Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine

• Main Authors: Pinsky, Michael R. (Author), Brochard, Laurent (Author), Mancebo, Jordi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Internal Medicine.; Cardiac Surgery.

Te practice of intensive care medicine is at the very forefront of titration of treatment andmonitoringresponse. Te substrateofthiscareisthe criticallyill patientwho,by defnition, is at the limits of his or her physiologic reserve. Such patients need immediate, aggressive but balanced life-altering...