The Beta-Blocker Story: Getting It Right

The Beta-Blocker Story: Getting It Right

The idea of using beta-blockers as a treatment for ventricular fibrillation occurred to James Black over 60 years ago. He developed propranolol and cimetidine, among other pharmacologic agents, work for which he won the Nobel... read more

Clinical Synopsis of COVID-19: Evolving and Challenging

Clinical Synopsis of COVID-19: Evolving and Challenging

Coronavirus disease or COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 infection is the latest pandemic that has affected humans globally. The disease has manifested itself in several forms and is now the focus of research worldwide. This book... read more

The Infectious Disease Diagnosis: A Case Approach

The Infectious Disease Diagnosis: A Case Approach

This text uses cases to illustrate differential diagnoses of various infectious diseases. Unlike any other book on the market, this book is specifically designed for ease of use and can cater to a variety of medical professionals... read more

The Ultimate Guide to Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

The Ultimate Guide to Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

This comprehensive book provides an in-depth examination of a broad range of procedures that benefit from ultrasound guidance in the point-of-care setting. It covers common procedures such as ultrasound-guided central... read more

Identification of Biomarkers, New Treatments, and Vaccines for COVID-19

Identification of Biomarkers, New Treatments, and Vaccines for COVID-19

The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a serious global pandemic in just one year. Nearly every country and territory in the world has been affected by the virus. The virulence and infection rate of the virus are... read more

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications

This book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications. Mechanical ventilation nowadays... read more

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, their biology and associated challenges for their treatment and prevention of novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Discussing... read more

Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide to Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration

Improving Critical Care Survivorship: A Guide to Prevention, Recovery, and Reintegration

This book, just published, provides a comprehensive overview of improving critical care survivorship. Comprised of four sections, the text presents interventions that can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce the... read more

Imaging the ICU Patient

Imaging the ICU Patient

Work in intensive care is dynamic and often requires swift decision-making to achieve the best patient outcome. This book serves as a practical guide for professionals working in this demanding area of medicine. It reviews... read more

Year of the Nurse: A 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Memoir

Year of the Nurse: A 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic Memoir

This book is for everyone, nurse or otherwise, who is furious about how 2020 went down and how 2021 is going. #1 Amazon Bestseller in Critical & Intensive Care Nursing #1 Amazon Bestseller in Mental Health Nursing #1... read more

Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor

Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor

Seven Signs of Life encompasses intensive care stories centered around patients and as a means to explain the ICU to the non-clinician. However, Aoife Abbey organises her book by emotion, not by body system. This clever structure... read more

One Night in the ER

One Night in the ER

Follow Dr. Jim McCray through a single twelve-hour night shift working in the emergency room of a small Midwestern hospital. The fast-paced writing chronicles Dr. McCray's experience with wit and candor as he manages... read more

Pulmonary Hypertension: Controversial and Emerging Topics

Pulmonary Hypertension: Controversial and Emerging Topics

This book is a clinical guide to controversial and emerging topics in pulmonary hypertension. There are multiple challenges and unanswered questions encountered by clinicians that evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with... read more

Essentials of Aerosol Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

Essentials of Aerosol Therapy in Critically Ill Patients

This book assesses the most appropriate forms of aerosol therapy for critically ill patients. Aerosol therapy is applied for the treatment of several pulmonary diseases in addition to some promising applications intended... read more