BookJoseph Varon, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA, Robert E. Fromm, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Summary: This pocket guide is a single-volume source of the most common and important formulas and laboratory values used in the daily practice of acute care and critical care medicine. Information is presented in outline format and as tables, graphics, and algorithms to facilitate quick look up. Acute and Critical Care Formulas and Laboratory Values is designed to help clinicians interpret clinical data, apply formulas, understand laboratory values, and integrate this information with their knowledge of pathophysiology to promote the delivery of evidence-based care. Essential formulas and laboratory values. Multiple ways to derive a value, where appropriate. Non-clinical formulas useful for understanding physiologic concepts or that underlie diagnostic tests or clinical measurement.
Contents:
Cardiovascular Formulas and Facts
Endocrinology and Metabolism Formulas
Environmental Facts and Formulas
Gastrointestinal Facts and Formulas
Hematological Facts and Formulas
Infectious Diseases Formulas and Facts
Neurological Formulas and Facts
Nutrition Formulas and Facts
Obstetrics & Gynecology Formulas and Facts
Oncology Formulas
Pediatric Formulas and Laboratory Values
Pulmonary Formulas and Facts
Renal, Fluid & Electrolyte Formulas and Facts
Statistics and Epidemiology
Toxicology Formulas and Facts
Trauma Facts and Formulas
Common Laboratory Values.