Economics Of Critical Care Medicine An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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Topics include: Why Economics Matters to Critical Care Clinicians, Overview of Health Economics: Basics Concept for Clinicians;Health Economic Methods; Costs of Critical Care Medicine; Economic Aspects of Sepsis and Severe Infections; Economic Aspects of Renal Failure and Acute Kidney Injury; Economic Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease; Economics of Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Failure and Comparative Effective Research and Health Care Reform.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Donald Chalfin
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2012-01-28
File : 154 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781455742721


Global Health And Critical Care Medicine An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics E Book

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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Kristina Elizabeth Rudd
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2022-09-28
File : 249 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780323961820


Psychiatric Aspects Of Critical Care Medicine An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Psychiatric Aspects of Critical Care Medicine. Editor Jose Maldonado has assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: Psychiatric Aspects of Organ Transplantation in Critical Care; Medical Complications of Psychiatric Treatment; Psychiatric and Palliative Care in the ICU; Psychiatric Aspects of Heart and Lung Disease in Critical Care; Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromes: Assessment and Management; Substance Abuse and Withdrawal in the Critical Care Setting; Mood Disorders and The Outcome of Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts; Anxiety Disorders and the Outcomes of Trauma; Assessment and Management of Toxidromes in the Critical Care Unit; Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Trauma and Head Injury; Detection and Management of Pre-Existing Cognitive Impairment in the Critical Care Unit; Delirium: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment; Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Infectious Processes.

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Genre : Medical
Author : José R. Maldonado
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2017-06-23
File : 361 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780323531276


Pediatric Critical Care An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Margaret Parker on Pediatric Critical Care features topics such as:1. Acute Respiratory Failure, Post-op Cardiac Surgery, Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure, Traumatic Brain Injury, Encephalitis, Status Asthmaticus, Status Epilepticus, Bleeding/coagulopathy, and Transfusion.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Margaret M. Parker
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2013-04-28
File : 228 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781455771660


Critical Illness Outside The Icu An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. David N. Hager, Kyle Gunnerson, and Stephen Macdonald bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Critical Illness Outside the ICU. Top experts cover key topics such as flight transport of the critically ill; models of critical care in the emergency department; in-hospital triage; rapid response teams; early warning systems; ICU without walls; and more. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics the role of intermediate care; PACU care; critical care in rural settings; critical care in austere settings; tele-ICU support; alternate care pathways for the patient with multimorbidity; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on critical illness outside the ICU, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Genre : Medical
Author : David N. Hager
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2024-05-29
File : 193 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780443294914


Toxicology An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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Topics include: Cocaine intoxication, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Update on miscellaneous drug overdoses, T oxidromes, Cardiac glycoside toxicity, Acetaminophen overdose, Envenomations, Methanol and ethylene glycol ingestion, and Toxicologic causes of ketoacidosis.

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Genre : Medical
Author : James Kruse
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2012-10-28
File : 261 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781455747597


Critical Care Of The Cancer Patient An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics E Book

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Stephen M. Pastores and Dr. Wendy R. Greene, focuses on Critical Care of the Cancer Patient (Pastores) and Geriatric Critical Care (Greene). Dr. Pastores' section of the issue is devoted to Critical Care of the Cancer Patient and includes the following topics: Triage and Prognostication of Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; ICU Organization and Interdisciplinary Care for Critically Ill Patients with Cancer; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Management of Drug Toxicities; Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill Patient with Cancer; Infectious Disease Complications in Cancer Patients; and Palliative, Ethics, and End-of-Life Care Issues in the Cancer Patient. Dr. Green's section of the issue, devoted to Geriatric Critical Care, includes the following topics: The effect of aging physiology on critical care; The frailty syndrome: a critical issue in geriatric oncology; Detection of delirium in the intensive care unit: comparison of confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit with confusion assessment method ratings; Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice; The effect of dementia in the critically ill geriatric patient; Nutritional assessment: a primary component of multidimensional geriatric assessment in the ICU; Rehabilitation concerns in the geriatric critically ill and injured; and Geriatric palliative care.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Stephen M. Pastores
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2020-12-01
File : Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780323755139


Disparities And Equity In Critical Care Medicine An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics

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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jordan A. Kempker, Elizabeth Chuang, and Crystal E. Brown bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Health Disparities and Health Equity in Critical Care. Top experts cover key topics such as race, ethnicity, and gender disparities in management and outcomes of critically ill children and neonates, critically ill adults with trauma, critically ill adults with acute respiratory failure, critically ill adults with acute myocardial infarction, critically ill adults with acute cerebrovascular accident, critically ill adults with sepsis; and more. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including lessons learned about social disparities and critical illness during the COVID-19 pandemic; disparities in the burden and impact of critical illness between industrial and resource constrained countries; ethical and equity considerations and approaches regarding the rationing of critical care resources; workforce diversity and equity among critical care physicians; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on health disparities and health equity in critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Jordan A. Kempker
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2024-09-04
File : 257 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780443293856


Toxicology An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics E Book

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This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Janice L. Zimmerman, focuses on Toxicology. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles for toxicology, Use of extracorporeal techniques in poisonings, Drugs of Abuse, Cardiovascular Drug Toxicity, Anticoagulant and Anti-platelet Drug Toxicity and Psychotropic Agents.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Janice L. Zimmerman
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2021-06-04
File : 249 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780323794541


History Of Critical Care Medicine 2023 70th Anniversary An Issue Of Critical Care Clinics E Book

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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editor Dr. Hannah Wunsch brings her considerable expertise to the topic of History of Critical Care Medicine. The term "Critical Care Medicine was first introduced in the 1950s at the University of Southern California—making 2023 the 70th anniversary of this subspecialty. This issue provides a fascinating look at important aspects of the history of the field, which originated with the concept that immediately life-endangered patients, the critically ill and injured, may have substantially better chances of survival if provided with professionally advanced minute-to-minute objective measurements.Contains 10 practice-oriented topics including early pediatric ICU care; mechanical ventilation: negative to positive and back again; airway management over the last 100 years; critical care nursing from the 1950s to the 2020s; from strict bedrest to early mobilization: a history of physiotherapy in the ICU; visiting hours and the changing place of family in the ICU; and more.

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Genre : Medical
Author : Hannah Wunsch
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Release : 2023-05-30
File : 257 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780323940122