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, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIALS OF CRITICAL CARE
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NURSING 3RD EDITION BY KATHLEEN PERRIN, CARRIE MACLEOD
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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1. What is Critical Care?
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2. Care of the Critical Ill Patient
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3. Care of the Patient with Respiratory Failure
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4. Interpretation and Management of Basic Dysrhythmias
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7. Care of the Patient Experiencing Heart Failure
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8. Care of the Patient Experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome
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9. Care of the Patient Following Traumatic Injury
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10. Care of the Patient Experiencing an Intracranial Dysfunction
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11. Care of the Patient With a Cerebral or Cerbrovascular Disorder
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12. Care of the Critically Ill Patient Experiencing Alcohol Withdrawal and/or Liver Failure
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13. Care of the Patient With an Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed or Pancreatitis
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14. Care of the Patient with Problems in Glucose Metabolism
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15. Care of the Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
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16. Care of the Organ Donor and Transplant Recipient
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17. Care of the Acutely Ill Burn Patient
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19. Care of the ICU Patient at the End of Life
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