Accident and emergency medicine Books

The skin is the largest human organ system. Loss of skin integrity due to injury or illness results in a substantial physiologic imbalance and ultimately in severe disability or death. The most common cause of significant skin...

Im Jahre 1954 veröffentlichten SHAW und Mitarbeiter in Australien [147] die Entdeckung einer auffallenden barbituratantagonistischen Wirkung des ß, ß­ Methyläthylglutarsäureimids. Das ist eine Substanz, die inzwischen auch als...

In this book, experienced emergency physicians describe, in a way that is both suspenseful and instructive, often dramatic and humanly touching emergency scene calls with which they have been confronted in the course of their professional lives. Each...

This pocketbook provides emergency service personnel and emergency physicians with practical forensic knowledge for the initial care of emergency patients based on numerous case examples. Topics include necropsy, crime scene behavior, blunt and sharp...

Egal, ob Sie Weiterbildungsteilnehmer sind oder bereits erfahrene Fachpflegekraft in der Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, mit diesem Arbeitsbuch können Sie Ihr Fachwissen gezielt überprüfen und festigen: Multiple-Choice-Fragen, Zuordnungsfragen und...

This book covers all relevant techniques of diagnosis as well as interpretations of clinical signs in Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology. All information is highly structured, highlighting 'definition', 'note' and 'pearl', so that it can also be used by the...

C. Manni The focusing of general interest and of many disciplines on disaster medicine is an interesting and recent phenomenon in our society. Disasters have by now left the his­ torical and philosophical sphere and finally...

This symposium on cerebral and coronary vascular disorders and infarcts is probably the first attempt to hold a joint discussion in this field. Despite many difficulties we feel that it has been successful and we hope that it...

To integrate current knowledge in terms of basic and clinical science and to highlight problems, thirty world-renowned experts in the field of acute lung injury describe the state of up to date knowledge regarding the ...

A concise yet complete overview of the treatment of cardiovascular instability in the critically ill patient. The authors consider all aspects, ranging from basic physiology and pathophysiology to diagnostic tools and ...

From the viewpoint of a health economist, the intensive care unit (leU) is a particularly fascinating phenomenon. It is the epitome of "high-tech" medicine and frequently portrayed as the place where life-saving miracles are...

The definitive interdisciplinary reference work for wound ballisticsFundamentals in Physics, arms and ammunition, ballisticsSimulating gunshot wounds: Virtopsy - a virtual autopsy method, combining CT, MRT and surface scanning and Materials that...

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation is an effective technique for the management of patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure. This comprehensive and up-to-date book explores all aspects of the subject. The opening sections are devoted to theory...

Emergency Orthopedics is a practical, up-to-date, and comprehensive manual on the diagnosis and treatment of emergency injuries and disorders of the locomotor system. Its problem-based structure, with each chapter addressing a...

Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure (ICP): A Review.- Material Included in the Database.- Method.- Comparative Studies of Intracranial Pressure in Patients With and Without Space-Occupying Lesions.- Studies of Regional Subdural Pressure Gradients During...

A compilation of the most recent and widespread developments in experimental and clinical research and practice -- all in one comprehensive reference. Around 90 contributions, written by recognized experts in intensive care and...

The Maturation Phenomenon, described by Ito et al. in 1975 [3) on the basis of his to­ logical observations in the hippocampus as well as other portions of the cerebral hemisphere, refers to the hours or days of delay in the...

Lacking the capacity to store oxygen, the human organism depends on having an unimpaired and continuous supply of oxygen for its survival. Life-threatening disturbances can be encountered by the clinician at any step in the...

The First Wiggers Bernard Conference on Shock, Sepsis, and Organ Failure was envisaged as a meeting of American and European Scientists. It was named after two researchers, one from the "Old" and one from the "New World", who...

Some data-analytic methods excel by their sheer elegance. Their basic principles seem to have a particular attraction, based on a intricate combination of simplicity, deliberation, and power. They usually balance on the verge...

l. A. STURM In modern society, trauma remains the number one cause of death in people under 50 years, but, despite this, very little attention has been paid to trauma care compared with other diseases such as malignancy or...

This book presents a comprehensive survey in which internationally recognized experts discuss specific topics. The wide spectrum of experimental and clinical investigations include the pathophysiologic, diagnostic and ...

All aspects of oxygen transport and tissue oxygenation that are relevant in clinical medicine are covered in this monograph. Experts from basic science as well as clinical research provide information that improves ...

Selective decontamination is a technique which combines short-term and long-term antimicrobials to prevent or treat the acquisition and subsequent carriage of microorganisms causing late colonization and infections. The...

This book presents a comprehensive survey in which internationally recognized experts discuss specific topics. The wide spectrum of experimental and clinical investigations include the pathophysiologic, diagnostic and ...

For many years, intensive care has focused on avoiding immediate death from acute, life-threatening conditions. However, there are increasing reports of a number of lingering consequences for those who do indeed survive...

Welche Lagerungen sind bei einem Patienten mit Hirndruck möglich und welche Formen der spinalen Störung gibt es? Zu diesen und weiteren Fragen gibt das Buch verständliche Antworten, strukturiert nach dem Pflegemodell von...

12 Beiträge für Ihre Fort- und Weiterbildung aus "Der ANÄSTHESIST" in einem Band: didaktisch aufbereitet, klinik- und praxisbezogen, mit Fragen zur Erfolgskontrolle. So sind Sie schnell fit für die Facharztprüfung und Ihr...

Cerebral Blood Flow: Quantifying Consciousness Although the heart may be the source of energy needed to generate blood flow,and other organs absolutely essential for normal living,the brain is the reason we are alive. The...

This book gives an updated review of the state of the art in regenerative cell therapy in the fields of cardiology, hematology, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics and infectious diseases. The book emphasizes clinical...

Respiratory failure is a complex disease process whereby the underlying disease and therapeutic measures interact. This book contains an extensive bibliographic review, focusing on preventive and therapeutic studies, that was...

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios...