Critical Care
The Beginner’s Guide to Intensive Care : a Handbook for Junior Doctors and Allied Professionals 2018
| provides an excellent introduction to the management of acute illness for all clinical staff, and a solid foundation for those who choose to make ICM a fulfilling life-long career.' From the Foreword by Julian Bion, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Birmingham Foundation year doctors are frequently rotated to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and, like many of those new to intensive care, find that the standard texts on this challenging clinical environment are too comprehensive to provide an introduction or day-to-day reference. This simple bedside handbook fills that gap, providing a pragmatic guide to the basics of ICU, patient management and emergencies, as well as topical areas like organ donation, using social media for learning, and management of the acutely ill patient. New to this edition, the book contains chapters on Sepsis, ARDS, Refractory Hypoxia, post-ICU syndrome, Point of Care Ultrasound, and Stress/Burnout; often from world-renowned contributors. It also addresses consent and capacity, including the new DOLS guidance. The second edition is newly divided into 7 sections: Basics; The Multidisciplinary Team; Initial Assessment: The First Hour; Drugs; Equipment and Investigations; Airway and Respiratory Emergencies; Other Emergencies and Management.?Each section is broken into short, easy-to-read topics, which have clearly outlined learning goals, summaries and emphasise the continuities between intensive care medicine and other forms of care. Foundation, Acute Common Stem and Anaesthesia junior doctors facing their initial attachment in Intensive Care will find this essential reading. Now even more accessible for non-career ICU doctors, it will also be an invaluable guide for ACCPs, outreach nurses, medical students, pharmacists, physiotherapists and allied health professionals.? "--Provided by publisher. Read more... | |||
Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Editors Contributors Introduction Part 1: Basics Chapter 1: Your first day and what to expect The 'usual' day Who to ask for help ICU terminology Chapter 2: The daily review of a patient Primary diagnosis Background and progress Issues over the last 24 hours Respiratory system Cardiovascular system Renal system Gastrointestinal system Haematology Neurological system Microbiology Lines General Summary of issues Treatment plan Chapter 3: Communication Why is communication so important? Who will I be communicating with?On the intensive care unit In the hospital Outside the hospital How can I communicate effectively within the multi-disciplinary team? Always Never How can I communicate effectively with patients and relatives? Always Never How do I break bad news? Spikes model Always Never Conclusion Further reading Chapter 4: Capacity and consent Consent Capacity Lack of capacity Deprivation of liberty safeguards Restraint Mental Health Act 1983 Children Answer to clinical scenario Further reading Chapter 5: FOAMed and social media as an aid to education in intensive careFree open access medical education (FOAMed) Podcasts Blogs/websites Not all that glitters is gold Further reading Chapter 6: Research in intensive care Why is research important? Common types of research in ICU Translational science Early phase clinical studies Observational studies Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) Practical aspects of research in ICU Who carries out the research? Consent Ethical aspects of research in ICU How to get involved in research in ICU Further reading Chapter 7: Stress and burnout in intensive care medicine: Looking after yourselfWhat is 'burnout'? How common is burnout? Who gets burnout? Individual factors Organisational/work-related factors What are the signs of burnout? What are the effects of burnout? How is burnout diagnosed? Are there any treatments for burnout? I am feeling burnt out. what should I do? Can burnout be prevented? What about our case? An idealised outcome Further reading Part 2: Staffing on the Intensive Care Unit: The multidisciplinary team Chapter 8: The intensive care nurse What training do critical care nurses have?Chapter 9: Speech and language therapists Communication difficulties Swallowing difficulties Further reading Chapter 10: The critical care physiotherapist Respiratory treatment Rehabilitation What we need from you Further reading Chapter 11: Advanced critical care practitioners (ACCP) Background Recognition by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine What are the typical backgrounds of ACCPs? Current roles of the critical care practitioners within critical care services Additional advantages of ACCPs Further reading |
