Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine is a comprehensive, single-volumetextbook covering both the theoretical and practical aspects of medical and surgical critical care.Thoroughly updated for its Seventh Edition, this classic reference remains an unsurpassed source of definitive, practical guidance on adult patient care in the ICU. It provides encyclopedic, multidisciplinary coverage of both medical and surgical intensive care and includes a ""how-to"" atlas of procedures and a new section on noninvasive monitoring. Each chapter has beencompletely revised and updated to reflect the latest.;""Intensive care medicine""; ""contributors""; ""preface""; ""acknowledgments""; ""contents""; ""section i procedures, techniques, and minimally invasive monitoring""; ""airway management and endotracheal intubation""; ""central venous catheters""; ""arterial line placement and care""; ""pulmonary artery catheters""; ""temporary cardiac pacing""; ""cardioversion and defibrillation""; ""pericardiocentesis""; ""chest tube insertion and care""; ""bronchoscopy""; ""thoracentesis""; ""arterial puncture for blood gas analysis""; ""tracheostomy""; ""gastrointestinal endoscopy""