• Covers the treatment and management of shock, sepsis, acute episodes of COPD and asthma, myocardial infarctions, organ failure, and other conditions and disorders.
• Provides overviews of intubation and catheterization procedures, as well as of common drug side effects and drug-drug interactions.
• Contributors hail from departments in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Anesthesiology.
• New chapters have been added on ECLS, critical care ultrasound, rheumatology, and management of transplant patients.
• Includes concise, easy-to-read diagnosis and treatment algorithms for common conditions, plus bibliographical references for additional, in-depth reading. 

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