The ICU Book, 3rd Edition Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
This best-selling resource provides a general overview and basic information for all adult intensive care units. The material is presented in a brief and quick-access format which allows for topic and exam review. It provides enough detailed and specific information to address most all questions and problems that arise in the ICU. Emphasis on fundamental principles in the text should prove useful for patient care outside the ICU as well. New chapters in this edition include hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes; infection control in the ICU; and severe airflow obstruction. Sections have been reorganized and consolidated when appropriate to reinforce concepts. Purchase The ICU Book, Third Edition and visit TheICUBook.com, which gives you free access to links from references to PubMed, updated regularly; and a directory of Websites handpicked by Dr. Marino.
Paperback: 1065 pages
Publisher: LWW; 3 edition (September 27, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 078174802X
ISBN-13: 978-0781748025
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #76,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Surgery > Trauma #11 in Books > Textbooks > Medicine & Health Sciences > Medicine > Clinical > Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine #17 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Pulmonary
It took me 3 years of fellowship and 4 years in private practice to eventually sit down and read the book. I tried to read it in fellowship for the critical care exams but I didn't feel it was a passing material. I still don't think this is a board study material. It is however the best core book in the critical care practice that I found. It has the basic everyday mundane tasks of the ICU. Do you need to replace Calcium IV. It has the dose. Do you want to find an algorithm to trouble shoot an alarm. It has it. It is not a lecture preparation book. But It is a must read and must have in each and every ICU. I'll keep mine at an arms reach for those basic things that I might one day forget.
This is a great book (I have the paperback version) but it is the second Kindle medical book I've purchased that does not have a Table of Contents. WTH?! Why go through all the trouble to create a book for the Kindle - or any other tablet for that matter - and blow off the TOC? It's infuriating.
I'm an ICU nurse, and bought the kindle version of this to expand my knowledge of the Critical Care Patieint. If find it easy to read, and very informative. It is presented in a very clear, and wasy to understand matter. As with any medical book, some of the information is dated, even though this is a new addtion, but over all is very accurate. I would highly recomend it to other ICU nurses, or MD's first experiencing the ICU.Some of the tables are a bit more challenging to view on the Kindle format, but I find normally just rotating my screen helps with this.
This book was required for my nursing school - BSN program. I feel the selection of books my program chose were all very informative, to the point and we used the books for the classes that required them. During nursing school most people do not know where their career will take them, there are so many options the RN has available, so building a strong foundation is essential to success in the field. Nursing books are not written to be entertaining they are for educational purpose only. This book definitely offered education. After you graduate school and chose a path then find the best reference book you can find and carry it with you until the day you retire. I always recommend the additional study guide to a book if one is available.
As a new ICU nurse, I heard from several experienced nurses that the ICU Book would be my "go-to." The newest (4th) edition was still a bit too pricy for me, so I did my research on the older (but equally as wonderful) editions and decided on the 3rd edition. While some of the information (mainly drug regimens and pharmaceutical information) may be a bit out of date, I am 100% convinced this was the perfect purchase for me. After I finish this edition, I may browse at my co-workers newest edition to decide if shelling out the extra money for the newest edition will be worth my time (and money).
This is a must have book for residents. Its easyreading with nice diagrams, pictures, and filled with important straight to the point facts and concepts.
The content of this book is a must have for anyone rotating through an ICU. As a strong proponent of e-books, I purchased the kindle version. Unfortunately a 1500 page book with no workable electronic table of contents makes this a tough book to navigate! Go with the paperback version for about the same price!
easy reading good book with excellent coverage of the basic information to understand what's going on, not only in the ICU, but even in the surgical wardi'd strongly recommend the book for surgery residents
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