Bucher, Linda <br/><br/>
Critical care nursing / 
Linda Bucher, Sheila Melander 
 - Philadelphia :   Saunders,   ©1999. 
 - xxvii, (various pagings) :   Col. ill. ;   29 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Unit 1. Introduction to Critical Care. <br/>1. Critical Care Across the Health Care Continuum. <br/>2. Legal and Ethical Issues in Critical Care Nursing. <br/>3. Professional Role of the Critical Care Nurse. <br/>4. Impact of Critical Illness on the Patient and Family. <br/>5. Cultural Issues in Critical Care Nursing <br/><br/>Unit 2. Cardiovascular Disorders. <br/>6. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>7. Cardiovascular Assessment. <br/>8. Cardiovascular Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. <br/>9. Coronary Artery Disease. <br/>10. Acute Myocardial Infarction. <br/>11. Heart Failure. <br/>12. Infectious Cardiac Disorders. <br/>13. Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation <br/><br/>Unit 3. Respiratory Disorders. <br/>14. Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>15. Respiratory Assessment. <br/>16. Respiratory Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. <br/>17. Acute Respiratory Failure. <br/>18. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. <br/>19. Common Respiratory Problems: Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumothorax, and Thoracic Pulmonary Surgery <br/><br/>Unit 4. Renal Disorders. <br/>20. Renal Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>21. Renal Assessment. <br/>22. Renal Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. <br/>23. Acute Renal Failure. <br/>24. Chronic Renal Failure and Renal Transplantation <br/><br/>Unit 5. Endocrine Disorders. <br/>25. Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>26. Endocrine Assessment. <br/>27. Endocrine Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. <br/>28. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma. <br/>29. Diabetes Insipidus and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone. <br/>30. Thyroid Crisis and Myxedema Coma. <br/>31. Adrenal Crisis (Addison's Disease) <br/><br/>Unit 6. Gastrointestinal Disorders. <br/>32. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>33. Gastrointestinal Assessment. <br/>34. Gastrointestinal Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. <br/>35. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed. <br/>36. Hepatic Disorders. <br/>37. Acute Pancreatitis<br/><br/>Unit 7. Neurologic Problems. <br/>38. Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology. <br/>39. Neurologic Assessment. <br/>40. Neurodiagnostic Tests and Procedures. <br/>41. Acute Head Injury. <br/>42. Spinal Cord Injury. <br/>43. Guillain-Barre Syndrome. <br/>44. Neurovascular Disorders. <br/>45. Seizure Disorders <br/><br/>Unit 8. Multisystem Disorders. <br/>46. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. <br/>47. Shock. <br/>48. Burns. <br/>49. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. <br/>50. Trauma. App. Algorithms for Advanced Cardiac Life Support. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0721669174 9780721669175 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Intensive care nursing
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>WY 154 B919e 1999