Critical Care

What is critical care?

Critical care is provided by multiprofessional teams of highly experienced and professional physicians, nurses,
From 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
From 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
From eMedicine

Precautions with ibuprofen, naproxen, and indomethacin:

SYMPTOMS - Gout attacks cause sudden severe joint pain, sometimes with redness, swelling, and tenderness of the joint.
From 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,
From March of Dimes

Hypoalbuminemia

Overview: Albumin, the body's predominant serum-binding protein, has several important functions. Albumin comprises 75-8
From eMedicine

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Overview: In 1992, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
From eMedicine

Critical Care Medicine: Just the Facts

Critical Care Medicine: Just the Facts
From Buy.com

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
From Buy.com

Surgical Critical Care, Second Edition

Poor representation of a strong profession: The editors of this textbook, presumably on the management of surgical ICU
From 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
From 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
From Amazon.com

Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook- ...

An excellent pocket companion: High yield for all aspects of ICU life... as well as the medicine wards. It is very well
From Amazon.com

Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

Solid Critical Care Review Book: This text was designed to be a review manual for the critical care boards. It does an
From Amazon.com

Respiratory Failure

Respiratory failure is a syndrome in which the respiratory system fails in one or both of its gas exchange functions:
From eMedicine