Quick Reference to Critical Care

by Nancy H. Diepenbrock

Overview

This indispensable pocket guide addresses a broad range of critical care patient topics, divided by body system and organized alphabetically within each chapter for quick access.   Disease processes, disorders, medications, and titration, tests, lab results, formulas, ICU equipment and treatment strategies and goals are discussed.  Each well-illustrated entry explains the latest evidence-based procedures and stabilization practices in a convenient, quick-read outline, making it the ideal quick reference for following proven protocols.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975136857
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	528
File size:	116 MB
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About the Author

Diepenbrock, Nancy H., RN, CCRN (Zale Lipshy Univ Hospital)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Neurologic System 1

Part 2 Cardiovascular System 67

Part 3 Pulmonary System 167

Part 4 Gastrointestinal and Urinary Systems 216

Part 5 Renal System 247

Part 6 Endocrine System 263

Part 7 Hematologic and Immune Systems 276

Part 8 Drugs, Doses, Tables 297

Past 9 Labs 340

Part 10 Imaging 360

Part 11 Miscellaneous 368

Index 395

Abbreviations Key 405

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This is a concise and thorough guide, with content divided into chapters by organ system and reference base. A wealth of illustrations and tables are provided to assist in understanding concepts within critical care. According to the author, the purpose is to serve as a ""memory jogger"" when time is crucial, leaving detailed clinical information to an in-depth textbook. These worthy objectives are met. The author indicates this book is published for nurses, residents, and students. I feel that the novice to advanced practice nursing, as well as any healthcare professional in critical care, could benefit from the quick reference information provided. It is difficult to assess the author's credibility, though the title of intensive care staff nurse and national critical care certification enhances the author's authority. The major body systems are covered in Chapters 1 through 7 and topics are organized alphabetically within each chapter. The cardiovascular system chapter is extremely comprehensive. It includes the Allen's test, EKG interpretation parameters, and Swan-Ganz waveforms with algorithms for clinical decision making. The book is presented in an organized, easy-to-use format, with the addition of a host of anagrams, mnemonics, tables, and charts. Three additional chapters on Drugs & Doses, Conversions, Calculations & Compatibility and Lab Values have been included. Special features include extra space to add notes for institution specific protocols or personal reference. This is an essential quick reference that should be at the bedside in every critical care unit. I would highly recommend this reference for all novice critical care nurses as part of theirorientation. A simple, well organized, easy to reference format necessary in the critical care environment is provided.

Mary R. Perrecone

Reviewer: Mary R. Perrecone, RN, MS, CCRN (Rush University College of Nursing)
Description: This is a concise and thorough guide, with content divided into chapters by organ system and reference base. A wealth of illustrations and tables are provided to assist in understanding concepts within critical care.
Purpose: According to the author, the purpose is to serve as a "memory jogger" when time is crucial, leaving detailed clinical information to an in-depth textbook. These worthy objectives are met.
Audience: The author indicates this book is published for nurses, residents, and students. I feel that the novice to advanced practice nursing, as well as any healthcare professional in critical care, could benefit from the quick reference information provided. It is difficult to assess the author's credibility, though the title of intensive care staff nurse and national critical care certification enhances the author's authority.
Features: The major body systems are covered in Chapters 1 through 7 and topics are organized alphabetically within each chapter. The cardiovascular system chapter is extremely comprehensive. It includes the Allen's test, EKG interpretation parameters, and Swan-Ganz waveforms with algorithms for clinical decision making. The book is presented in an organized, easy-to-use format, with the addition of a host of anagrams, mnemonics, tables, and charts. Three additional chapters on Drugs & Doses, Conversions, Calculations & Compatibility and Lab Values have been included. Special features include extra space to add notes for institution specific protocols or personal reference.
Assessment: This is an essential quick reference that should be at the bedside in every critical care unit. I would highly recommend this reference for all novice critical care nurses as part of their orientation. A simple, well organized, easy to reference format necessary in the critical care environment is provided.

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