Marino: The ICU Book 3rd Edition

The third edition of The ICU Book marks its 15th year as a fundamental sourcebook in critical care. This edition continues the original intent to provide a generic textbook that presents fundamental concepts and patient care practices that can be used in any intensive care unit, regardless of the specialty focus of the unit. Highly specialized areas, such as obstetrical emergencies, thermal injury, and neurocritical care, are left to more qualified authors and their specialty textbooks.
Most of the chapters in this edition have been completely rewritten (including 198 new illustrations and 178 new tables), and there are two new chapters on infection control in the ICU (Chapter 3) and disorders of temperature regulation (Chapter 38). Most chapters also include a final section (called A Final Word) that contains an important take-home message from the chapter. The references have been extensively updated, with emphasis on recent reviews and clinical practice guidelines.
The emphasis on fundamentals in The ICU Book is meant not only as a foundation for patient care but also to develop a strong base in clinical problem solving for any area of medicine. There is a tendency to rush past the basics in the stampede to finish formal training, and this leads to empiricism and irrational practice habits. Why a fever should or should not be treated, or whether a blood pressure cuff provides accurate readings, are questions that must be dissected carefully in the early stages of training, to develop the reasoning skills needed to be effective in clinical problems solving. This inquisitive stare must replace the knee-jerk approach to clinical problems if medicine is to advance. The ICU Book helps to develop this stare.

Contents 
Section 1 - Basic Science Review
Section 2 - Preventive Practices in the Critically Ill
Section 3 - Vascular Access
Section 4 - Hemodynamic Monitoring
Section 5 - Disorders of Circulatory Flow
Section 6 - Critical Care Cardiology
Section 7 - Acute Respiratory Failure
Section 8 - Mechanical Ventilation
Section 9 - Acid-Base Disorders
Section 10 - Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
Section 11 - Transfusion Practices in Critical Care
Section 12I - Disorders of Body Temperature
Section 13 - Inflammation and Infection in the ICU
Section 14 - Nutrition and Metabolism
Section 15 - Critical Care Neurology
Section 16 - Toxic Ingestions

Book Details

• Paperback: 1065 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078174802X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781748025
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.5 inches

List Price: $79.95