Handbook Of Critical Care Drug Therapy

Here is the Second Edition of the well-known reference handbook addressing critical care drugs. This quick, easy-to use handbook is organized for quick access to the basis of disease states and organ dysfunction, itemizing primary and alternative drug therapies. The book is comprised entirely of tables including tables that list disease entities and indicate therapies of choice ... tables that list drugs and highlight their indications, advantages and disadvantages ... an appendix, arranged alphabetically by generic name, indicating how to mix and infuse the parenteral drugs listed.

Prepared by noted critical care experts at the National Institutes of Health and leading medical centers, this handbook is a quick-reference guide to the choice and administration of drugs in critical care. It contains 126 easy-to-scan tables listing drugs of choice for specific clinical situations; dosages, dilutions, and infusion rates; and indications and adverse effects of drugs. Emphasis is on toxicities, compatibilities, and clinical considerations that would guide the choice of drug. This thoroughly updated Third Edition includes many new drugs and has an expanded section on neurologic and psychiatric therapeutics. This Third Edition is also available for PDAs. See Media Products section for details.

A concise reference guide that provides a complete overview of drugs used in the intensive critical care unit. Ideal for situations that require quick decisions. Consists of 3 basic tables: 1) tables which list disease and indicate a choice of therapies 2) tables which list drugs, highlight indications, advantages and disadvantages 3) an appendix which indicates how to mix and infuse parenteral drugs. Useful for all physicians from a wide variety of specialties who care for hospitalized patients.

This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit. It covers the most commonly encountered conditions and is organized by system. Management of each condition is tersely outlined step-by-step in table format. The book also includes non-drug information that is essential to making informed, evidence-based pharmacotherapy decisions, such as risk scores, scales, and assessment tools. The Second Edition has been revised to reflect the latest critical care practice guidelines and up-to-date drug and non-drug information.

Why write a book on the management of critically ill patients? Over the past few decades we have seen an enormous growth in the number of intensive care units (ICU) across the world. Indeed, it is estimated that a large proportion of health care expenses are devoted to patients in these specialized units. Medical students, r- idents, fellows, attending physicians, critical care nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and other health-care providers (irrespective of their ultimate ?eld of pr- tice) will spend several months or years of their professional lives taking care of critically ill or severely injured patients. These clinicians must have special tra- ing, experience, and competence in managing complex problems in their patients. Moreover, these clinicians must interpret data obtained by many kinds of monitoring devices, and they must integrate this information with their knowledge of the pat- physiology of disease. Even more important is the fact that anyone working in an ICU or with a critically ill patient must approach patients with a multidisciplinary team. The phrase there is no I in TEAM comes to mind.

This concise, pocket-sized A-Z guide explains how to use drugs safely and efficiently in the management of the critically ill patient. It is also a quick reference for the doctor and nurse working in the intensive care unit.

When faced with numerous drug dosages, interactions, and side effects, turn to the Critical Care Drug Handbook, Second Edition. It gives you important prescribing information... instantly! In the first section, you'll find an easy-access list of conditions you are likely to encounter in the ICU and the drugs that treat them. The second section contains a complete A to Z overview of 268 drugs. In a consistent format, this section describes available dosage forms, recommended routes and dilutions for administration, side effects, interactions, and drug monitoring. The third section provides numerous appendices covering generic and trade names, cardiac conditions, nucleoside analogue antiretrovirals, vancomycin use, and much more!