Intensive Care Medicine [Hardcover]

James M. Rippe (Author), Richard S. Irwin (Author), Joseph S. Alpert (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0316747157 | ISBN-13: 978-0316747158 | Publication Date: May 1991 | Edition: 2

...offers a systematic approach to nearly every disease entity in the critical care setting...incorporates a large internal medicine component with increased coverage of surgery and anesthesiology.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2116 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T); 2 edition (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316747157
• ISBN-13: 978-0316747158
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,741,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James M. Rippe, M.D., is regarded as one of the leading authorities on preventive cardiology, health and fitness and healthy weight loss in the United States. He is the founder and director of the Rippe Health Assessment, a series of comprehensive health evaluations for high performance individuals conducted at the state-of-the-art medical and fitness facility at Celebration Health in Orlando, Fla. He is also the founder and director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute, the largest research organization in the world exploring how daily habits and actions impact short- and long-term health and quality of life. He currently serves as the chairman for the Florida Hospital Institute for Lifestyle Medicine.
A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, with post graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Rippe is an associate professor of medicine (cardiology) at Tufts University School of Medicine; an adjunct professor of exercise science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; an affiliate associate professor of medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine; and a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Central Florida's Center for Lifestyle Medicine, where he also serves as chairman.
Dr. Rippe has written more than 200 publications on issues related to medicine, health and fitness and weight management. He is also the author of 36 books, including 21 medical texts and 15 books on health and fitness for the general public. His book Healthy Heart for Dummies was the flagship book in the health division for the popular ' for Dummies' series. In 2004, Dr. Rippe collaborated with Weight Watchers when he wrote Weight Loss that Lasts. His most recent book, High Performance Health: 10 Real Life Solutions to Redefine Your Health and Revolutionize Your Life, reveals his distinctive 10-step mind, body and spirit program used by top executives and star athletes, including Joe Montana and Nolan Ryan, to supercharge their health and feel their best.
Dr. Rippe also edits a major textbook, Lifestyle Medicine, which teaches physicians about diverse aspects of cardiovascular medicine and the impact of lifestyle decisions on good health. His intensive care textbook, Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, is the world's leading textbook on intensive and coronary care.
Dr. Rippe's work has been featured on Fox News, The Golf Channel, NBC's 'The Today Show,' ABC's 'Good Morning America,' PBS' "BodyWatch," CBS Morning and Evening News and CNN, as well as in a variety of publications, including: The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal. He comments regularly on health and fitness for USA Today, American Health, The Boston Globe and Prevention. He served for three years as medical editor for the Television Food Network (TVFN). Dr. Rippe also regularly participates in health forums, chat room interviews and other educational efforts over the internet for various websites, and is on the advisory board at WebMD.com and the editorial board at Time magazine.
A lifelong and avid athlete Dr. Rippe maintains his personal fitness with a regular walk, jog and weight training program. He holds a black belt in karate and is an avid wind surfer, skier and tennis player. He lives outside of Boston with his wife, television news anchor Stephanie Hart, and their four children: Hart, Jaelin, Devon and Jamie. For more information, visit www.RippeHealth.com.