Civetta Taylor and Kirby's Critical Care Medicine

Covering every problem encountered in today's intensive care unit, this leading critical care textbook presents the knowledge and expertise of more than 350 global experts in this fast-changing field. Beginning with the social aspects of medicine, it then discusses monitoring and organ system pathobiology followed by specific diseases states/syndromes. Each chapter begins with immediate concerns and proceeds to broader-based discussions of relevant pathophysiologic and clinical issues.

Key Features include new chapters on Critical Care Implications in Acute Care Surgery, The Obstetric Patient, and Brain Death and Management of the Potential Organ Donor. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and include up-to-date discussions of what happens after the patient leaves the ICU. It also covers surgical critical care more thoroughly than any other text and includes expert coverage of pharmacology, nutrition, toxicology and the environment, disaster management, point-of-care testing, bedside ultrasound, surgical infections, and much more. Presented in a reader-friendly manner, and expertly edited by leaders in every area of critical care your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.