Principles of Critical Care: The Definitive Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Critical Illnesses

Written by renowned critical care physicians Gregory Schmidt, John Kress, and Ivor S. Douglas, Hall, Schmidt, and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care is the authoritative guide to diagnosing and treating the most common problems encountered in critical care practice. This comprehensive textbook is updated with the latest advances in critical care and features over 1,000 color images to enhance understanding.

Comprehensive and Current Coverage of Critical Care Medicine

This peerless guide provides consensus on complex and often-conflicting data in critical care, along with copious diagnostic and treatment algorithms. It covers every aspect of critical care medicine essential to successful clinical practice, ranging from basic principles to the latest technologies.

What’s New in the Fifth Edition

• In-depth, up-to-date descriptions of the unique presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of specific critical illnesses
• New chapters on Oxygen Delivery Systems, Ultrasound in Critical Care, Fungal and Viral Infections, Pulmonary Hypertension, Alcohol Withdrawal, and COVID-19 and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
• New material on critical care pandemic preparedness and response
• Enhanced cross-disciplinary chapters addressing the structures and systems of critical care, including staffing, safety, and informatics
• New contributions on caregiver and family issues and the implications of disordered sleep for the critically ill
• A full-color presentation to facilitate learning and understanding

Stay Current with the Latest Advances in Critical Care

This updated fifth edition is the result of the authors’ commitment to providing healthcare professionals with the most current and comprehensive resource available. With its logical organ system approach, this textbook simplifies the search for thorough and practical information necessary to manage a patient’s specific condition.

Published by McGraw Hill / Medical, this 1504-page hardcover edition is a must-have for critical care physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals seeking to stay at the forefront of critical care medicine.

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