What is critical care?
Critical care is provided by multiprofessional teams of highly experienced and professional physicians, nurses, respiratory care technicians, pharmacists and other allied health professionals who use their unique expertise, ability to interpret ... [... more]
Society of Critical Care Medicine |
A Primer on Critical Care for Patients and Their Families
The ATS Critical Care Assembly has developed a series of short explanations of illnesses and procedures that are commonly seen in the Intensive Care Unit. The explanations can be printed and given to patients or used as a template for discussion. ... [... more]
American Thoracic Society |
Toxicity, Theophylline: Overview - eMedicine Critical Care
Overview: Theophylline is classified structurally as a methylxanthine and, in its common form, is a white, odorless powder. Theophylline is indicated for the treatment of symptoms of reversible airflow obstruction associated with asthma, ... [... more]
eMedicine |
Precautions with ibuprofen, naproxen, and indomethacin:
SYMPTOMS - Gout attacks cause sudden severe joint pain, sometimes with redness, swelling, and tenderness of the joint. Although an attack typically affects a single joint, some people develop a few inflamed joints at the same time. The pain and ... [... more]
Up To Date |
Glossary: Quick NICU Reference Guide
Blood incompatibility between the mother and fetus that can result in destruction of fetal red blood cells, jaundice, and anemia. A yellowish waste product formed when red blood cells break down. Abnormality of structure, function or body ... [... more]
March of Dimes |
Hypoalbuminemia
Overview: Albumin, the body's predominant serum-binding protein, has several important functions. Albumin comprises 75-80% of normal plasma colloid oncotic pressure and 50% of protein content. When plasma proteins, especially albumin, no longer ... [... more]
eMedicine |
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Overview: In 1992, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) introduced definitions for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock, and multiple organ ... [... more]
eMedicine |
Critical Care Medicine: Just the Facts
 Critical Care Medicine: Just the Facts [... more]
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The Year Book of Critical Care Medicine
There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! The Year Book of Critical Care Medicine brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and [... more]
$99.00
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Surgical Critical Care, Second Edition
Poor representation of a strong profession: The editors of this textbook, presumably on the management of surgical ICU patients, have missed the mark. Many chapters in this text are written with no thought whatsoever to the differences that are faced in [... more]
$299.95
Amazon.com |
Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound
Book Description: This is a practical and concise introduction to bedside emergency ultrasound, covering the full spectrum of conditions diagnosed via this modality. It explores new directions and advanced applications for ultrasound and reviews the [... more]
$65.00
Amazon.com |
Top Tips in Critical Care
Book Description: Critical care is a complex and technical specialty. As time goes by, every practitioner starts to find useful and common sense ways to deal with difficult and challenging situations. Many of these tips (how to do it) and caveats (how [... more]
$31.99
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