Management of the Acutely Ill Neurological Patient - Hardcover

 
9780443088704: Management of the Acutely Ill Neurological Patient

Inhaltsangabe

"Management of the Acutely Ill Neurological Patient" is a state-of-the-art guide to understanding the evaluation and management of the neurological patient in a critical care environment. Each chapter covers the clinically relevant aspects of diagnosis, management and therapy of patients with acute neurological illnesses. Features: * Addresses the clinical concerns of the critically ill neurological patient including such problems as acute stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, and epilepsy * Presents a unique perspective of the neurological patient in the critical care setting * Each chapter addresses the clinically relevant aspects of diagnosis, management, and therapy of adult and pediatric patients with acute neurological illness * Details all current methods of diagnosis, from traditional methods to those related to the latest diagnostic therapeutic modalities * Discusses MRI scans and transesophageal echocardiograms, ventilator settings, ICP management, and platelet antiaggregant, anticonvulsant, and plasmapheresis regimens

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Reseña del editor

"Management of the Acutely Ill Neurological Patient" is a state-of-the-art guide to understanding the evaluation and management of the neurological patient in a critical care environment. Each chapter covers the clinically relevant aspects of diagnosis, management and therapy of patients with acute neurological illnesses. Features: * Addresses the clinical concerns of the critically ill neurological patient including such problems as acute stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, and epilepsy * Presents a unique perspective of the neurological patient in the critical care setting * Each chapter addresses the clinically relevant aspects of diagnosis, management, and therapy of adult and pediatric patients with acute neurological illness * Details all current methods of diagnosis, from traditional methods to those related to the latest diagnostic therapeutic modalities * Discusses MRI scans and transesophageal echocardiograms, ventilator settings, ICP management, and platelet antiaggregant, anticonvulsant, and plasmapheresis regimens

Biografía del autor

Professor of Neurology, Chairman, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston; Director, Stroke Program, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

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