Reseña del libro "Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide (en Inglés)"
Now in its ninth edition, the Emergency & Critical Care Pocket Guide is an indispensable resource for physicians, nurses, and paramedics. Thoroughly reviewed and updated by emergency medicine experts Paula Derr and Michael McEvoy, it consolidates critical information from desk references into a convenient 3" x 5" pocket-size format that emergency professionals can take anywhere. The Ninth Edition includes the following updates: - Revised and updated content to reflect the most current guideline and medication dosage recommendations - New sections on troubleshooting ICDs, Mechanical Circulatory Support, resuscitation team dynamics, and vascular access devices - Enhanced information on pacemakers - New content on I-gel supraglottic airway - Enhanced information on noninvasive ventilation - New details on neuromonitoring - Updated content on pediatric medications to reflect best practice recommendations - Completely revised Emergency Medications chapter to include dozens of new medications and pediatric dosing - New content on Ebola, monkeypox, and COVID-19 - Completely revised trauma triage algorithm to reflect 2022 recommendations - Completely revised Poisoning chapter, adding GHB, beta-blocker overdose, calcium channel blocker overdose, Jimson weed, khat, LSD, and mushrooms - Updated Lab Values chapter to include procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, high-sensitivity troponin, BNP, and D-dimer values and interpretation - Completely revised Prescription Drugs chapter to reflect hundreds of brand-name and generic drugs
