The field of intensive care in nephrology is a rapidly evolving one, with research beginning to translate into clinical guidelines and standards. This comprehensive text includes all pertinent topics related to ICU nephrology, including shock, respiratory failure, syndromes, pharmacology, various types of renal replacement therapies, toxicology, fluid management, potassium homeostasis, and more. It also covers detailed pediatric ICU nephrology issues, as well as nutrition, end-stage ICU care, and acid-based disorders. This is the first text to unite experts from the various specialties...

All the essentials of critical care in an instant

This concise, yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for in-service or licensing exams, for re-certification, or for use as a clinical refresher. Its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies the most important content, for maximum yield and comprehension-an especially important benefit for facilitating bedside diagnosis in critical care medicine.

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• Compact review of key board-type material for specialization in critical care medicine
• Trusted insights from a...

This book is a pocket-sized basic intensive care manual. The handbook is divided into 15 chapters, eight substantial ones covering the major organ systems, as well as infection, nutrition, physical injury and toxicology, and brief chapters on scoring systems and obstetrics. Many of the sections are loaded with very clear pictures, comparative tables, diagrams and lists, and provide more than adequate information for juniors training in intensive care medicine. The definitions, aetiology, clinical features and differential diagnoses are well covered. Excellent use is made of bullet points...