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