Tag: education
Promoting Evidence-Based Practice in ARDS
There is a dearth of literature addressing interventions to improve implementation of evidence-based practices in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Existing interventions to improve clinician knowledge and facilitate... read more
Assess the Intensity of Inspiratory Efforts Using CVP Waveforms
Real case: You are passing by the room of an awake mechanically ventilated patient with advanced IPF. Peeking in from outside the room, the following CVP waveform catches your attention. In a recent post, we discussed... read more
Transesophageal Echocardiography Training of Emergency Physicians Through an E-Learning System
A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) training course resulted in a 50% increase in surveyed participants feeling comfortable using TEE in cardiac arrest and a 40% increase in participants scoring ≥80% on a test of knowledge. We... read more
Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling and Simulation
This is a second edition to the original published by Springer in 2006. The comprehensive volume takes a textbook approach systematically developing the field by starting from linear models and then moving up to generalized... read more
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: Concepts and Applications
Updated with the latest clinical advances, Rowland and Tozer’s Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Fifth Edition , explains the relationship between drug administration and drug response, taking a conceptual... read more
Peripheral Arteriovenous Malformations: Classification and Endovascular Treatment
In this review we cover the classification and endovascular management of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). We begin by viewing AVMs in relation to the broader class of congenital vascular malformations and subsequently... read more
Trauma: My Life as an Emergency Surgeon
TRAUMA is Dr. Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides,... read more
Operative Techniques and Recent Advances in Acute Care and Emergency Surgery
The aim of this book is to identify and shed new light on the main surgical practices involved in acute care and trauma surgery. Adopting an evidence-based approach, a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and intensivists... read more
Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice
Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Model and Guidelines has proven to be one of the most foundational books on EBP in nursing. This fully revised third edition builds on the strength of the first two editions... read more
Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review
Mayo Clinic Critical and Neurocritical Care Board Review is an all-inclusive review of the pathophysiology and care of the neurocritically ill and critically ill patient. The book reviews the core major critical care... read more
Traumatic and Ischemic Injury: Methods and Protocols
This volume focuses on procedures for the development and application of several research animal models and in vitro methods that allow researchers to gain insight into the underlying cellular, biochemical, and physiological... read more
Common Problems in the ICU
A concise learning tool designed for residents, nurses, and other ICU professionals, Textbook of Critical Care: Common Problems in the ICU highlights the most common conditions encountered in the ICU – all in a convenient... read more
Left Septal Fascicular Block
This book provides clinical and electrovectorcardiographic evidence of the existence of left septal fascicular blocks and demonstrates the clinical importance of these blocks in the clinical scenario of acute coronary syndrome.... read more
Handheld Ultrasound Device Usage and Image Acquisition Ability Among Internal Medicine Trainees
Personal handheld ultrasound devices (HUDs) without direct supervision did not increase the amount of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) usage or improve interns' acquisition abilities. Interns who reported performing more... read more
Priorities in Critical Care Nursing
With its succinct coverage of all core critical care nursing topics, this evidence-based text is the perfect resource for both practicing nurses and nursing students alike. Using the latest, most authoritative research, this... read more
Ultrasound Program Management
A Comprehensive Resource for Administrating Point-of-Care, Emergency, and Clinical Ultrasound. This book addresses the wide range of issues that face the program leader – from how to choose a site and how to negotiate for... read more
Infectious Diseases A Clinical Short Course
Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short COURSE is a concise overview of this important field designed to help the busy physician, medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant to understand, diagnose, and treat... read more
