Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine 6e (Intensive Care Medicine (Irwin & Rippe's)) [Hardcover]

Richard S. Irwin (Editor), James M. Rippe (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781791537 | ISBN-13: 978-0781791533 | Publication Date: August 6, 2007 | Edition: Sixth

Thoroughly updated for its Sixth Edition, this classic reference remains an unsurpassed source of definitive, practical guidance on adult patient care in the ICU. It provides encyclopedic, multidisciplinary coverage of both medical and surgical intensive care and includes a "how-to" atlas of procedures and a new section on noninvasive monitoring.

Each Sixth Edition chapter, for the first time, identifies Advances in Management based on randomized controlled clinical trials. The cardiology section has been completely rewritten to reflect advances in management of acute coronary syndromes. Also included are extensive updates on management of COPD, diabetes, oncologic emergencies, and overdoses and poisonings.

A companion Website will provide instant access to the complete and fully searchable online text.

Editorial Reviews

Review

JAMA, 08-MAR-00, Volume 283, Issue 10, -- Praise for the previous edition: "There is a delightful combination of detailed scientific discussion and essential common sense practice...The text ... [is] an essential tool in my daily critical care practice."--JAMA Anesthesiology, 01-MAY-00, Volume 92, Issue 5 -- Praise for the previous edition: "It remains an excellent and comprehensive critical care textbook...The editors have improved on an already excellent text, not an easy accomplishment."-- Anesthesiology --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2487 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth edition (August 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781791537
• ISBN-13: 978-0781791533
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,445 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.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, November 4, 2007

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This review is from: Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine 6e (Intensive Care Medicine (Irwin & Rippe's)) (Hardcover)

This is a very large compendium on critical care medicine. I had wished that it included a CD containing the text, but instead there is a login to the site which has all this and more. The information given is useful and very extensive. At times it appears a little too cookbooky for me, but I suppose that this is unavoidable unless they were to create an encyclopedic work. Sometimes, cookbook answers are what you are looking for. I found it useful in my preparation for recertification in critical care. I am glad I will not have to lug it around, though, and can use the website.

4.0 out of 5 stars Standard Reference, November 5, 2009

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Asparagus (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine 6e (Intensive Care Medicine (Irwin & Rippe's)) (Hardcover)

One of the best and comprehensive works on all aspects of critical care. Just one suggestion to publishers. Why not have a totally paperless edition, online or otherwise. Easier to search, doesn't weigh 6kg and today's way of doing things.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must own", April 19, 2005

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Chicaso (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine (Intensive Care Medicine (Irwin & Rippe's)) (Hardcover)

Very good one. Every intensivist must own it. Well explained, clear, I have found many answers inside.