{"product_id":"acute-and-critical-care-medicine-at-a-glance","title":"Acute and Critical Care Medicine at a Glance","description":"Author: Richard M. Leach\u003cbr\u003eCategory: Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: June 11, 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.\nEach bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.\nEverything you need to know about Acute and Critical Care Medicine...at a Glance!\nFollowing the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Acute and Critical Care Medicine at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of Acute and Critical Care Medicine to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.\nThis new edition of Acute and Critical Care Medicine at a Glance:\n\nProvides a brief and straightforward, yet rapid, introduction to care of the critically ill that can be easily assimilated prior to starting a new job or clinical attachment\nEncompasses the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic skills required to manage acutely ill patients in a variety of settings\nIncludes assessment of the acutely unwell patient, monitoring, emergency resuscitation, oxygenation, circulatory support, methods of ventilation and management of a wide variety of medical and surgical emergencies\nIncludes new chapters on fluid management, oxygenation, non-invasive ventilation, recognition of the seriously ill patient and hospital-acquired infections\n\nThis book is an invaluable resource for all undergraduates in medicine, as well as clinical medical students, junior doctors, nurses caring for acutely-ill patients and paramedics.\nPre-publication reviews:\n\"The material forms an excellent basis for junior doctors in critical care and anaesthesia to get a good grounding in the subject, without appearing too scary.\"\n–Senior House Officer\n\"The system-based approach...provides excellent reference material when studying a particular subject, allowing the reader to easily delve into the book when necessary, without having to read from cover-to-cover. It is an excellent revision aid.... Much time has gone into eliminating superfluous data so maximal essential information can be conveyed quickly.\"\n*–*UCL student","brand":"Redrainforest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32433841307703,"sku":"9781444327229","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/4664\/4791\/products\/acute-and-critical-care-medicine-at-a-glance.jpg?v=1608197970","url":"https:\/\/redrainforest.myshopify.com\/products\/acute-and-critical-care-medicine-at-a-glance","provider":"Redrainforest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}