PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL CARE 4/E - BOOK Author:Jesse Hall, Gregory Schmidt, Lawrence Wood The definitive text in critical care medicine ? now in full color Hailed by Critical Care Medicine Journal as ?the finest textbook available in the field?, Principles of Critical Care helps readers understand the basic principles and clinical applications of the critical care medicine. The fourth edition continues the goals of previous edition... more »s: to explain in detail the complex pathophysiology common to all critically ill patients and to offer in-depth discussion of the procedures, diseases, and issues essential to the care of the critically ill. An organ system approach makes it easier and faster to find thorough and practical information for managing a patient?s specific condition. This new edition has been completely updated and revised to reflect recent advances in technology, including a new chapter on the use of ultrasound in critical care. This edition is also enhanced by the addition of more than 600 figures, and an increased number of diagnostic and treatment algorithms appearing in clinical chapters. New clinical chapters include Pulmonary Hypertension and Alcohol Withdrawal. Provides comprehensive coverage of every important aspect of the practice of critical care medicine Clinical cases add a uniquely practical quality not found in competing textbooks« less