Reviews (17)

like it
I got the book for my ICU rotation, its a easy read. Goes over the imp stuff and the basics too. Liked it a lot.

excellent book overall
Too little details in places (mechanical ventilation) but too wordy in others.Excellent cardiopulmonary phys review, good breadth of subjects.Kinda big book but fast reading.

My favorite
This book is rare because it is original. It welcomes you to the real world of critical care as seen by one expert physician. It was probably never intended for quick reference or board prep. The relatively large print and generous spacing make the book bigger but more pleasant to read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Critical care medicine    3. Intensive care units    4. Internal Medicine    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    8. Intensive care medicine    9. Medical / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care   

Reviews (8)

An excellent pocket companion
High yield for all aspects of ICU life... as well as the medicine wards. It is very well written, with topics covered surprisingly well for its size. I basically ended up carrying this, its cousin text, the pharmacopoeia, The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy, and The Consult Manual of Internal Medicine in my pockets. Thats all you need.

Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook,
Excellent as are all prior editions.Would love to see larger lab-coat-pocket version made.

price
The information in the book is very good,very useful indeed, and very compact. But the book is extremely small for the price.
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Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Internal Medicine    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing   

Reviews (5)

excellent resource
great basic info about different cases and basic anesthetic considerations. highly recommend!

Bulkiness prevents it from being where I need it most
Good book. Its bulkiness prevents it from being available where I need it, in the hospital, in the OR etc.. Happy Anesthesiologist
I used this book continuously throughout my residency.It is a very useful tool for perioperative management of patients.I still reference it during practice for those cases that I do not do routinely.It is an excellent reference. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Critical Care    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Operations, Surgical    8. Pain Medicine    9. Surgery - Neurosurgery    10. Surgery, Operative    11. Anaesthetics    12. Medical / Pain Medicine    13. Surgery   

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Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation
Great overview of traditional and non-traditional modes of mechanical ventilation.Including volu-trauma, and discussion of pressure controled modes of ventilation.Excellent overall book on the subject of adult mechanical ventilation. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Respiratory Therapy    2. Artificial respiration    3. Engineering - General    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    7. Respirators (Medical equipment)    8. Respiratory therapy    9. Intensive care medicine    10. Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine    11. Respiratory medicine    12. Specific disorders & therapies   

Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Critical Care    3. Critical care medicine    4. Intensive Care Units    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Intensive care medicine    8. Medical / Critical Care   

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One text cannot do it all, but this one tries.
The book seems to have two goals: Clinical use of TEE in the cardiac operating room; and passing the "Echo Exam."
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Subjects:  1. Anesthesiology    2. Cardiology    3. Diagnostic Imaging    4. Echocardiography, Transesophag    5. Heart    6. Intraoperative monitoring    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Surgery    10. Transesophageal echocardiograp    11. Transesophageal echocardiography    12. Anaesthetics    13. Medical / Critical Care   

Reviews (4)

Principles of Critical Care-book
I know this book from my residency years,when I rotate in ICU,
A must!!
This text is clearly one of the best in its field. It is well organized and very thorough. The organization and attention to detail make it a great referrence source and an easy read. It should be in anyone's library that takes of critically ill patients. I would highly recommend it for fellows in critical care medicine. The "Pretest" question and answer study guide that is a companion to this text is also excellent and a great tool for the critical care boards. I am anxiously awaiting the next edition.

Principles of Critical Care
This is an excellent review of the most common problems found in the clinical practice of Critical Care. It helps with the initial assessment of the patient and formulates a systematic approach to the differentialdiagnosis and therapeutic plan. The bibliography is updated and it hasdetailed illustrations and diagrams. Certainly, recommended as referencefor those persons involved in the management of Critical Care patients. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Critical care medicine    3. Intensive Care Medicine    4. Intensive Care Units    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical / Critical Care   

Reviews (9)

A good course
For anyone in prehospital medicine, a good course to take.I found a lot of it to be review from my Paramedic class, though.

Excellent trauma reference for first responders
This book is an excellent piece of literature for first responders wanting to expand their knowledge of handling trauma patients.
very bad your service
I FEEL SO BAD ABOUT YOUR SERVICE. I PAID MY MONEY FOR MY BOOK 08/18/2005 BUT I HAVE NOT RECIVED MY BOOK YET. MY EXPECTED DATE OF DELIVARY WAS SEPTMEMBER 28 BUT TODAY OCT 05. OTHER SERVICE LIKE ELIVSTER TAKES ONLY10 DAYS.TOO BAD TOO BAD. DO NEEDFUL AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Critical Care    3. Emergency Medicine    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Accident & emergency medicine    7. First aid & paramedical services    8. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

Reviews (15)

You will need!
I spent a lot of money in shipping cost's finding a good ECG book! Nothing impressive about this book, which is why I sent it back. Don't be fooled by the title! You will to find another book if you want to understand ECG's.

Great Review Book
My initial exposure to EKGs was via Dubin.That was a great starter.But a couple of months later, I had to relearn everything again and this book really helped.Each chapter is divided into subheadings.Each subheading gives you the big picture.Then the whole chapter concludes with a recap: an EKG for each subheading.It was great.I checked it out from my library and did not buy it (if youcan, I suggest you buy it).Happy learning!

The Best EKG Book Around!
I'm a medical student, and this is the best EKG book I've found for learing EKGs relevant for students.Probably all you need for med school exams are heart blocks and MIs, but this book has all the major stuff, bundle branch/fasicular/hemi -blocks, SVTs, etc.The best part about this book is that its NOT just pattern recognition like other EKG books.It tells you why a rhythm is narrow vs wide, what's actually going on in that re-entrant rhythm, why that block looks the way it does by relating it to what's actually going on with the current, which makes you remember it better.Basically, if you just want to memorize some shapes, go use Dubin.But if you want to understand why EKGs make the patterns they do for various pathologies, then you MUST buy this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cardiology    2. Critical Care    3. Electrocardiography    4. Heart Diseases    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Toxicology    8. diagnosis    9. Cardiovascular medicine    10. Medical / Test Preparation & Review    11. Medical imaging   

Reviews (3)

High Acuity Nursing
This book has been very helpful to our new nurses who seem overwhelmed when they first get out of school.Self-paced modules help them incoorporate their knowledge with the types of patients they take care of.I have used this book for seasoned nurses too.They like the validation they get from being able to pre- and post-test.
this book is horrible
I am a senior nursing student and I am appalled at this book. Our instructor loves it and has been using it. I brought to her attention that in the pediatric module, some of the pretest answers are WRONG!!! I know they are wrong- or I would not be a senior nursing student!!!! Out of all the majors and careers and textbooks that need to give accurate information- ACUTE CARE NURSING IS THE ONE!!!!! This is sooo extremely important! I am very disappointed.

Excellent training resource for new graduates
Filled with self paced modules applicable to the critical care, emergency room, and medical-surical setting, High Acuity Nursing is an excellent clinical resource to supplement orientation & training programs of new graduate nurses.Organized by body system, it integrates A&P, clinical nursing applications, and critical thinking all in one.I used it with my new graduates when orienting them to the IMCU, ED, and med-surg units.They found the information helpful in tying in the clinical content they were learning during orientation and the practical application of it.They rated the self learning modules highly in the evaluations.Internal transfers into the ICU have also found it to be helpful when orienting to that new setting. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Critical Illness    3. Intensive Care Nursing    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    7. Nursing - General    8. methods    9. nursing    10. Accident & emergency nursing    11. Medical / Nursing / General   

Reviews (3)

A Must fot the Oral Boards
You've passed the written boards - Congratulations!Now that you're sober again it's time to start thinking about the orals and this puppy is a big part of the solution.It's set up in an oral board question and answer style.Simply read the question -without looking at their answer- and then answer it out loud like you would if the examiner were sitting there in front of you. I know it's weird but it really does help to also practice in front of a mirror to eliminate all of the bizarre facial tics you never knew you had.Now look at the answer.Were you right or even close?Good! Keep going, you'll hone your style to a razor's edge.This technique, along with some good mock oral practice with those attendings who know how to give them, will have you spraying champagne over your friends and family like you've won the Grand Prix of Monaco the night after!

an overly comprehensive review
I do agree that this textbook is a very well-done, well written book with a lot of value for anesthesiologists. However, as a tool for oral board study it is actually a bit too comprehensive and inclusive. Take my word for it, during your oral board exam you are not going to be asked about histologic changes in the bronchial mucosa of the asthmatic or the synthetic pathway of catecholamines. The person studying for the oral anesthesiology board doesn't have time to waste learning material that he or she doesn't need to know. I recommend instead Clinical Cases in Anesthesia by Reed. Same format, much more focused on the material that the anesthesiologist must know for the oral exam.

NICE BOOK
WRITTEN IN A FORMAT OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT MAKES YOUR PREPERATION FOR THE BOARD MUUCH MORE YIELDED.A VERY GOOD SUPPLEMENT FOR ANESTHESIA PREPERATION ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Case studies    4. Critical Care    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pain Medicine    9. examination questions    10. Anaesthetics    11. Medical / Education & Training   

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A Great Pain Management Text
Griggsby Wright, MD says:
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Subjects:  1. Analgesia    2. Anesthesia    3. Anesthesiology    4. Critical Care    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Nerve Block    8. Pain    9. Pain (Medical Aspects)    10. Pain Medicine    11. Medical / Education & Training    12. Pain & pain management   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Anatomy    3. Critical Care    4. Human Anatomy    5. Human Physiology    6. Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Physiology    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services    12. Medicine: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Child    2. Critical Care    3. Infant    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Pediatric Emergencies    7. Pediatric intensive care    8. Pediatrics    9. Intensive care medicine    10. Medical / Critical Care    11. Paediatric medicine   

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    5. Accident & emergency medicine    6. Medical / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care   

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Okay, but kind of cumbersome
First of all, I must say that this is an excellent book to get detailed information when you are in a bind in the OR.But the problem I have with this book is that it is sort of in a no-man's-land of materials.If I need the nitty-gritty on a subject, I go to Barash or Miller, but in the OR, I only need to get to the stuff I seem to have forgotten, so I go to Ezekiel. Mass General falls somewhere between too much information for the OR, and not enough information for home use.I've also found it rather difficult at times to find things with the small, cramped print. (Not to mention that it doesn't fit as easily as Ezekiel in the back pocket of your scrubs)
Good for the O.R.
This book seems to be the icon for O.R. pocket references in Anesthesiology. Anesthesia from A to Z
"Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massuchussets General Hospital" offers concise yet thorough coverage on all aspects of anesthesia.From preoperative visit to basic airway management, from fluid requirements of the surgical patient to specific considerations on cardiac, respiratory and liver diseases, this book has it all in an easily accesible way, especially when your above the "blood-brain barrier".I would especially recomend the chapter on resuscitation of trauma and burns victims, because of the thorough coverage of the subject, better than in many surgical textbooks I have read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anesthesia    2. Anesthesiology    3. Anesthetics    4. Critical Care    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pain Medicine    9. administration & dosage    10. methods    11. Anaesthetics    12. Medical / Education & Training   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. Critical Care    3. First Aid    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Medical / Nursing   

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Examination Questions    3. Examinations, questions, etc    4. Intensive care nursing    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    8. Nursing - Test Preparation & Review    9. Nursing Care    10. Intensive care medicine    11. Medical / Nursing / Test Preparation & Review   

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Excellent in places
I tend to read a lot of neuropsychiatry books for work and this is the latest from Jeff Cummings - an author who seems to do little wrong! The production value on this book is very high - quite a few color illustrations are used. The text is, in general, sensible and useful but there are some minor inaccuracies and some topics not covered. In places the depth is not really adequate and it may not offer quite the same coverage as competing volumes. Overall, excellent in places, but some omissions - therefore I would give it ok(3stars). I am sure the next edition, will offer more. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brain Diseases    2. Critical Care    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Mental Disorders    6. Neurology (General)    7. Neurology - General    8. Neuropsychiatry    9. Neurosciences    10. Psychiatry (General)    11. Psychiatry - General    12. diagnosis    13. Medical / Psychiatry    14. Medicine | Neuropsychology    15. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    16. Psychiatry   

Reviews (7)

A Great Theoretical Aspect on Critical Care
Since this is the only critical care text book I've used, I have no real basis of comparison. I'll try to be as objective as possible.
Critical Care NURSING: A Holistic Approach - for NURSES only.
I am required to use this book as part of a Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Paramedic class (CCEMTP). This book contains a great deal of very easy to interpret information, but it is not sufficient for EMS personnel. While I've enjoyed reading this book in general and I would continue to read this book to better my personal knowledge level, I would not use it for future educational purposes unless I was a nurse seeking to increase my training level. I do wish that the authors would get together and come up with a Critical Care Paramedic book to use for EMS training; their writing style is easy and comprehensive and there is no randomness to their book - they get to the point and give you the information you need.
satisfied customer
Very happy with product.It came quickly (within five days) and was in excellent condition.I'm a happy customer who will order again from here. Thank you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Critical Care    2. Holistic Nursing    3. Intensive care nursing    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Nursing - Critical & Intensive care    7. Medical / Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care