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The Washington Manual Of Critical Care is a pocket manual that contains simple algorithms for managing over 80 surgical and medical problems which may arise in an intensive care unit. Summary Of The Book The Washington Manual Of Critical Care is a handy manual for any health care worker. Put together by the faculty and residents of the Washington University School of Medicine, this quick reference guide provides straightforward methods to handling and managing many surgical and medical emergencies in a hospital’s ICU. The book’s chapters provide a focus on problem solving techniques, with a complete section devoted to procedures that are routinely performed in an ICU. The dosages for common drugs, their side effects, and drug to drug interactions are also included in this pocket manual. The text is organized into 87 chapters and a few of the topics covered are Shock Management, Management of Respiratory Disorders, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Metabolic Acid-Base Disorders, Hepatic Diseases, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, and Haematopoietic Disorders. This book has several features. Firstly, its pocket size design makes it easy to carry the book around. The information is presented in easy-to-read algorithms. The book provides a coverage of over 80 surgical and medical problems that may occur in the ICU. At the end of the book, readers can find invaluable appendices on drug-drug interactions, and their side effects. Newer chapters have also been added to this latest version, which cover pulmonary embolism, alternative hemodynamic monitoring, fetal-maternal critical care, clostridium difficile, and functional hemodynamic monitoring. The Washington Manual Of Critical Care was published in 2012.