Intensive Therapy Pocket Consultant

This book is designed to give a concise guide to the management of most acute emergencies. The first part is devoted to the function of and indications for admission to an ITU, monitoring, and basic principles relating to drug therapy. The second part covers the management of various aspects of organ failure. The third deals with shock, its pathophysiology and management relating to alterations of fluid balance, and the fourth section describes the management of specific problems. The book should prove useful as a rapid therapeutic guide for doctors working in acute medicine and for personnel working in acute areas such as Accident and Emergency Departments, ITUs, and operating theatres.