The ICU Book, 3rd Edition (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The human organism has an estimated 100 trillion cells that must go on exchanging material with the external environment to stay alive..." (more)
Key Phrases: platelet glycoprotein inhibitors, interstitial fluid deficit, cardiac stroke output, Crit Care Med, Crit Care Clin, Intensive Care Med (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

<DIV>University of Minnesota Medical School, 28-JAN-07 </DIV> --Bookstore

Review

University of Minnesota Medical School, 28-JAN-07 -- This is the third edition of an immensely popular overview of critical care practice. Practitioners at all levels will benefit from this work. This edition is another outstanding presentation of applied physiology for the clinician of any discipline practicing critical care. Production quality has been significantly enhanced with improved artwork and paper stock. I believe this edition will be as popular as its predecessors have been.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 1065 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078174802X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781748025
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,024 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #7 in	Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Critical Care
  #7 in	Books > Science > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Critical Care
  #13 in	Books > Science > Medicine > Nursing > Critical & Intensive care

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, concise, to the point, December 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The ICU Book (Paperback)

This is a perfect way to obtain a fairly broad fund of ICU knowledge without having to stop every other paragraph to analize and digest the words used to express an idea. I find it very useful for residents and ICU fellows. All physicians in different levels of training will find something interesting in this book. Its size makes it very attractive and its no-frills medical terminology makes it extremely approachable. Tha fact that it has been written by a single author provides a wholesome quality and a unique global view of what the ICU is like. A definite MUST HAVE in anyone's basic ICU library.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for ICU rotation, May 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The ICU Book (Paperback)

This book provides the essential background for ICU rotation. It provides pathophysiology and pharmacology Literature which helps residendts and students alike the knowledge for better understanding of the diagnosis and management of patients.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars icu book, November 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The ICU Book (Paperback)

the book has excellent summaries of pathophys behind what we see/diagnose/measure/do in the icu. the book does have significant drawbacks, though, namely that it is highly biased towards the author's occasionally contraversial opinions. my attendings (all critical care experts) have debated some of his recommendations. also, with the most recent version published in 1997 (and knowing that the acutal revisions were probably done a year or so before that) the book is 5 years behind the times.

in summary, good book for basics, for understanding how and why, for explanations of procedures and basic protocol. be wary of marino's unusual recommendations. be aware of more current recommendations. use other references as well for broader picture.