1st Edition
by Jack I. Jallo (Author)
The quintessential reference for bedside medical management of neurocritical care patients
Medical
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 Careby
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 Highlights
- Evidence-based
management strategies created at Thomas Jefferson University's Vickie
and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience presented in reader-friendly
algorithms, pictures, and charts
- General chapters cover brain
death, sodium dysregulation, nutrition, sedation, pain management,
neuromonitoring, and ventilation strategies
- Disease-specific
chapters featuring succinct, bulleted format include epidemiology,
causes, diagnostic tests, treatment options, symptoms, common clinical
presentation, risk factors, differential diagnoses, and more
This
manual is an indispensable resource for neurocritical care residents
and fellows, NCCU nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants,
general intensive care physicians, and neurointensivists.