With 700+ practice questions, this comprehensive guide delivers the information, insights, and practice you need to pass your certification with flying colorsWith serious brain issues that lead to breathing problems, heart problems, kidney problems, and more, patients in the neuro ICU are the sickest of the sick. From strokes to brain tumors to liver disease to cardiac arrest, The Neuro ICU Study Companion, Second Edition provides everything you need to bu...

Effectively treat life-threatening diseases of the nervous system using the latest evidence-based information and insightsCovering the most important literature on the topic, Management Dilemmas at the Junction of Neurocritical Care and Neurosurgery provides the latest evidence-based information and insights for improving patient outcomes across various clinical scenarios. It reviews landmark studies over the last 30 years, covering the issues you’re most ...

A complete board examination review for neurocritical care – enhanced by more than 800 Q&AThe NeuroICU Board Review is a comprehensive board exam and curriculum review for the emerging specialty of neurocritical care. It delivers a through overview of neurological disease states (pathology, pathophysiology, and therapy), neurosurgery, and critical care medicine (including medical, surgical, cardiac, and cardiothoracic critical care), along with important t...

A robust understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms behind clinical signs is crucial for medical students and junior doctors. Being able to accurately identify the clinical sequelae of disease during physical examination and connecting cause with consequence is the first step in correct diagnosis and treatment. For example, a patient with rheumatoid arthritis has distinctive hand changes, a patient with Parkinson's disease has a particular tremor, and a patient with liver disease m...

The second edition of Neurosurgery Rounds: Questions and AnswersNeurosurgery Rounds: Questions and Answers, Second Edition by Mark Shaya and an impressive cadre of coauthors and contributors, thoroughly prepares medical students and residents for common yet challenging questions frequently encountered during neurosurgery rounds. The convenient, easy-to-follow format provides diverse coverage of multiple disciplines intertwined in the understanding...

Praise for this book:*Chapters are clearly written and...[the] black-and-white illustrations and reproductions of cerebral radiographs are of remarkably good quality...an excellent multidisciplinary overview.--Doody's Review*From important aspects of the physical examination to imaging studies to treatment options and dosage guidelines, Decision Making in Neurocritical Care provides a solid introduction to the evidence-based manag...

Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers provides clinicians with a thorough review of the complex subspecialty of Neurocritical Care, using a question-and-answer (Q&A) format. The Q&A format is easily readable, high yield, and serves as good practice for test takers or anyone looking to improve or reinforce essential knowledge. The book covers the key topics pertinent to (and found on) neurocritical care boards, and is organized according to the exam core curriculum...

This is a unique question-and-answer book for surgical residents and trainees, concentrating on the growing subspecialty of surgery in critical care and emergency surgery. This book covers all surgical aspects of critical care and acute or emergency surgery, making it an ideal learning and review text for surgical trainees and those professionals specializing in these fields.

The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care – essential for daily practice and the boardsAn immediate classic, this groundbreaking text is based on the premise that neurointensivists must be trained to handle not only the brain, but the entire body. The NeuroICU Book, Second Edition does not limit coverage to the brain and spine – it spans all organ insufficiencies and failures – along with neurologic illnesses.Thoroughly updated to ke...

The single most comprehensive hands-on guide to the practice of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management -- in full color!4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!"This is an enormous book. It weighs in at just under eight and a half pounds with a list price that makes it comparable to an equal quantity of sushi grade tuna! It is a beautiful and powerful text/reference book. The composition corresponds particularly well with the subject. The wealth of detail, t...

Acute Care Surgery is a comprehensive textbook covering the related fields of trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery. The full spectrum of Acute Care Surgery is expertly addressed, with each chapter highlighting cutting-edge advances in the field and underscoring state-of-the-art management paradigms. In an effort to create the most definitive reference on Acute Care Surgery, an evidence-based approach is emphasized for all content included. Also, notable controversies are di...

Irwin & Rippe’s Manual of Intensive Care Medicine has established itself as an invaluable reference for students, interns, residents, fellows, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, nurses, and respiratory care practitioners working in the critical care medicine environment. Known for its reader-friendly outline format and compact portable size, this handy manual builds upon its tradition of excellence in its Sixth Edition. Available both in print and electronic formats, the Sixth E...