The neuroICU book
The neuroICU book
The neuroICU book
"The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care, essential for daily practice and the boards. An 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 B…
The neuroICU book
"The acclaimed protocol-based guide to neurocritical care, essential for daily practice and the boards. An 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 B…
"Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only the most visible narratives. As a critical care doctor t…
A critical care doctor's breathtaking stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate i…
"A critical care doctor's riveting stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine"--Jacket flap. Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Lamas is fascinated b…
"Critical (intensive) care was born and remains a multi-disciplinary specialty. This is obvious in two facets of critical care: (a) it integrates knowlO¿¿edge and practices from many medical specialties (trauma, transplant medicine, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology…
"Critical (intensive) care was born and remains a multi-disciplinary specialty. This is obvious in two facets of critical care: (a) it integrates knowlƠedge and practices from many medical specialties (trauma, transplant medicine, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, anesthesiology a…
Seven in ten Americans over the age of age of sixty who require medical decisions in the final days of their life lack the capacity to make them. For many of us, our biggest life-and-death decisions - literally - will therefore be made by someone else. They will decide whether w…
Seven in ten Americans over the age of age of sixty who require medical decisions in the final days of their life lack the capacity to make them. For many of us, our biggest, life-and-death decisions - literally - will therefore be made by someone else. They will decide whether …
This book offers an overview of acute care surgery around the world, focusing on the four main branches of this novel subdiscipline: trauma, general emergencies, critical care, and rescue surgery. The book's primary goal is to provide a general view of acute care surgery, while …
In the USA, the COVID-19 crisis came as an unpleasant surprise and a shock to many healthcare systems and hospitals, especially in the crisis epicenter, New York City. The Bronx was one of the hardest hit boroughs of New York City, with significant negative impact of the COVID-1…
In the USA, the COVID-19 crisis came as an unpleasant surprise and a shock to many healthcare systems and hospitals, especially in the crisis epicenter, New York City. The Bronx was one of the hardest hit boroughs of New York City, with significant negative impact of the COVID-1…
Neurocritical care
"Intensive care units exist for patients with severe disease, as well as patients who are expected to be unstable. Unprovoked changes to vital signs, neurological examinations, laboratory results, and imaging are expected. Some events can be anticipated, rescued, or salvaged. On…
Neurocritical care
"Intensive care units exist for patients with severe disease, as well as patients who are expected to be unstable. Unprovoked changes to vital signs, neurological examinations, laboratory results, and imaging are expected. Some events can be anticipated, rescued, or salvaged. On…
Neurocritical care
"Intensive care units exist for patients with severe disease, as well as patients who are expected to be unstable. Unprovoked changes to vital signs, neurological examinations, laboratory results, and imaging are expected. Some events can be anticipated, rescued, or salvaged. On…