Joseph Varon

eBook, PDF

Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

The latest edition of this handbook is a concise yet comprehensive guide for attending physicians, fellows, residents, and students who cover the ICU. The chapters follow an outline format and are divided by organ system, including neurologic disorders and cardiovascular disorders, and special topics, such as environmental disorders, trauma, and toxicology. The handbook includes thoroughly updated chapters from the previous edition, alongside completely new material.

Written by an authority in the field, the Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, Third Edition is a valuable one-stop reference for every practitioner engaged in Critical Care Medicine across the world.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 9.05MB

Barrierefreiheit

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Autor

Dr. Varon is the Chief of Critical Care Services at Foundation Surgical Hospital of Houston and Past Chief of Staff at University General Hospital. He is a Professor of Acute and Continuing Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He is also Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Professor of Emergency Medicine at several universities in Mexico, the Middle East and Europe.

An avid researcher, Dr, Varon has contributed more than 675 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 full textbooks, and 10 dozen book chapters to the medical literature. He is also a reviewer for multiple journals and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Critical Care and Shock and Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. Dr. Varon has won many prestigious awards and is considered among one of the top physicians in the United States.

Dr. Varon is also known for his groundbreaking contributions to Critical Care Medicine in the fields of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapeutic hypothermia. He has developed and studied technology for selective brain cooling. He is also a well-known expert in the area of hypertensive crises management. With Dr. Carlos Ayus, he co-described the hyponatremia associated to extreme exercise syndrome also known as the "Varon-Ayus syndrome".

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319316055
• Artikelnr.: 46923045