Critical Care Emergencies: A Comprehensive Guide for Emergency Physicians

As an emergency physician, you know that critical care emergencies can be complex and challenging. That’s why we’ve developed What Do I Do Now: Critical Care Emergencies, a comprehensive guide designed to help you navigate even the most daunting scenarios.

A Case-Based Approach to Critical Care

This volume uses a case-based approach to cover both common and unique scenarios in critical care emergencies. Written by experienced critical care and emergency medicine trained physicians, this book provides a unique perspective on the ongoing management of critical illness, with a focus on guideline-based protocol care based on national and local recommendations.

Real-World Presentations and Solutions

The book reviews frequently-encountered diagnoses, procedures, clinical recommendations, and management problems, including:

• Pneumonia
• Acute myocardial infarction
• Trauma

Brief summaries at the end of each chapter provide a quick point-of-care reference during a shift, making it an indispensable resource for practicing clinicians.

A Valuable Resource for Emergency Physicians

This engaging collection of thought-provoking cases is relevant reading for on-clinical shift trainees and practicing EM physicians who need a refresher. The volume also serves as a self-assessment tool, testing your ability to answer the question, “What do I do now?”

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 17 Oct. 2023
Language: English
Pages: 392
ISBN-10: 0190082585
ISBN-13: 978-0190082581