Critical Care Skills

More than 1,200 photographs cover basic and advanced procedures. Charts summarize facts. Clinical tips point out ways to perform steps quickly and efficiently. Insights and interpretations help readers decipher the meaning of diagnostic test results and bedside monitoring. Contents include basic cardiac life support, advanced cardiac life support, pacemakers, cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring, respiratory monitoring, artificial airways, mechanical ventilation, neurologic monitoring, diagnostic tests, and index.