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Endorsed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, this practical pocket guide delivers essential information on the care of critically ill. ... Read more

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disappointing
I was very disappointed with the pocket handbook for several reasons, the primary being that the ACLS guidelines were not the updated current ones. I also found the small print difficult to read and the use of only black print with no color coding made it hard to search though.

AACN Pocket Handbook of Critical Care Nursing
As a new nurse to ICU I have found this pocket guide handy as a reference, a teacher, and for finding information quickly It is easy to use, with a lot of information needed in the adult ICU. It has a very good section on IV medication with dilutions and infusion times. The size of the actual pocket guide itself is somewhat larger than others that I have seen, but it has easy to read print size. ... Read more

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TRULY EMERGENCY-CHANNELLED
"Current Emergency Diagnosis and Treatment" is an ideal reference text, which provides timely information for both inpatient and ambulatory monitors.
This book is full of valuable advice on how to handle both trauma and non-trauma emergencies. It is versatile: with improved sections on paediatrics and cardiology.
The ease with which one finds information in this book shows that its structure is truly emergency-channelled. It is an important text whose timely information would benefit both doctors and patients. But, I must add that its handling of chemical pathology fell short of my expectation.

Belongs in every Emergency Department
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I've been buying each new edition of the Lange series Emergency Medicine texts since they started coming out, and even though I'm no longer in active practice, I'll certainly be purchasing the 5th edition as soon as it comes available in January 2003. As a quick baseline reference and refresher oriented to the needs of the emergency medicine practitioner (and that includes NPs and PAs as well as us doctorly types), CEDT saves time and angst. It's also readable, reasonably well-referenced, and cheap enough to keep in the department without fearing that some light-fingered student or resident is licking his chops over the thought of walking off with the damned thing.
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Excellent reference; good review
Having first seen this book in an emergency room where I was working, I thumbed through it and found it to be a good reminder of the many things to know. The book is well organized and easy to scan. In the few moments of down time, I enjoyed flipping through the pages and testing my knowledge. Regardless of your role in the medical community, this book is a good one to have around. While this one is the 4th Edition, I understand the 5th Edition will be coming on in January 2003. Best of luck and happy reading.

Current Emergency diagnosis and treatment
Este livro manteve a tradição da série current com textos atualizados, de fácil consulta e de grande praticidade, é um livro que todo médico que trabalha em sala de emergência deve ter. ... Read more

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"An in-depth study for any nursing student..."
As a first year nursing student, my critical skills practice was at a self-study pace. With this book I was able to master the skills needed to give quality health care.

Excellent Book with Step-by-Step Explanations of procedures.
This is an excellent book! I may not have made it through my first year of nursing school without it! Each procedure is clearly explained using photos, diagrams, and checklists.

Each procedure lists the equipment needed, implementation, special considerations and complications to look for as well as what to document after the procedure is completed.

I would recommend this book to all nursing students and nurses who are looking for a refresher guide. You won't be disappointed! ... Read more

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This highly illustrated, comprehensive yet practical guide provides a complete, highly visual, step-by-step guide to using the Laryngeal Mask Airway. Containing over 250 top quality photographs accompanied by over 100 line diagrams, anatomy and technique are clarified for the reader in a uniquely visual way. In addition, the images are supplemented with comprehensive background information made highly accessible with textual summaries and key points. The text will also highlight common pitfalls and give guidance on how to avoid them. Boxed "case histories" will be integrated throughout the book to demonstrate the clinical scenarios and applications of the LMA.The second edition contains essential information and guidelines on basic and advanced uses of the LMA in anesthesiology, with emphasis on its role in management of the difficult airway and resuscitation. Laryngeal Mask Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, second edition, will continue to be an invaluable resource for all those who need to understand, implement and expand their use of this valuable and innovative airway management device. ... Read more

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An accident cost professional photographer Max Aguilera-Hellweg the use of his right arm for a year. Forced to work with a tripod and the larger format of 4-by-5-inch film, he was providentially assigned to photograph a neurosurgeon as she worked. This ultimately gave birth to The Sacred Heart, a magnificent and utterly disturbing collection of photographs of the human body seen through invasive surgery.

There is nothing like this collection either in the annals of medical photography or the arts. Almost 50 surgical procedures--a liver transplant, a mastectomy, the harvesting of organs after death, a cesarean birth, and others--cause us to look away and immediately look back. Surgeons' hands hover gracefully over gaping wounds, and lighting on gloves, instruments, and bare flesh is both theatrical and holy.

Aguilera-Hellweg's essay integrates the photographs and historic information about early surgical procedures with his own philosophic musings. The Sacred Heart inspires terror, pity, and awe as our gaze lingers on these horrific images. ... Read more

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Reality is too much for some people
This book is brave, and very well put-together. The work of photographer Max Aguilera-Hellweg, whose shots can also be seen in the yearly calendar issued by Philadelphia's Mutter Museum, is brilliant in its lighting and composition.

The subject, as revealed in the subtitle, is invasive surgery. Those who say the book is exploitative since the photographs are disturbing, probably need a Hallmark Card version of truth, and reality.

Invasive surgery invades the body. There are not photographs of Kate Moss, though it might be of Kate Moss later in life after the effects of her smoking finally rear their ugly head. But the photos in The Sacred Heart really come to terms with the ugliness and contradictory beauty of the human body in its most elemental stage.

The introduction is by Richard Selzer, whose other extremely readable books achieve direct paths to the most curious and disturbing aspects of what is seen by the doctor of medicine.

Astonishing photographs of surgeries with moving text.
Imagine as a layperson being a witness to 100 major surgeries and you've entered the world of Max Aguilera-Hellweg's incredible book, "The Sacred Heart." A review of this book of surgical photographs in the Los Angeles Times grabbed my attention. "...these images are so visually beautiful that you are drawn into them before you know what you're looking at . . .Most of us have some familiarity with medical photography, and though it's rarely pleasant, it generally has a clinical quality that allows us to distance ourselves from the events depicted. Aguilera-Hellweg upends that tradition as well; drawing a parallel between the invasiveness central to surgery and photography, he leaves the viewer no place to hide and pushes everything front and center." This is the only book I've ever experienced where you think twice about turning the page for fear of what you might see next. Check it out.

A book to buy!
This book covers the topic from an artist's point of view. It is elegant and haunting in its illustration and text. It has affected me profoundly and I'm sure will do the same for all readers.

Both reverent and irreverant
There is no doubt in my mind that An Atlas of the Human Heart was a labor of love on the part of Max. The photographs are at once the most reverent and irreverant portrayals of the human body that I have ever seen. I will never quite be able to think of my body the same way again. Max's work is ambitious, inspiring, and challenging. The book gives you a glimpse of a truly sacred place -- the inside of the human body.

The human body portrayed in the most brutal manner
I bought this book after hearing an interview with the author on public radio. At the time, I was involved in observing numerous surgical procedures and found myself in agreement with the author's descriptions of the beauty of the human body as seen through surgery. The images in the book convey nothing of the sort. While technically brilliant, it seems the author selected the pictures for their shock value and brutality. Where is there any notion of the care that is taken for the patient? Where is there any depiction of the exquisite skill of the surgeon? Where is there any attempt to preserve the dignity of the patient? They all are on the "cutting room floor". The author provided no room for them in this book. ... Read more

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A Must for Surgical, IM, and EM Residents!
For a book that conspicuously describes itself as a "pocket sized manual", the Manual of Common Bedside Surgical Procedures is curiously large. Measuring 6 inches in width from spiral binding to cover edge, the manual is the exact same dimensions as the pockets of 3 of my lab coats (all by different manufacturers). Thus, it is impossible to put this book in the pocket of a size 38 lab coat. Nonetheless, it is the only major complaint this reviewer has about this book.

Written by the Halsted Residents at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the book covers most of the common bedside procedures any surgical, IM or ER resident may encounter. Many handbooks cover a few of these topics (ie, nasogastric intubation, urinary catheterization,sutures, etc.) but not nearly in depth as does Chen's work. From Airway Management,through vascular access procedures, lumbar punctures, splinting to needle biopsies and joint injections the book covers everything well. Each procedure includes:

-indications for the procedure -contraindications -anesthesia needed (if any) -equipment ( I LOVE having a "shopping list" handy when I'm doing procedures) -patient positioning -step by step technique instructions -complications and management after the procedure

Several of the procedures also have graphics to aid in the positioning of the device,incision site,or relevant anatomy.

The book does provide a cautionary warning in the Preface that experience and knowledge cannot be replaced by simply following directions in a book. Despite this statement, I was suprised that some of more highly specialized procedures did not contain enough information about the difficulty or the suitability for a house officer. For example, when the vermillion border of the lip is disrupted, a 1 mm error in matching up the edges is visible to the naked eye. Because of this and the potential for scarring on the face, most surgical residents I know prefer to leave such procedures to Plastic Surgeons and/or their residents. It would perhaps be prudent for some of the more specialized and/or potentially troublesome procedures to include mention of the pitfalls and the possible need for consultation.

All in all, the book is a valuable resource for the fresh resident and I would recommend it to anyone doing a surgical, medicine, or emergency medicine residency as an asset to their book collection. ... Read more

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Contains extensive exercises for each chapter and performance checklists. A new board game is included, providing students with a fun way to refine their clinical and critical knowledge and skills. ... Read more

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The standard in emergency procedures for both children and adults is back...completely revised and updated in a new 4th Edition.

Detailed, step-by-step instructions and illustrations help to ensure that every technique is performed correctly. ... Read more

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Great Book for anyone interested in emergency medicine
I am an EMT working toward a degree in nursing or PA. I saw this book being used in the ER at UVA Medical Center and had to have it. It has been a great learning tool for me. I would recomend anyone practicing emergency medicine to add this book to your library.

A must-have book for practicing emergency physicians
This new edition of a classic text is essential for the busy emergency physician. Not only does it give clear instructions for performing procedures, it also provides relevant information about pathophysiology. Indication and contraindications are explained. Numerous helpful tables assist in the interpretation of test results. This book is much more than a how-to manual, and no emergency department should be without it. ... Read more

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Quick and thorough review of vascular diagnosis, vascular interventions and nonvascular interventions divides cases into three levels of difficulty for ease of reference. Imaging now moves from strictly diagnosis to encompass aggressive treatment of conditions that once required surgery. Discussion details techniques used for biopsies, draining fluids, inserting catheters, and dilating or stenting narrowed ducts or vessels. The procedures included allow readers to significantly reduce risk, pain, and recovery time in patients requiring no general anesthesia or overnight hospital stay. Over 350 images enhance understanding of the text. Cross-references to VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: THE REQUISITES. ... Read more

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A must buy for the dialysis room
This book is a handy primer on dialysis written in simple language and useful for the novice as well as containing nuggets of information useful for the practising renal physician. The book is quite comprehensive as it covers almost all the aspects of dialysis and has good charts for summary of various aspects of dialysis. In short it is a valuable book, an essential aid in the dialysis room and well worth the money spent. ... Read more

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A complete, but difficult reading exercise.
There is too much text in this book to be termed an atlas of surgery. Color illustrations would greatly facilitate the comprehension. Overall, was disappointed with the quality of the text. This book doesn't know what it wants to be, and sadly, does not meet either criteria adequately. ... Read more

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Brings together in a single source the procedures necessary to manage the 20 most common problems that present acutely and require immediate surgical action or referral. Chapters cover the acute abdomen, abscesses, breast lesions, burns, trauma, lacerations, dislocations, bladder outlet obstruction, spontaneous abortion, caesarian section, anesthesia, excision of cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, and more. ... Read more

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A good start for the specialized
This book gives a thorought and detailed account into the latest in the imaging modalities that are used in current practice. Having read this book, it also provided good clinical background information into the modalities. A good buy for the budding technologist who is on to do specialized procedures in the later part of their career. ... Read more