Author(s): Jesse Hall (Author), Gregory Schmidt (Author), Lawrence Wood (Author)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
Publication Date: 16 Sept. 2005
Edition: 3rd
Language: English
Print length: 1808 pages
ISBN-10: 0071416404
ISBN-13: 9780071416405
Book Description
The classic text in critical care medicine! The 3rd Edition of this classic text is streamlined and focused on the needs of the working critical care physician and features important new treatment strategies. Organised by organ systems, this text, the only critical care source that includes evidence-based learning, guides physicians from initial patient assessment and differential diagnosis through therapeutic plan.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Principles of Critical Care is a very thorough and well-written textbook that has been carefully edited by three masters of intensive care medicine...It succeeds in achieving that tricky balance of being thorough and complete yet readable and practical. It's the kind of book that benefits all intensivists and anybody dealing with the critically ill."--Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Medicine 20070201
From the Publisher
Winner 2006 BMA Medical Book Award (Anaesthesia Category)
From the Back Cover
Reviews of previous editions celebrate the long-standing tradition of excellence in critical care education and practice
[review quotes]
"... Clearly the finest textbook available in the field."
Critical Care Medicine Journal*
... Very well done ... unusually user-friendly ... excellent ... a significant contribution to the field. It should be placed not only in the critical care practitioner's library, but also in the rounds and nurses' conference rooms of critical care units."
Journal of the American Medical Association*
" ... Fills a long-vacant niche with authority."
Post Graduate Medicine*
* On previous edition
Principles of Critical Care 3rd Edition
Third Edition
Jesse B. Hall, MD
Gregory A. Schmidt, MD
This classic, critically acclaimed text offers more than any other. The only critical care resource to integrate pathophysiology throughout, PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE gives the working clincian streamlined access to deeper understanding of complex medical issues. Here is why:
? A complete reference, with more than 1700 pages and 122 chapters, provides comprehensive coverage of every aspect relating to the practice of critical care
? Pathophysiology is integrated throughout the book making more complex issues understandable
? An organ system approach makes it easier to find thorough and practical information for managing a patient s specific condition
? Case studies in each chapter demonstrate the clinical application of concepts and further improve diagnostic skills
NEW IN THIS EDITION
Completely revised cardiovascular section with new interventional therapies in cardiac shock; the latest in imaging; transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); and ultrasound equipment
Totally revised pulmonary medicine section, featuring the most current mechanical ventilation treatments, and more
Revised hematology/oncology section, including the latest information on chemotherapies in critical care
Jesse B. Hall, MD Professor of Medicine, and of Anesthesia and Critical Care Chief, Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym.
Gregory A. Schmidt, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Pritzker School of Medicine Dr. Hall is a recognized leader in the discipline and runs one of the top departments in the country. Both Drs. Hall and Schmidt are active presenters at national meetings and known internationally through their software company MedSym.
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