have also tried, where possible, to follow the 'ABC' approach, which is not only the standard approach to emergency management, but also a widely-used scheme for documenting daily reviews on ICU and for documenting trauma management.

Readership: Junior doctors, specialist nurses, and other paramedical staff working in intensive care and emergency medicine. This book will also be of interest to senior medical students.

Contents

Oxford Handbook of Critical Care

1. Respiratory therapy techniques
2. Cardiovascular therapy techniques
3. Renal therapy techniques
4. Gastrointestinal therapy techniques
5. Nutrition
6. Special support surfaces
7. Respiratory monitoring
8. Cardiovascular monitoring
9. Neurological monitoring
10. Laboratory monitoring
11. Miscellaneous monitoring
12. Fluids
13. Respiratory drugs
14. Cardiovascular drugs
15. Renal drugs
16. Gastrointestinal drugs
17. Neurological drugs
18. Haematological drugs
19. Miscellaneous drugs
20. Resuscitation
21. Respiratory disorders
22. Cardiovascular disorders
23. Renal disorders
24. Gastrointestinal disorders
25. Hepatic disorders
26. Neurological disorders
27. Haematological disorders
28. Metabolic disorders
29. Poisoning
30. Infection and inflammation
31. Trauma and burns
32. Physical disorders
33. Pain and post-operative intensive care
34. Obstetric emergencies
35. Death and the dying patient
36. ICU Organisation and management


Emergencies in Critical Care

1. Assessment / stabilisation
2. Airway
3. Breathing
4. Circulation
5. Neurology
6. Metabolic and endocrine
7. Renal
8. Gastro-intestinal and hepatic
9. Haematology
10. Infections
11. Surgical patients
12. Trauma and burns
13. Obstetric critical care
14. Poisoning and overdose
15. Miscellaneous conditions
16. Transfers, retrievals, and major incidents
17. Organ donation and coroner referrals
Appendices
1. Common emergency procedures
2. Reference values
3. Useful information