Tag: education
How I Learned to Read ECGs Better than a Cardiologist
I left medical school with a poor understanding of ECGs. I could determine the rate, rhythm, and axis, and maybe a "tombstone" STEMI, but that was about it. During the first week of residency at NYU/Bellevue, I became... read more
The Invasion of the Physician Assistants
I was a senior emergency medicine resident at Darnall Army Community Hospital in Fort Hood, TX, in 1992. I wanted to do an elective rotation in anesthesia and to work closer to home because my wife and I lived 50 miles... read more
Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation
Learn to provide state-of-the-art care to any patient in any setting with the most comprehensive trauma nursing resource available. Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through... read more
First ICU Certified in Humanization (H-ICU)
250 ICUs around the world that have performed the self-assessment, the baseline compliance referred is between 40 and 60%. For more than a year, the team of the ICU of Valdemoro distributed the pending good practices and... read more
Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation
#1 Best Seller! New 7th Edition! Powerful resource for interactive, simulation-based teaching and learning! The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is an educational program jointly sponsored by the American Academy of... read more
Pain Response to Open Label Placebo in Induced Acute Pain in Healthy Adult Males
Open label placebos might play a role in multimodal analgesic concepts. Pain ratings (median, first to third quartile) were 21% lower during placebo treatment compared to no treatment, 4.0 (3.2 to 4.9) versus 5.1 (4.7... read more
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Care of the Critically Ill or Injured Child
The second edition of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine spans three volumes, with major sections dedicated to specific organ systems. Each major section consists of separate chapters dedicated to reviewing the specific... read more
Cardiac Intensive Care
Using a multidisciplinary, team-oriented approach, this unique title expertly covers all the latest approaches to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with critical cardiac illness. Led by Dr David L. Brown,... read more
Competing and Conflicting Interests in the Care of Critically Ill Patients
Medical professionals are expected to prioritize patient interests, and most patients trust physicians to act in their best interest. However, a single patient is never a physician's sole concern. The competing interests... read more
Snapshots of Hemodynamics
This new edition reviews recent developments in genetics and molecular biology and new noninvasive measurement techniques that have enabled vast improvements in the measurement and understanding of cardiovascular hemodynamics.... read more
Neuropharmacotherapy in Critical Illness
The field of research related to neurocritical care has grown significantly in recent years, and the clinical demands for current and dependable expertise has followed suit. It can be a challenge for the neurocritical practitioner... read more
Presentations from WSD Supporter Meeting at the World Congress of Intensive Care in Melbourne
On Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, World Sepsis Day Supporters from all around the globe came together at the World Congress of Intensive Care in Melbourne, Australia, for a World Sepsis Day Supporter Meeting. Simon Finfer,... read more
Post-ICU Clinics and Peer Support Groups to Reduce PICS
Kyle B. Enfield, MD, and Kimberley J. Haines, PhD, BHSc, discuss implementing post-ICU clinics and peer support groups following critical illness to help reduce the burden of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Dr. Haines... read more