Shoemaker: Textbook of Critical Care 4/e

William C. Shoemaker, MD, FCCM, Professor of Surgery and Anesthesia, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen M. Ayres, MD, FCCM, Professor of Medicine, Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine, Director, International Health Programs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Ake Grenvik, MD, PhD, FCCM , Distinguished Service Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Director Emeritus, Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Peter R. Holbrook, MD, FCCM , Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, George Washington Universtiy School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

This 4th Edition conveniently compiles the state-of-the-art expertise of more than 275 authorities under one cover! The New Edition of this classic critical care text has been updated and expanded to reflect the most current, clinically relevant information available...and reorganized so life-threatening conditions first are presented first.
 

  • Features contributions from over 275 experienced authorities in the care of the critically ill.
  • Places chapters on life-threatening conditions in the first section, paralleling clinical practice.
  • Includes a new section on Renal/Nephrology, as well as new chapters on heat stroke, hyperthermia, transfusion therapy, trauma care of the elderly, mediators of multi-organ failure in sepsis, gene therapy, and much more.
  • Reorganizes the endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, and pharmacology subsections from the 3rd Edition into one separate section.
  • Presents expanded and reorganized sections on issues in patient care and ethical problems.
  • Features abundant tables and illustrations and algorithms that clarify and enhance the text.


    • Contents:Section I Resuscitation and Medical EmergenciesSection II TraumaSection III ImagingSection IV Cell Injury and Cell DeathSection V Infectious DiseasesSection VI Endocrinology, Metabolism, Nutrition, And PharmacologySection VII CardiovascularSection VIII PulmonaryPart I: Basic Applications in Pulmonary Critical Care MedcinePart II: Specific Pulmonary ProblemsAcute Hypozemic Respiratory FailureAcute Ventilatory FailureOther Pulmonary DiseasesSection IX Abdominal Organ FailureSection X Renal NephrologySection XI Hematology/OncologySection XII Central Nervous SystemSection XIII TransplantationSection XIV Issues in Patient CareSection XV Ethical Decision-Making in Critically Ill Patients