Critical-Care Books

Excellent book for Cardiac Anesthesia. Gives a clear, concise overview of the field. Easy to read, with a few good diagrams. Highly recommended for CT Anesthesia Fellows, Anesthesia residents, and perhaps even Attendings.

This book is based on the experience of the Paul Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto Canada from where all the contributors come. It is divided into six sections progressing from pre-operative considerations to postoperative ward management. A third of the 40 chapters are surgically orientated but these are useful for anaesthetic trainees to read. Knowledge and understanding of each other's perspectives are essential for first class patient care and this book can provide both.

Throughout the book useful research and audit data from the Toronto computerized database is given, sometimes compared with published figures where they are available. The book has several chapters on complications and the Toronto way of avoiding and managing them, with some notable successes.

As a book this is based on one large and successful centre's way of doing things, it works. There is a selectied reading list for each chapter with mostly up-to-date articles. This handbook achieves its purpose of being a source of practical information for trainee doctors, nurses, perfusionists and other healthcare personnel involved with patients undergoing open-heart surgery. Anaesthetists on their cardiac module would find it helpful and the appendices at the back of the manual give the Toronto algorithms and protocols, from wich some departments may get useful ideas.

This is the best practical book related to the care of the critically ill patient. Easy to read, great graphics and alphabetized system-oriented chapter makes this book the best in its class.

Excellent resource for students, residents, staff physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists. Includes very useful information. This book is a must for every medical student and resident regardless of their final training.

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Learning begins with perplexity. In fact, some forms of teaching (the Socratic Method) rely entirely on the teacher asking questions. Students also understand things more if they ask questions rather than just go through the memorization-and-recall routine.

But how is the teacher to pull this off? Many ideas and methods are presented in this book. To begin with, the student can complete a "How Curious are You?" self-survey.

The teacher can provoke thinking with statements such as: "I am thinking about something that is green." A set of question drivers are provided for book reports. One of the questions is: "What made the plot believable?" Detailed questions related to compare-and-contrast activities are also provided.

Instructions are given for constructing a Wonder Wheel. The "I wonder..." can be combined with: who, where, why, why, what, etc. Colored hats can be used to represent different student approaches to questioning, such as the student wearing a red hat examining the emotions and feelings in a story, a student wearing a black hat focusing on the negative aspects of a story, etc.

Question-building matrices are included. For instance, the: who, what, when... can be successively combined with: is, did, can, would, will, might.

Different sets of helpful websites are featured. For example, there are websites that make it easy for the teacher to ask questions through tailor-made crossword puzzles.

This is a great book. It's an easy read with great ideas for the classroom.

Everything about hemodynamic monitoring was explained in a concise and simple manner.Can be easily understand.Suitable for students and new ICU nurses.I got what I am really looking for.

This is a great book for the beginner to the advanced nurse, very easy to understand and follow. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand hemodynamic monitoring.

This book will prevent your headache before it starts if you take the time to read it and use the advice of the author. Every household should have "Relief from Headache".

Relief From Headache by clinician and medical research investigator Donald I. Peterson (a retired Professor of Neurology and Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California) is a revolutionary guide and reference to the ultimate answer with respect to the common problem of the headache. As the compiled results of Peterson's many knowledgeable years of study, Relief From Headache expertly explores the causes of what might relieve a headaches persistence and striking pain. Relief From Headache is very highly recommended to all readers who suffer from frequent headaches for its educational, informative and "reader friendly" content.

Andrea spent many productive years learning and perfecting her abilities at Cornell University. It was a priveledge as a veterinary student to work along side her. She is knowledgeable, up to date and most importantly compassionate with her care. This book reflects her years of knowledge and considerable teaching ability. If you are interested in the profession, this is a must have on your book shelf.

This book came right away when I needed it and its very useful to me since I am going into the field of Veterinary Medicine. I would recommend it to others.

Dr. Postley's book is easy and gentle reading about a subject that, I feel, our society does not speak about freely. By using his own experience, he shows that we all have the capacity to get through these difficult times in our own way. I think he gives excellent advice about how each patient, family and friends should deal with the medical profession; he gives good suggestions for questions that should be asked. As a medical student, it was enlightening to read about what it is like "on the other side." I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know that others are going through similar experiences and how they dealt with their grief and difficult situations surrounding this.

This is a truly profound book about a doctor's perspectives on illness and death, largely revolving around his own mother's illness, but drawing lessons from it that are important for all of us. I would recommend this to anyone who has been touched by serious medical illness, and to anyone who needs their faith in the medical profession renewed

This book illustrated a Synergistic Model of Care, where the nurse and the patient were matched.

I simply love this book my aonly disappointment is that no one has a book for adult health cns preparation. This is one of the only books I found for certification in medical surgical nursing. It needs more questions.

This is to pediatric emergency medicine what Nelson's is to general pediatrics. This is the book. The bible. The source. Easy to read. Lots of tables and algorithms. Cool green cover!

Excellent desktop reference for the busy pediatrician. Many tables, graphs and subheadings facilitate rapid scanning of the easily read prose. A welcome addition to any emergency room that treats children. Extensive bibliography with each chapter.