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This portable paperback bench manual contains the thoroughly updated atlas of procedures and techniques and the new section on noninvasive monitoring from Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, Sixth Edition. In a user-friendly format, this extremely practical "how-to" guide provides graphically illustrated, step-by-step instructions for every diagnostic, therapeutic, and noninvasive monitoring procedure used in adult critical care. Coverage of each procedure includes indications, contraindications, equipment, anatomy, technique, complications, and ongoing care. All ICU staff as well as general practitioners can depend on this manual for immediate access to reliable, easy-to-follow instructions. "Doody's Core Titles™ 2009."

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.0 based on 1 review)

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2 Stars
August 17, 2008
When I purchased this book, I thought it was the AACN procedure manual. This book covers some of the same ground (a little out of date) but is not equivalent!

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