Ideal for critical care fellows, critical care nurses, residents, and practitioners who spend time in the ICU, the Massachusetts General Hospital Review of Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition, is a concise, multidisciplinary review tool that focuses on the core areas of critical care. Drs. Marvin G. Chang, Casey M. Luckhurst, Raghu R. Chivukula, David M. Dudzinski, Saef Izzy, and Edward A. Bittner lead a team of experts from MGH to help you review essential content, test your knowledge, and prepare for certification or recertification. Uses a bulleted, high-yield, outline approach, now enhanced with a new, two-color design that makes review and reference faster and more visually appealingBases discussions on patient presentation, structured to include common causes, initial management strategies, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, management, and outcomesFeatures greatly expanded coverage throughout, especially in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, and obstetrics, ensuring complete coverage of all aspects of adult critical careContains new sections on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Ethics and Medical Legal Issues, Palliative Medicine and End of Life, Healthcare Disparities and moreIncludes multiple-choice review questions, many new to this edition, with answers and explanations that help you understand the “how” and “why” behind each answer
