Trauma Team Dynamics

Trauma Team Dynamics-1

Lawrence M. Gillman • Sandy Widder Michael Blaivas • Dimitrios Karakitsos Editors 2016 A Trauma Crisis Resource Management Manual The American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS ® ) Course has revolutionized trauma care by offering a standardized, reproducible and universal approach to trauma patient management. ATLS ® however focuses on management by a solo practitioner which […]

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Handbook of Pediatric Eye and Systemic Disease

Handbook of Pediatric Eye and Systemic Disease-1

Edited by Kenneth W. Wright Peter H. Spiegel Lisa S. Thompson 2006 Pediatric ophthalmology is a broad field encompassing many diverse topics including embryology, chromosomal abnormalities, neurology, crainio-facial abnormalities, systemic diseases, retina disease, and strabismus. This variety makes pediatric ophthalmology interesting and intellectually stimulating, but at the time somewhat daunting.

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Bronchial Asthma

Bronchial Asthma-1

Edited by M. Eric Gershwin Timothy E. Albertson 2006 A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment The prevalence and socioeconomic impact of bronchial asthma continue to escalate. Thirty years ago, when the first edition of Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding was published, nearly every patient with chronic asthma was seen by a specialist. Now the number of […]

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Sepsis

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Guillermo Ortiz-Ruiz Marco A. Perafán Eugen Faist Carmelo Dueñas Castell Editors 2006 The mortality of severe sepsis (infection-induced organ dysfunction or hypoperfusion abnormalities) and septic shock (hypotension not reversed with fluid resuscitation and associated with organ dysfunction or hypoperfusion abnormalities) remains unacceptably high. Similar to an acute myocardial ischemic attack and an acute brain attack, the speed and appropriateness […]

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