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About The Book Prepared by residents and faculty at the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, this useful pocket manual contains easy-to-read algorithms for the management of more than 80 medical and surgical problems that arise in the intensive care unit. Chapters focus on specific problems and the algorithms provide straightforward approaches to the management of these issues. Coverage includes an entire section on procedures commonly performed in the intensive care unit appendices included common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions and common drug dosages and side effects. New chapters include: Pulmonary Embolism, Clostridium difficile and Other Infectious Causes of Diarrhea, Fetal-Maternal Critical Care, Alternative Hemodynamic Monitoring and Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring. Key Features: Pocket-sized design keeps information convenient and close-by Valuable appendices, including common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions and common drug dosages and side effects Easy-to-read color algorithms for management of specific problems Coverage of more than 80 medical and surgical problems arising in the ICU A section on procedures commonly performed in the ICU