The leading critical care textbook since 1988, Civetta, Taylor and Kirby's Critical Care is now in its Fourth Edition, with a new editorial team, over thirty new chapters, and completely updated information. The book addresses every problem encountered in the intensive care unit and covers surgical critical care more thoroughly than any other text. Each chapter begins with immediate concerns and proceeds to broader-based discussions of relevant pathophysiologic and clinical issues.
This edition has new sections on shock states; pharmacology, nutrition, toxicology and the environment; and disaster management. New chapters include bedside ultrasound, point of care testing, neurogenic shock, anaphylactic shock, surgical infections, and acute coronary syndrome.
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Book Features
- Fourth Edition of the leading critical care textbook on the market.
- Comprehensive coverage of every problem encountered in the intensive care unit.
- Covers surgical critical care more thoroughly than any other text.
- Each chapter begins with immediate concerns.
New to this edition
- New editorial team.
- New sections on shock states; pharmacology, nutrition, toxicology and the environment; and disaster management.
- Over thirty new chapters including bedside ultrasound, point of care testing, neurogenic shock, anaphylactic shock, surgical infections, and acute coronary syndrome.
Section headings
- Introduction/ general concepts
- Monitoring
- Techniques, procedures, and treatments
- Essential physiologic concerns
- Modulating the response to injury
- Shock states
- Pharmacology, nutrition, toxicology, and the environment
- The surgical patient
- Organ transplantation
- Special patient populations
- Infectious disease
- Cardiovascular disease and dysfunction
- Respiratory disorders
- Neurologic disease and dysfunction
- Gastrointestinal disease and dysfunction
- Renal
- Endocrine disease and dysfunction
- Skin and muscle disease and dysfunction
- Hematologic and oncologic disease and dysfunction
- Specialized management issues: disaster management
- Appendices
Book Details
- Hardcover: 2800 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Fourth edition (December 22, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781768691
- ISBN-13: 978-0781768696
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 3.1 inches
List Price: $279.00