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Thieme Medical The Jefferson Manual for Neurocritical Care 2021 Edition by Jack I. Jallo, Jacqueline Urtecho
The quintessential reference for bedside medical management of neurocritical care patientsMedical management of patients in the neurocritical care unit (NCCU) often spells the difference between life or death and return to normal function or a lifetime disability. As such, it is vital that patients with life-threatening neurological and neurosurgical illnesses receive prompt diagnosis and rapid interventions in the NCCU.The Jefferson Manual for Neurocritical Care by renowned neurosurgeon Jack I. Jallo, neurointensive care physician Jacqueline S. Urtecho, and distinguished colleagues is a high-yield pocket resource ideal for the bedside care of patients with serious, life-altering diseases. Nineteen concise chapters encompass cerebrovascular, neuromuscular, oncologic, and traumatic conditions, as well as core clinical topics applicable to the care of neurocritical patients.Key HighlightsEvidence-based management strategies created at Thomas Jefferson University's Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience presented in reader-friendly algorithms, pictures, and chartsGeneral chapters cover brain death, sodium dysregulation, nutrition, sedation, pain management, neuromonitoring, and ventilation strategiesDisease-specific chapters featuring succinct, bulleted format include epidemiology, causes, diagnostic tests, treatment options, symptoms, common clinical presentation, risk factors, differential diagnoses, and moreThis manual is an indispensable resource for neurocritical care residents and fellows, NCCU nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, general intensive care physicians, and neurointensivists.This book includes complimentary access to a digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com. Table of contents : - 1. Encephalopathy and Delirium2. Cerebrovascular Emergency: Acute Stroke Management3. Cerebrovascular Emergency: Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)4. Cerebrovascular Emergencies: Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)5. Transfusion Medicine and Anticoagulation6. Cerebral Edema and Elevated Intracranial Pressure7. Fevers and Infections in the Neuro-ICU8. Treatment of Status Epilepticus in Adults9. Trauma10. Neuromuscular and Other Neurologic Emergencies11. Brain Tumor Postoperative Management12. Brain Death in Adults13. Sodium Dysregulation14. Nutrition15. Sedation16. Pain Management in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit (ICU)17. Advanced Hemodynamic and Neurological Monitoring in the Neuro-ICU18. Neuroimaging19. Ventilation Strategies in Neuro-ICU