Intensive Care An Illustrated Colour Text

This innovative new book provides a highly visual introduction to the basic principles and practice of intensive care medicine. Each topic is covered in a single two-page spread to make reference and study uncommonly easy and effective. Abundant full-colour line diagrams, clinical photographs, and radiological images demonstrate essential concepts at a glance. Part of the successful Churchill Livingstone Illustrated Colour Text series, this volume is ideal for junior doctors, medical students and nurses. Offers an accessible and highly illustrated introduction to intensive care medicine - ideal for any medical personnel working in the intimidating environment of the ICU for the first time Concise, double page spread design permits rapid review of essential information Concise but comprehensive coverage of all the main intensive care topics ranging from patient evaluation and ICU procedures through to organ system problems, infection, burns and poisoning Text is enlivened by clinical case-based questions and answers and pull out 'practice point boxes' and 'fine print' points for more advanced readers Wide range of colour clinical photographs, radiological images, ECGs and artwork schematics International author team ensures suitability for all markets