Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
and PDA Pack
Oxford University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 31. August 2006
Book
Spiral bound
619 pages
978-0-19-921121-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care provides a perfect reference source for consultants, junior doctors, nurses and paramedical staff describing best practice in a succinct, concise, clinically orientated way. It covers therapeutic and monitoring devices, drugs and fluids, specific organ system disorders and complications, and general management philosophies and material on areas such as adjusting the ventilator; managing ARDS; haemodynamic monitoring stroke; the control, diagnosis and treatment of infection; sepsis and septic shock, and withdrawal and withholding treatment. Patient centred and practical with up-to-date key references, it continues to be the first port of call for anyone caring for critically ill patients. This bundle of the book and PDA version represents exceptionally good value. The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care for PDAs enables enhanced, multi-layered access to the entire text, illustrations and tables. Fast access is available via the table of contents, index and full-text search, and there is a facility for book-marking and annotating the text. It is suitable for most Palm, Windows CE and Pocket PC devices. System Requirements: Palm OS 3.5 or higher: 4.1
MB Windows Mobile 5/Pocket PC 2002/2003/ Windows Mobile 2003: 3.8MB Macintosh OS 7-OS X with 8 MB of free hard disk space PC running Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP with 24 MB of free hard disk space Technical information: To use this product you need: Pocket PC Phone Edition device running Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003, Windows CE/PocketPC or Palm OS. It comes as a CD which is uploaded to a PDA via a PC. As part of the upload process, users will need to visit the website of our development partner Skyscape to access the password which will enable use of the product. Full instructions are provided.
MB Windows Mobile 5/Pocket PC 2002/2003/ Windows Mobile 2003: 3.8MB Macintosh OS 7-OS X with 8 MB of free hard disk space PC running Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP with 24 MB of free hard disk space Technical information: To use this product you need: Pocket PC Phone Edition device running Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003, Windows CE/PocketPC or Palm OS. It comes as a CD which is uploaded to a PDA via a PC. As part of the upload process, users will need to visit the website of our development partner Skyscape to access the password which will enable use of the product. Full instructions are provided.
Reviews / Votes
The Oxford Handbook of Critical Care for PDAs provides rapid access to crucial information on most aspects of management of critically ill patients...Information is easily accessed at the bedside, at any time of the day...either directly from the index and table of contents, or through easy links. These links are...of course the essential gain from the PDA format...key papers are referenced in some chapters to help readers to find additional information if needed. [The book] might also be interesting to more experienced physicians, especially those looking for specific information on less-common diseases or uncommon intoxications. The guide offers first-line information. Critical Care, Vol 11, no 303 Singer and Webb's book is an excellent handbook for those working on critical care... It's patient-centred, practical and fully referenced... Doody's JournalMore details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous tables and line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 100 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921121-0 (9780199211210)
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Additional editions

Mervyn Singer | Andrew R. Webb
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care for PDAs
Book
08/2006
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
€34.66
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Mervyn Singer
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Book
06/2005
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press
€30.89
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Previous edition
Mervyn Singer
Oxford Handbook of Critical Care
Book
01/1997
Oxford University Press
€30.89
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Content
1. Respiratory therapy techniques; 2. Cardiovascular therapy techniques; 3. Renal therapy techniques; 4. Gastrointestinal therapy techniques; 5. Nutrition; 6. Special support surfaces; 7. Respiratory monitoring; 8. Cardiovascular monitoring; 9. Neurological monitoring; 10. Laboratory monitoring; 11. Miscellaneous monitoring; 12. Fluids; 13. Respiratory drugs; 14. Cardiovascular drugs; 15. Renal drugs; 16. Gastrointestinal drugs; 17. Neurological drugs; 18. Haematological drugs; 19. Miscellaneous drugs; 20. Resuscitation; 21. Respiratory disorders; 22. Cardiovascular disorders; 23. Renal disorders; 24. Gastrointestinal disorders; 25. Hepatic disorders; 26. Neurological disorders; 27. Haematological disorders; 28. Metabolic disorders; 29. Poisoning; 30. Infection and inflammation; 31. Trauma and burns; 32. Physical disorders; 33. Pain and post-operative intensive care; 34. Obstetric emergencies; 35. Death and the dying patient; 36. ICU organisation and management