Quick reference guide to intensive care

The book covers issues related to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients requiring intensive therapy for a variety of pathological conditions, often posing an immediate threat to life and health. Detailed information is provided on assessing the condition and using the most modern diagnostic methods for patients with neurological disorders, acute cardiological, respiratory, and other disorders that specialists in intensive care units encounter daily. The methods of administering medications using various approaches, maintaining the circulatory system, correcting respiratory disorders with different modes of ventilation support are described. Information on intensive therapy methods for various types of shock, analgesia and medication sedation techniques, and prevention of infectious complications is provided. For the convenience of the user, the handbook is structured according to the physiological systems of the body, and within each system, it is organized alphabetically by nosological forms, using the principle of cross-references. The book is well-illustrated. This edition is intended for senior medical students, clinical residents, and physicians seeking to enhance their qualifications.