A Manual of Intensive Care

This book is a concise guide to intensive care medicine for clinicians and trainees.

Beginning with an introduction to monitoring and procedures in the intensive care unit (ICU), each of the following sections covers disorders in a different body system, including cardiovascular conditions, renal disorders, acid and base disorders, pregnancy, oncological emergencies, respiratory and much more. 

Topics are presented in quick reference format, with clear explanations of key procedures and techniques. Each chapter includes references for further reading.

Authored by a recognised expert in critical care medicine from the University of Alabama, this practical text is further enhanced by clinical images to assist learning.

Key points

• Concise guide to intensive care medicine for clinicians and trainees
• Presented in quick reference format, chapters cover numerous disorders in all systems of the body
• Authored by recognised expert from the University of Alabama
• Includes clinical images to enhance learning

• Section 1 Monitoring and Procedures in Intensive Care
• Section 2 Basic Care in ICU
• Section 3 Cardiovascular System
• Section 4 Renal disorders in intensive care
• Section 5 Essential Neurology
• Section 6 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
• Section 7 Acid and Base Disorders
• Section 8 Shock
• Section 9 Endocrine problems in ICU
• Section 10 Oncological Emergencies
• Section 11 Pregnancy and ICU
• Section 12 Gastrointestinal diseases
• Section 13 Poisonings
• Section 14 Environmental injuries
• Section 15 Skin Diseases in ICU
• Section 16 Rheumatology
• Section 17 Infections
• Section 18 Hematological disorders
• Section 19 Special considerations in ICU
• Section 20 Respiratory disorders and management in ICU

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Vinod Kumar Singh MD MRCP FRCA FFICM
Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA