The Protocol Book for Intensive Care

Book excerpt: The new edition of this intensive care manual brings clinicians fully up to date with the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of acute cardiac emergencies and related medical disorders. Organised by organ system, the book also covers pulmonary emergencies, stroke, endocrine and central nervous system disorders, and rheumatology. The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to present the latest guidelines in intensive care, and provides up to date descriptions of unique presentations, differential diagnosis, and management of critical diseases and disorders. The comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams, and tables. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of acute cardiac emergencies and related disorders Also covers critical care of disorders in other organ systems Thoroughly revised new edition presenting latest guidelines in intensive care Previous edition (9789350907405) published in 2014