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Data Interpretation in Critical Care Medicine

  • 5th Edition - December 13, 2002
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Bala Venkatesh, T. J. Morgan, Chris Joyce, Shane Townsend
  • Language: English

The management of critically ill patients not only involves a bedside clinical assessment, but also a thorough daily review of investigations and monitoring. A detailed knowledge… Read more

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The management of critically ill patients not only involves a bedside clinical assessment, but also a thorough daily review of investigations and monitoring. A detailed knowledge and understanding of data are an important part of training and practice in the day-to-day management of patients in intensive care.

This book will play a useful role in the education of trainees, providing a source of real clinical data, with questions and answers, enabling them to test and develop their interpretation skills.

Key features

  • Answers with explanations follow each question, providing instant access to the correct interpretation and additional information to enhance the readers understanding.
  • Important review for anesthesia and critical care personnel who need to know this information for practice or for exams.

Readership

Critical Care Medicine Practitioners and Residents, Anesthesiology Practitioners and Residents Critical Care Nurses, Nurse Anesthetists, Health Science Libraries

Table of contents

Cardiovascular system - ECGs, echocardiography, pulmonary artery catheter data; Respiratory system - ventilator pressures and volumes, ventilator waveforms; Blood gas analyses - arterial, venous, capillary; Acid-base disturbances; Electrolyte abnormalities; Haematology data; Coagulation abnormalities; Endocrine crisis; Infectious disease in critical care; Critical care hepatology and gastroenterology; Intoxications; Neurocritical care; Trauma

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 19, 2003
  • Language: English

About the authors

BV

Bala Venkatesh

Affiliations and expertise
Academic Professor, Gold Coast University Hospital; Program Director, Critical Care, The George Institute for Global Health; Professor of Intensive Care, University of QLD; Honorary Professor, University of New South Wales; Intensive Care Specialist, Wesley Hospital; NHMRC, Level 3 Investigator Fellow; Chair, Queensland Statewide Sepsis Steering Committee; Australia, Adjunct Professor, St. John's Medical College Research Institute, Bangalore, India

TM

T. J. Morgan

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Specialist in Intensive Care, Department of Intensive Care, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia

CJ

Chris Joyce

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, University of Queensland. Director of Intensive Care , Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane

ST

Shane Townsend

Affiliations and expertise
Specialist in Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia