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Critical care nursing : science and practice /

Adam, Sheila K.

Critical care nursing : science and practice / Sheila K. Adam and Sue Osborne. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xii, 537 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The critical care continuum -- The critical care environment -- The patient within the critical care environment -- Respiratory problems -- Monitoring the critically ill patient -- Cardiovascular problems -- Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Cardiac surgery -- Renal problems -- Neurological problems -- Gastrointestinal problems and nutrition -- The systemic inflammatory response, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction -- Trauma -- Haematological problems -- The immune system and the immunocompromised patient -- Endocrine, obstetric, and drug overdose emergencies -- Evaluating the effects of care in the critical care unit.

0198525877 (pbk : alk. paper)

2005015893


Intensive care nursing.
Critical Care--methods.
Nursing Care--methods.

RT 120.I5 / .A35 2005

610.73/6

WY 154 / A193c 2005
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