With up-to-date guidance that is easy to find and practical, this original sourcebook helps ICU staff solve problems of critically ill patients quickly and effectively. Filled with convenient summary approaches, diagnostics, treatments, and needed lab standards and algorithms, The Intensive Care Manual simplifies finding ICU answers on:
Respiratory failure, oxygen delivery, and mechanical ventilation
Intravascular access and hemodynamic monitoring
Shock
Renal failure
Infectious diseases
Nutritional
Cardiac arrhythmias and acute myocardial infarction
Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures
By Richard A Jaffe
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* Number Of Pages: 1408
* Publication Date: 2009-02-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781766702
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781766708
Product Description:
This practical reference is a comprehensive guide to the anesthetic and perioperative management of patients during all procedures performed by general and subspecialist surgeons. The book explains each procedure from the surgeon's and anesthesiologist's perspective, presents details on anesthetic technique, and guides the anesthesiologist through the decisions that must be made before, during, and after surgery. The third edition has outsold its predecessors and has already exceeded LWW's LOE expectations. The Fourth Edition will be the first edition in full color.
Complications in Anesthesiology (Complications in Anesthesiology (Gravenstein))
By Emilio B Lobato, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Robert R Kirby
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* Number Of Pages: 1136
* Publication Date: 2007-09-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781782635
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781782630
Product Description:
This comprehensive, problem-based textbook discusses the full range of complications in anesthesiology. Major sections cover intraoperative and postoperative complications affecting each organ system--respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic, ophthalmologic, renal, hematologic and hemostatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, obstetric, immunologic and infectious, and disorders of temperature regulation. Coverage includes problems that are rarely mentioned in older textbooks, such as ischemic optic neuropathy and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Chapters address complications associated with specific equipment and techniques, with adverse drug interactions, and with herbal remedies and over-the-counter medications. Also included are chapters on medicolegal issues and risks to the anesthesiologist.
Landmarks for Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Upper and Lower Extremities
By Didier A Sciard, Maria E Matuszczak
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* Number Of Pages: 96
* Publication Date: 2007-10-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781787521
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781787529
Product Description:
Designed for quick reference on the wards or in the operating room, this pocket-sized flip-book depicts the anatomic landmarks whose location is essential for successfully performing peripheral nerve blocks. Full-color computer-generated drawings show surface anatomy and relevant deeper anatomic structures. Each chapter first presents basic anatomy including landmarks and then proceeds to brief descriptions of the most widely used blocks, as well as tips to troubleshoot problems and avoid complications. Both upper and lower limb blocks are included. The book is spiral bound at the top and printed on heavy, laminated paper to allow use in the operating room.
Anesthesia for the High-Risk Patient (Cambridge Medicine)
By Ian McConachie
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press
* Number Of Pages: 318
* Publication Date: 2009-05-11
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521710189
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521710183
Product Description:
The new edition of this successful text discusses the complete range of high risk situations likely to be encountered in anesthetic practice, providing practical advice on pre-, intra- and post-operative management for both elective and emergency surgery. The introductory section gives background information on risks and complications, enabling the reader to accurately and quickly assess patients. Emphasis is placed on cardiovascular risk, cardiac disease and cardiac management, but all key risks are assessed. The second section covers specific surgical scenarios such as managing the critically ill patient, the elderly patient and those with cardiac co-morbidities. Written in a concise, practical style by an international team of experienced practitioners, this is a user-friendly guide to the perioperative management of all high risk patients, and is an invaluable resource for all anesthetists, intensivists and hopsitalists.
Product Description:
Actual case studies in a Q & A format explore contemporary problems in anesthesia, and provide practical solutions based on a careful examination of all of the important scientific and clinical principles for each case. The 3rd Edition offers brand-new coverage of key topics in the cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous system, abdomen, and post-anesthesia care sections as well as a completely new section on trauma. It also addresses important topics such as hemophilia, infant anesthesia, lower extremity anesthesia, and celiac plexus blocks. All of the existing cases are thoroughly revised to include new treatments and practice guidelines, and new knowledge of the relevant pharmacology. It’s an ideal review tool for board preparation, and a handy resource for practice. * Offers solutions to frequently occurring practical problems through discussions of pathophysiology, pharmacology, preoperative evaluation, and intraoperative care. * Facilitates the proper identification of both common and rare clinical problems. * Examines the crucial scientific and clinical principles for each case study.
Perioperative Care in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
By Davy CH Cheng, Tirone E David
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* Number Of Pages: 376
* Publication Date: 2005-10-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781757746
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781757744
Product Description:
Written by eminent cardiac anesthesiologists and surgeons, this handbook is a complete, practical guide to perioperative care in cardiac surgery. The book addresses every aspect of cardiopulmonary bypass management and fast-track and traditional cardiac anesthesia and describes all surgical techniques, with emphasis on postoperative considerations. Close attention is also given to routine care and management of complications in the cardiac surgical recovery unit. Coverage includes up-to-date information on cardiac and neurologic monitoring, off-pump surgery, new devices for anastomosis, robotic surgery, and neurologic complications and outcomes. Tables, algorithms, and 15 appendices summarize key facts, protocols, and clinical decisions.
Essentials of Pain Medicine: REVIEW-CERTIFY-PRACTICE
By Honorio MD Benzon MD, Srinivasa N. Raja MD, Robert E. Molloy MD, Spencer Liu MD, Scott M. Fishman MD
Product Description:
This second edition of Essentials of Pain Management and Regional Anesthesia, offers an accessible and concise, yet complete, overview of today's theory and practice of pain medicine and regional anesthesia. From a review of basic considerations through local anesthetics and nerve block techniques, this book provides the reader with an excellent tool for exam review or practice of Pain Management.
* Organized in a concise, practical quick-reference format.
* All chapters are brief and easy to read quickly.
* Offers specific strategies for the evaluation and management of a full range of pain syndromes, including cancer pain.
* Features over 230 diagrams, illustrations, summary charts and tables that clarify the information and make it easy to apply.
* Discusses the latest drugs and therapeutic approaches, such as acupuncture.
* Presents the management of pain for every setting where it is practiced, including the emergency room, the critical care unit, and the pain clinic.
* Includes new topics such as: imaging in pain medicine, radiation safety, issues associated with the use of narcotics, intraarticular and intraperitoneal use of opioids, pain management in the emergency room and in the intensive care unit, pain management issues during pregnancy, geriatric pain, and hospice care and end-of-life issues.
* New chapters on interventional procedures include discography, intradiscal electrothermal coagulation (IDET), vertebroplasty, and piriformis injections. Truncal blocks and neuraxial blocks and anticoagulants are added to the section on nerve blocks.
Product Description:
No matter what questions arise in practice or while preparing for boards, Pain Management Secrets, 3rd Edition has the answers. A two-color page layout, portable size, and a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in pain management help you better meet the challenges you face today. You'll find all the features you rely on from the Secrets Series®-a question-and-answer format, lists, mnemonics, tables and an informal tone-that make reference fast and easy.
* Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the authors.
* Features a two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful web sites to enhance your reference power.
* Presents a chapter containing "Top 100 Secrets", providing you with an overview of essential material for last-minute study or self-assessment.
* Fits comfortably in the pocket of your lab coat so you have it conveniently on hand at all times.
* Features new editors, Charles E. Argoff, MD and Gary McCleane, MD who present a thorough update on the latest in pain management.
* Presents a new contemporary internal design that helps you navigate the text easier.
Product Description:
A unique reference on peripheral pain receptor mechanisms
While considerable advances have been made on pharmacotherapies for many chronic disease states, options available to treat chronic pain have remained relatively unchanged for decades. However, utilizing the receptors involved in peripheral pain transduction mechanisms offers a significant opportunity to create novel therapies for pain.
A comprehensive review of peripheral pain mechanisms, Peripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia: Novel Approaches to Pain Management provides a unique resource that brings together a body of knowledge that was previously widely dispersed. As such, it gives readers a framework for further basic and clinical studies on potential receptor targets, as well as the development of improved topical analgesics.
*The latest discoveries by leading researchers relating to the function of various ion channels and receptors in the peripheral nervous system
*Novel delivery techniques
*An appendix listing currently available topical analgesic medications
*A Foreword by Professor Lars Arendt-Nielsen of the Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI) at Aalborg University
An unmatched resource for improving drug therapies and making pain management more efficient, Peripheral Receptor Targets for Analgesia supplies pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists, neuroscientists, and graduate and upper-level undergraduate students with a comprehensive, up-to-date reference.
Understanding Anesthesia Equipment
By Jerry A Dorsch, Susan E Dorsch
* Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
* Number Of Pages: 1056
* Publication Date: 2007-10-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781776031
Product Description:
The "Bible on Anesthesia Equipment" returns in a new Fifth Edition, and once again takes readers step-by-step through all the basic anesthesia equipment. This absolute leader in the field includes comprehensive references and detailed discussions on the scientific fundamentals of anesthesia equipment, its design, and its optimal use. This thoroughly updated edition includes new information on suction devices, the magnetic resonance imaging environment, temperature monitoring and control, double-lumen tubes, emergency room airway equipment, and many other topics. Readers will have access to an online quizbank at a companion Website.
McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review Pain Medicine
By Salahadin Abdi, Pradeep Chopra, Howard Smith
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
* Number Of Pages: 512
* Publication Date: 2009-04-29
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071443444
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071443449
Product Description:
1000 Q&As provide the preparation you need to ace the pain medicine board exams and anesthesiology recertification!
"The book is meant for all physicians who are practicing interventional pain medicine. It is certainly a very helpful book for any pain fellow getting ready for board examinations....There are other pain review books available...but none as useful as this book is in preparing readers for the pain boards.
McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Pain Medicine is the perfect way to prepare for the American Board of Anesthesiology exam as well as exams given by the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. It's also great for recertification! You'll find everything you need in one comprehensive review . . . questions, answers, explanations, practice tests, and references.
Here's why this book is the ultimate anesthesiology board review tool:
* 1000 questions and answers with detailed explanations for correct and incorrect answers
* The number of questions per topic reflects the make-up of the actual exam -- so you know you're putting the most amount of study time into what's most important
* Answers are referenced to major pain medicine texts
* Questions duplicate the style and format of the ABA exam
Postoperative Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice
By George Shorten MD PhD, Daniel Carr MD DABPM FFPMANZCA(Hon), Dominic Harmon FFARCS(I) FRCA MD, Margarita M. Puig, John Browne FFARCSI
Product Description:
A team of today’s leaders in this rapidly changing field present definitive, evidence-based guidance on optimal postoperative pain practice. Comprehensive in scope, the text spans the spectrum of patients from infants to the elderly, and examines topics including the scientific basis of postoperative pain, management of postoperative pain, and postoperative pain management in specific clinical settings. A bonus CD, bound in the text, presents approximately 200 case-based question sets for self-assessment. * Provides a comprehensive, current source of information on what practices are supported by existing evidence. * Includes practical examples to demonstrate the clinical application of principles or recommendations discussed. * Emphasizes evidence-based decision making practice. * Presents a design and presentation suitable for all health care workers responsible for the management of postoperative pain. * Offers abundant illustrations throughout to facilitate understanding of the material.
Pain Review: Expert Consult
By Steven D. Waldman MD JD
* Number Of Pages: 780
* Publication Date: 2009-01-21
Product Description:
Dr. Steven Waldman, a noted authority in the multidisciplinary field of pain management, has assembled an excellent study guide for certifying or recertifying in pain management. A keyword-oriented review of the specialty, it offers the consistent approach and editorial style that make Dr. Waldman's books and atlases some of the most widely read in the field. An easy-access, templated approach helps you to access desired information quickly, and clear illustrations make difficult concepts easier to understand. Covering an exhaustive list of known and defined pain syndromes classified by body region, this is the one must-have book for anyone preparing for examinations. Expert Consult functionality allows you to access the entire contents of the book from any Internet connection.
* Provides a keyword-oriented review of pain medicine that closely follows the board style of examination and study.
* Maintains a consistent approach and editorial style as a single-authored text by noted authority Steven D. Waldman, MD.
* Utilizes a templated format so you access the information you need quickly and easily.
* Makes difficult concepts easier to understand using clear conceptual illustrations.
* Creates a virtual one-stop shop with an exhaustive list of known and defined pain syndromes classified by body region.
Anaesthesia for Minimally Invasive Surgery
By Thomas Allen Crozier
* Number Of Pages: 210
* Publication Date: 2005-01-17
Product Description:
Minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery is becoming increasingly commonplace, as technology has enabled a minimally invasive approach to be offered as a feasible alternative to conventional open surgery for a number of important surgical procedures. This up-to-date, comprehensive, but concise and practically oriented introduction to the subject will be of value to all anaesthetists with an interest in minimally invasive techniques. It begins by covering the key aspects of basic physiology, moves on to patient preparation and positioning, monitoring, the anaesthetic procedures themselves (including possible complications and contraindications and easy-to-follow 'how to' guides for a number of key procedures) and finally, post-operative pain. Written by a leading expert in the field, from a well-known European centre of excellence, it is essential reading for anaesthetists and intensivists at all levels of expertise.
Core Topics in Thoracic Anesthesia
By Cait P. Searl, Sameena T. Ahmed
* Number Of Pages: 230
* Publication Date: 2009-04-27
Product Description:
Providing an easily readable source of information about the current spectrum of anesthesia and critical care management of patients undergoing thoracic surgery, this book forms part of the successful Core Topics brand. The book provides practical assistance to those commencing careers in thoracic anesthesia and will also to be a useful aide-memoire to those already working in the field. The comprehensive content includes discussion of some of the more contentious issues in the management of thoracic patients as well as giving a flavour of the rapid evolution of new techniques that are of increasing importance in the field, such as lung-assist devices, different modes of ventilation and VAT surgery. Both editors are practising cardiothoracic anesthetists/intensivists at an internationally recognized centre for thoracic surgery, particularly lung transplantation. The contributors are chosen for their clinical expertise and to give a spectrum of opinion across the range of thoracic anesthesia.
Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals
By Pam Moule, John Albarran
* Number Of Pages: 248
* Publication Date: 2009-06-09
Product Description:
Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals is a beginner's guide to practical resuscitation which enables students and newly qualified staff to develop key resuscitation knowledge and skills. It reflects current guidelines and developments in resuscitation, including the 2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation. Practical Resuscitation for Healthcare Professionals covers adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitation and addresses current legal and ethical issues including family witnessed resuscitation.
* Revised in accordance with the ‘2005 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation’
* Covers prevention and management of cardiac arrest and post-resuscitation care
* Includes evidence based guidelines for basic and advanced life support
* Addresses family witnessed resuscitation
* Examines early warning scores
* Enables staff to develop key clinical competences in resuscitation
* Explores legal and ethical issues
* Examines adult, paediatric and trauma resuscitation
* Includes case studies
From reviews of the first edition:
'a comprehensive book, which reflects current guidelines. It is set out in a logical format with relevant supporting diagrams and illustrations. There are clear learning outcomes for each chapter... a good introduction to resuscitation for nurses.'
British Journal of Resuscitation
