AACN advanced critical care nursing
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24279
Carlson, Karen K.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
--St. Louis, MO:
Saunders Elsevier
, 2009.
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2009 REF
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2009 REF
- Author
- Carlson, Karen K
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Saunders Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 1597 p.
- ISBN
- 9781416032199
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Loan Period
- In library use
AACN certification and core review for high acuity and critical care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24280
Alspach, JoAnn Grif.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
(6th ed.)
--St. Louis, MO:
Saunders Elsevier
, 2008.
- Call Number
- WY 18.2 A111 2008
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WY 18.2 A111 2008
- Author
- Alspach, JoAnn Grif
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Saunders Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 180 p. + 1 CD-ROM
- ISBN
- 9781416035923
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - Examination Questions
- Critical Illness - nursing - Examination Questions
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
AACN essentials of critical care nursing
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25054
Chulay, Marianne.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
(2nd ed.)
--New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WY 49 A111 2010 REF
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Call Number
- WY 49 A111 2010 REF
- Author
- Chulay, Marianne
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Other Authors
- Burns, Suzanne M
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 569 p.
- ISBN
- 9780071664424
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Illness - nursing
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Copies
- 3
- Loan Period
- In library use
AACN essentials of critical care nursing : pocket handbook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25052
Chulay, Marianne.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
--New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WY 49 A111 2010
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WY 49 A111 2010
- Author
- Chulay, Marianne
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Other Authors
- Burns, Suzanne M
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 195 p.
- ISBN
- 9780071664080
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - Handbooks
- Critical Illness - nursing - Handbooks
- Nursing Care - Handbooks
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Handbook
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
AACN procedure manual for critical care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat12283
edited by Debra Lynn-McHale Wiegand.
(6th ed.)
--St. Louis, MO:
Saunders/Elsevier
, c2011.
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2011
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2011
- Other Authors
- Wiegand, Debra J. Lynn-McHale
- Other Authors
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Responsibility
- edited by Debra Lynn-McHale Wiegand
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Procedure manual for critical care
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Saunders/Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- xxiv, 1288 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 9781416062189
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Critical Illness - nursing
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Cape Breton Regional
AACN procedure manual for critical care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25053
Wiegand, Debra J. Lynn-McHale.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
(6th ed.)
--St. Louis, MO:
Elsevier Saunders
, c2011.
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2011 REF
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Call Number
- WY 154 A111 2011 REF
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Elsevier Saunders
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1288 p.
- ISBN
- 9781416062189
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- In library use
AACN scope and standards for acute and critical care nursing practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23975
Bell, Linda.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
--Aliso Viejo, CA:
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
, 2008.
- Call Number
- WY 154 A512 2008
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WY 154 A512 2008
- Author
- Bell, Linda
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Place of Publication
- Aliso Viejo, CA
- Publisher
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 46 p.
- ISBN
- 1929209223
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Antibiotic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Critically Ill
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43083
Andrew A. Udy, Jason A. Roberts, Jeffrey Lipman, editors.
--Singapore:
Adis
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book provides unique insights into the issues that drive modified dosing regimens for antibiotics in the critically ill. Leading international authors provide their commentary alongside a summary of existing evidence on how to effectively dose antibiotics. Severe infection frequently necessitates admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Equally, nosocomial sepsis often complicates the clinical course in ICU. Early, appropriate application of antibiotic therapy remains a cornerstone of e…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Udy, Andrew A.
- Roberts, Jason A.
- Lipman, Jeffrey
- Responsibility
- Andrew A. Udy, Jason A. Roberts, Jeffrey Lipman, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Adis
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 275 p.) : 22 illus., 9 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811053368
- 9789811053351 (print ed.)
- 9789811053375 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
- Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacokinetics
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Critical Illness - therapy
- Treatment Outcome
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Pharmacology
- Abstract
- This book provides unique insights into the issues that drive modified dosing regimens for antibiotics in the critically ill. Leading international authors provide their commentary alongside a summary of existing evidence on how to effectively dose antibiotics. Severe infection frequently necessitates admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Equally, nosocomial sepsis often complicates the clinical course in ICU. Early, appropriate application of antibiotic therapy remains a cornerstone of effective management. However, this is challenging in the critical care environment, given the significant changes in patient physiology and organ function frequently encountered. Being cognisant of these factors, prescribers need to consider modified dosing regimens, not only to ensure adequate drug exposure, and therefore the greatest chance of clinical cure, but also toáavoid encouraging drug resistance.
- Contents
- 1. Basic Pharmacokinetic Principles -- 2. Antibiotic Pharmacodynamics -- 3. Physiological Manifestations of Critical Illness -- 4. Dosing in Obese Critically Ill Patients -- 5. Hypoalbuminemia and Altered Protein Binding -- 6. Antibacterial Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Critically ill -- 7. Augmented Renal Clearance -- 8. Antibiotic Dosing During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation -- 9. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: More than Avoiding Toxicity -- 10. Generic and Optimised Antibacterial Dosing Strategies in the Critically Ill -- 11. Antifungal PK/PD in the Critically Ill -- 12. Antibiotic Dosing in Pediatric Critically Ill Patients -- 13. Antibiotic Stewardship in the Intensive Care Unit.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine 1 : Physiological Notes, Technical Notes, Seminal Studies in Intensive Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40872
M.R. Pinsky, L. Brochard, G. Hedenstierna, M. Antonelli (eds.).
(Third edition)
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The two previous editions of Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine proved extremely successful, and the book has now been revised and split into two volumes to enhance ease of use. This first volume comprises three elements -- "physiological notes," "technical notes," and seminal studies. The physiological notes concisely and clearly capture the essence of the physiological perspectives underpinning our understanding of disease and response to therapy. The technical notes then succinctl…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Responsibility
- M.R. Pinsky, L. Brochard, G. Hedenstierna, M. Antonelli (eds.)
- Edition
- Third edition
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxii, 435 p. : 65 illus., 20 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642282706
- 9783642282690 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness - therapy
- Physiological Phenomena
- Abstract
- The two previous editions of Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine proved extremely successful, and the book has now been revised and split into two volumes to enhance ease of use. This first volume comprises three elements -- "physiological notes," "technical notes," and seminal studies. The physiological notes concisely and clearly capture the essence of the physiological perspectives underpinning our understanding of disease and response to therapy. The technical notes then succinctly explain some of the basics of "how to" in this technology-centered field of critical care medicine. Finally, a number of seminal studies are provided on diverse topics in intensive care. Applied Physiology in Intensive Care has been written by some of the most renowned experts in the field and provides an up-to-date compendium of practical bedside knowledge essential to the effective delivery of acute care medicine. It will serve the clinician as an invaluable reference source on key issues regularly confronted in everyday practice.
- Contents
- 1. Physiological Notes -- 1.1 Pulmonary -- 1.1.1 Respiratory Mechanics -- 1.1.2 Gas Exchange -- 1.2 Cardiovascular -- 1.3 Metabolism and Renal Function -- 1.4 Cerebral Function -- 2. Technical Notes -- 2.1 Sub-section Respiratory -- 2.2 Sub-section Hemodynamic -- 3. Seminal Studies in Intensive Care.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine 2 : Physiological Reviews and Editorials
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40871
M.R. Pinsky, L. Brochard, J. Mancebo, M. Antonelli (eds.).
(Third edition)
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The two previous editions of Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine proved extremely successful, and the book has now been revised and split into two volumes to enhance ease of use. In this second volume some of the most renowned experts in the field offer detailed reviews on measurement techniques and physiological processes of crucial importance in intensive care medicine. Throughout, a key aim is to help overcome the fundamental unevenness in clinicians' understanding of applied physi…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Pinsky, Michael R
- Brochard, Laurent
- Mancebo, Jordi
- Antonelli, Massimo
- Responsibility
- M.R. Pinsky, L. Brochard, J. Mancebo, M. Antonelli (eds.)
- Edition
- Third edition
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 413 p. : 65 illus., 20 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642282331
- 9783642282324 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness - therapy
- Physiological Phenomena
- Abstract
- The two previous editions of Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine proved extremely successful, and the book has now been revised and split into two volumes to enhance ease of use. In this second volume some of the most renowned experts in the field offer detailed reviews on measurement techniques and physiological processes of crucial importance in intensive care medicine. Throughout, a key aim is to help overcome the fundamental unevenness in clinicians' understanding of applied physiology, which can lead to suboptimal treatment decisions. Applied Physiology in Intensive Care has been written by some of the most renowned experts in the field and provides an up-to-date compendium of practical bedside knowledge essential to the effective delivery of acute care medicine. It will serve the clinician as an invaluable reference source on key issues regularly confronted in everyday practice.
- Contents
- 1. Physiological Reviews -- 1.1 Measurement Techniques -- 1.2 Physiological Processes -- 2. Editorials.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cardiovascular Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30085
edited by Thomas P. Shanley, Hector R. Wong, Derek S. Wheeler.
--London:
Springer-Verlag
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Shanley, Thomas P
- Other Authors
- Wong, Hector R
- Wheeler, Derek S
- Responsibility
- edited by Thomas P. Shanley, Hector R. Wong, Derek S. Wheeler
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9781848009233
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - Child
- Cardiovascular System - injuries - Child
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures - Child
- Critical Illness - Child
- Critical Care - methods - Child
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Critical care medicine
- Cardiology
- Pediatrics
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Central Nervous System in Pediatric Critical Illness and Injury
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28979
edited by Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley.
--London:
Springer-Verlag
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Wheeler, Derek S
- Other Authors
- Wong, Hector R
- Shanley, Thomas P
- Responsibility
- edited by Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9781848009936
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Central Nervous System Diseases - Child
- Trauma, Nervous System - Child
- Critical Illness - Child
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Critical care medicine
- Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Examination Skills in the Adult Critically Ill Patient
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42647
Martin W. Dünser, Daniel Dankl, Sirak Petros, Mervyn Mer, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This well-illustrated book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of physical examination in patients requiring emergency or intensive care. After an introductory section covering basic principles and the recognition of pre-terminal signs, the approach to examination of individual organ systems is clearly explained. Examination schemes are then presented for particular conditions or settings, including respiratory distress, shock, neurological disease, trauma, suspected infection, and cardia…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Dünser, Martin W.
- Dankl, Daniel
- Petros, Sirak
- Mer, Mervyn
- Responsibility
- Martin W. Dünser, Daniel Dankl, Sirak Petros, Mervyn Mer, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 261 p.) : 236 illus., 226 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319773650
- 9783319773643 (print ed.)
- 9783319773667 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adult
- Critical Illness
- Physical Examination
- Specialty
- Clinical Medicine
- Physical Examination
- Abstract
- This well-illustrated book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of physical examination in patients requiring emergency or intensive care. After an introductory section covering basic principles and the recognition of pre-terminal signs, the approach to examination of individual organ systems is clearly explained. Examination schemes are then presented for particular conditions or settings, including respiratory distress, shock, neurological disease, trauma, suspected infection, and cardiac arrest. The skill of physical examination has become the forgotten art of medicine in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Furthermore, most books on the topic have so far focused on examination practices applicable to non-critically ill patients. In emergency and intensive care medicine, however, a different approach and sometimes also different examination techniques are required due to the life-threatening disease process. In summarizing knowledge and providing guidance on physical examination in this specific subgroup of patients, this book will meet the needs of all physicians and allied health care professionals involved in the care of critically ill patients.
- Contents
- Part I. General approach to the critically ill patient -- Basic principles -- The first impression -- Checking vital functions -- Recognizing pre-terminal signs -- Part II. Examining single organ systems -- The airway and lungs -- The circulation -- The brain -- The abdomen -- The liver -- The hydration status and the kidneys -- The neuromuscular system and spinal cord -- The coagulation -- Part III. Systematic examination schemes -- The patient in respiratory distress -- The patient in shock -- The patient with neurological disease -- The patient with severe trauma -- The patient with a suspected infection -- The patient in cardiac arrest -- The intoxicated patient -- During the ICU ward round -- Part IV. Appendix. Dermatological pearls.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical wisdom and interventions in acute and critical care : a thinking-in-action approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33745
Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard.
(2nd ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Benner, Patricia E
- Other Authors
- Hooper-Kyriakidis, Patricia
- Stannard, Daphne
- Benner, Patricia E
- Responsibility
- Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Former Title
- Clinical wisdom and interventions in critical care
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 576 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780826105745
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Nursing Care - methods
- Critical Illness - nursing
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Intensive care nursing - Methodology
- Catastrophic illness - Nursing
- Critically ill - Care
- Critical Care - methods
- Nursing Care - methods
- Critical Illness - nursing
- Notes
- Rev. ed. of: Clinical wisdom and interventions in critical care / Patricia Benner, Patricia Hooper-Kyriakidis, Daphne Stannard
- Contents
- Thinking-in-action and reasoning-in-transition : an overview -- Clinical grasp and clinical inquiry : problem identification and clinical problem solving -- Clinical imagination and clinical forethought : anticipating and preventing potential problems -- Diagnosing and managing life-sustaining physiologic functions in acutely ill and unstable patients -- The skilled know-how of managing a crisis -- Providing comfort measures for the critically and acutely ill -- Caring for patients' families -- Preventing hazards in a technological environment -- Facing death : end-of-life care and decision making -- Making a case : communicating clinical assessment and improving teamwork -- Patient safety : monitoring quality, preventing, and managing practice breakdown -- The skilled know-how of clinical and moral leadership and the coaching and mentoring of others -- Educational strategies and implications.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Compelling Ethical Challenges in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45529
Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduce…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Michalsen, Andrej
- Sadovnikoff, Nicholas
- Responsibility
- Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 170 p.) : 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030431273
- 9783030431266 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431280 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431297 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making - ethics
- Critical Care - ethics
- Critical Illness
- Emergency Medicine - ethics
- Ethics, Clinical
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Ethics
- Abstract
- This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduced quality of life. This entails tradeoffs for many patients, their families, and the teams caring for them. At the same time, health care expenditures have risen dramatically and have to be balanced against costs for other public goods. Finally, the humane aspects of care have often failed to keep pace with the remarkable technological strides made in recent years. In this book, experts in their respective fields describe compelling ethical challenges resulting from these discrepancies and discuss potential solutions. The book is primarily intended for clinicians who care for two of the most vulnerable patient subpopulations – those being treated in ambulances or emergency rooms, and those being treated at intensive care units – due in part to the fact that they may be temporarily or permanently incapacitated. Core medical skills, such as diagnosis and predicting outcomes, as well as implementing treatment, remain challenging. However, without adequate communication and collaboration both within the inter-professional treatment teams and between the teams and the patients/their families, delivering excellent care is difficult at best. Therefore, the so-called “soft skills” are given the attention they deserve in order to overcome the gap between technological progress and interpersonal standstill.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. How Ethics Can Support Clinicians Caring for Critically Ill Patients -- 2. Patients and Teams Caring for Them: Parallels Between Critical Care and Emergency Medicine -- Part II. Goal of Therapy, Teams and Patients -- 3. Indication and Prognostication -- 4. Consent, Advance Directives, and Decision by Proxies -- 5. Cultural Diversity -- 6. Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making -- 7. Shared Decision-Making With Patients and Families -- Part III. Extent of Treatment -- 8. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Triage -- 9. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECPR -- 10. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECMO -- 11. Limiting Life-Sustaining Therapies -- 12. Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine -- 13. Organ Donation and Transplantation -- Part IV. Disproportionate Care -- 14. Disproportionate Care, Ethical Climate, and Moral Distress -- Part V. The Way Ahead -- 15. To Treat or Not to Treat: How to Arrive at an Appropriate Decision Under Critical Circumstances -- Part VI. Epilogue -- 16. Epilogue: Critical Care During a Pandemic – A Shift from Deontology to Utilitarianism?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Continuous EEG Monitoring : Principles and Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41304
Aatif M. Husain, Saurabh R. Sinha, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book is designed to meet the need for a practically oriented textbook on the rapidly growing field of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring. A wide range of key clinical aspects are addressed, with explanation of status epilepticus classification, criteria for institution of monitoring, seizure patterns and their recognition, quantitative EEG analysis, and neuroimaging in patients undergoing cEEG monitoring. The value of cEEG and the nature of cEEG findings in various special situations are the…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Husain, Aatif M
- Sinha, Saurabh R
- Responsibility
- Aatif M. Husain, Saurabh R. Sinha, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 671 pages) : 283 illus., 206 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319312309
- 9783319312286 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Illness - therapy
- Electroencephalography - methods
- Neurophysiological Monitoring - methods
- Seizures - diagnosis
- Seizures - prevention & control
- Status Epilepticus - prevention & control
- Abstract
- This book is designed to meet the need for a practically oriented textbook on the rapidly growing field of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring. A wide range of key clinical aspects are addressed, with explanation of status epilepticus classification, criteria for institution of monitoring, seizure patterns and their recognition, quantitative EEG analysis, and neuroimaging in patients undergoing cEEG monitoring. The value of cEEG and the nature of cEEG findings in various special situations are then reviewed, covering particular pathologies, critical care considerations, and prognostication. Treatments of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) and nonconvulsive seizures (NCS) are discussed. The concluding section is devoted to important administrative issues including billing, staffing issues, comparison of EEG machines, and information technology (IT) issues. Continuous EEG monitoring offers the only reliable means of detecting seizures that are not clinically obvious in critically ill patients. Such seizures are common: approximately 20% of patients undergoing cEEG monitoring in hospital have NCSE or NCS. Against this background, many hospitals have started to offer cEEG monitoring as a basis for delivery of appropriate treatment. By presenting the state of the art in cEEG monitoring, this book will be invaluable to practitioners including neurophysiologists, neurologists, neurointensivists, intensivists, neurophysiology and epilepsy fellows, and neurology residents.
- Contents
- Part I. Clinical Aspects -- 1. The History of Continuous EEG Monitoring -- 2. Epidemiology of Seizures in Critically Ill Adults -- 3. Epidemiology of Seizures in Critically Ill Children and Neonates -- 4. Status Epilepticus Classification -- 5. Criteria for Continuous EEG Monitoring -- 6. Periodic Complexes: Classification and Examples -- 7. Electrographic Seizures in Adults: Recognition and Examples -- 8. Electrographic Seizures in Pediatrics: Recognition and Examples -- 9. Patterns of Uncertain Significance -- 10. Artifacts Resembling Seizures -- 11. Quantitative EEG Analysis: Basics -- 12. QEEG in Seizure Detection -- 13. Quantitative EEG in Neonatal Seizures -- 14. Quantitative EEG for Non-seizure Indications -- 15. QEEG Training Module -- 16. Neuroimaging in Status Epilepticus -- Part II. Special Situations -- 17. Acute Anoxic Injury and Therapeutic Hypothermia in Adults -- 18. Autoimmune, Infectious, and Metabolic NCSE/NCS -- 19. Focal Neurologic Injury and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus/Nonconvulsive Seizures -- 20. Non-neurologic Causes of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus/Nonconvulsive Seizures -- 21. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Children -- 22. Medication-Induced Seizures and Status Epilepticus -- 23. Super Refractory Status Epilepticus -- 24. Critical Care Considerations -- 25. Prognostication in Adults -- 26. Prognostication in Pediatrics -- Part III. Treatment -- 27. Treatment of Status Epilepticus with Nonsedating Antiepileptic Drugs -- 28. Treatment of Status Epilepticus with Anesthetic Drugs -- 29. Nonpharmacologic and Nontraditional Treatments for Status Epilepticus -- 30. Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Pediatrics -- 31. Investigational Treatments for Status Epileptics -- Part IV. Technical and Administrative Considerations -- 32. EEG Equipment -- 3.3 Electrodes and Montages -- 34. Technical Considerations -- 35. Staffing Considerations for ICU EEG Monitoring -- 36. Coding and Billing Considerations -- 37. Reporting Results -- 38. Information Technology Issues.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Core curriculum for progressive care nursing
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24278
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
--St. Louis, MO:
Saunders Elsevier
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WY 18.2 C797 2010
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WY 18.2 C797 2010
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Publisher
- Saunders Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 605 p.
- ISBN
- 9781416099871
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Illness - nursing - Outlines
- Critical Care - methods - Outlines
- Progressive Patient Care - methods - Outlines
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Core knowledge in critical care medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33911
Wolfgang Krüger, Andrew James Ludman.
--Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2014.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Every year, numerous articles on critical care topics are published, and it is increasingly difficult for the busy practitioner to keep abreast of the latest developments. This book provides a detailed review of state of the art knowledge as well as the latest research findings. It covers the core aspects in excellent detail, but is not so comprehensive as to make its daily use unfeasible. For each condition considered, discussion of the pathophysiology is integrated with observations on diagno…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Krüger, Wolfgang
- Other Authors
- Ludman, Andrew James
- Responsibility
- Wolfgang Krüger, Andrew James Ludman
- Place of Publication
- Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 422 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9783642549717 (electronic bk.)
- 9783642549700
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care
- Critical Illness
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Critical care medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Emergency medicine
- Abstract
- Every year, numerous articles on critical care topics are published, and it is increasingly difficult for the busy practitioner to keep abreast of the latest developments. This book provides a detailed review of state of the art knowledge as well as the latest research findings. It covers the core aspects in excellent detail, but is not so comprehensive as to make its daily use unfeasible. For each condition considered, discussion of the pathophysiology is integrated with observations on diagnosis and treatment in order to allow a deeper understanding. The book is scientifically based, with extensive references to published research. This will allow readers to investigate their individual interests further and will enable physicians to base their approach upon evidence rather than upon traditions or routines. Accordingly, clinicians will be able to justify measures by providing a coherent, evidence-based strategy and relevant citations where needed. Core Knowledge in Critical Care Medicine will appeal to experienced practitioners as an aide-mémoire, but will also be of great value to a wide range of more junior staff wishing to complement their background knowledge with important facts applicable to everyday practice.
- Contents
- 1 Mechanical Ventilation -- 2. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) -- 3. Shock -- 4. Sepsis -- 5. Acute Kidney Injury -- 6. Nutrition in Critical Illness -- Appendix: Analgesia and Sedation in the Critically Ill Patients.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Creating healing environments
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23675
edited by Nancy C. Molter.
(2nd ed.)
--Sudbury, MA:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
, c2007.
- Call Number
- WY 154 C912 2007
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WY 154 C912 2007
- Corporate Author
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Other Authors
- Molter, Nancy C.
- Responsibility
- edited by Nancy C. Molter
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Sudbury, MA
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 185 p.
- Series Title
- AACN protocols for practice
- ISBN
- 9780763748951
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods - Practice Guideline
- Critical Illness - nursing - Practice Guideline
- Family - psychology - Practice Guideline
- Intensive Care Units - organization & administration
- Clinical Protocols
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Critical Care Nutrition Therapy for Non-nutritionists
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43006
edited by Mette M. Berger.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book offers a pragmatic approach to day-to-day metabolic and nutritional care based on physiological considerations. Due to the numerous controversial trials published in the last 15 years, there is no clear guidance for intensive care physicians regarding the metabolic and nutritional management of patients. This has resulted in a return to underfeeding and related complications in most ICUs worldwide as shown by the latest Nutrition Day data. Using a structured, logical approach, the boo…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Berger, Mette M.
- Responsibility
- edited by Mette M. Berger
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 179 p.) : 11 illus., 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319586526
- 9783319586519 (print ed.)
- 9783319586533 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Critical Care - methods
- Critical Illness - therapy
- Emergencies
- Nutrition Therapy - methods
- Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Nutrition Therapy
- Abstract
- This book offers a pragmatic approach to day-to-day metabolic and nutritional care based on physiological considerations. Due to the numerous controversial trials published in the last 15 years, there is no clear guidance for intensive care physicians regarding the metabolic and nutritional management of patients. This has resulted in a return to underfeeding and related complications in most ICUs worldwide as shown by the latest Nutrition Day data. Using a structured, logical approach, the book examines practical solutions for artificial feeding in complex areas of critical care (brain injuries, burns, cardiac failure, ECMO, intestinal failure, long term patient, renal failure, metabolic diseases, obesity, old patients) and discusses measurement of the results of metabolic interventions. It also includes dedicated chapters focusing on specific problems, in order to avoid complications. Critical Care Nutrition Therapy for Non-nutritionists is a valuable resource for all general ICUs and ICU subspecialties such as cardiovascular, neuro, gastrointestinal and burns ICUs.
- Contents
- General ICU patient -- Nutrition during prolonged hemodynamic instability -- ECMO patients -- Intestinal failure -- Brain injury and nutrition -- Burns (major) -- Obesity -- Acute Kidney Injury with and without renal replacement therapy -- Patient on non-invasive ventilation -- The very old patients -- Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Adults: Clues for nutritional management in ICU -- Nutrition and Metabolic Support in Chronic Critical Illness -- Practical aspects of nutrition.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
