Guide to Acute Care
Third Edition
Nicola Cooper MBChB FRCPE FRACP FAcadMEd SFHEA
Consultant Physician & Clinical Associate Professor in Medical Education
University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Paul Cramp BSc MBChB FRCA FRCP FFICM
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (retired)
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kirsty Forrest MBChB BSc(hons) MMed FRCA FAcadMEd FANZCA
Dean of Medicine and Consultant in Anaesthesia
Bond University, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Gold Coast, Australia
Rakesh Patel MRCP MD MMed SFHEA
Clinical Associate Professor in Medical Education & Honorary Consultant Nephrologist
Medical Education Centre, University of Nottingham, UK
This edition first published 2021
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Cooper, Nicola, author. | Cramp, Paul, author. | Forrest, Kirsty, author. | Patel, Rakesh, author.
Title: Essential guide to acute care / Nicola Cooper, Paul Cramp, Kirsty Forrest, Rakesh Patel.
Description: Third edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020021082 (print) | LCCN 2020021083 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119584162 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119584216 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119584056 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Critical Care
Classification: LCC RC86.8 (print) | LCC RC86.8 (ebook) | NLM WX 218 | DDC 616.02/8–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020021082 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020021083
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Reviews of the Second Edition
‘At last! A book that addresses the needs of every junior doctor faced with the management of acutely sick patients. Concise and readable, its format allows the reader to absorb the principles of human physiology, and to apply them to everyday situations involving critically ill patients…unlike many texts, the authors have ignored the minutiae and concentrated on the most relevant and applicable information. Well illustrated throughout, the reader is guided towards establishing a logical approach to the ill patient. With self‐test questions relevant to each chapter, it becomes a valuable learning tool … if you have ever been faced with a sick patient, a blank mind and a room full of expectant faces, then this is the book for you.’ Acute Medicine Journal.
‘This small textbook offers a novel approach to understanding acute illness. Instead of offering the traditional how‐to‐manage‐a‐diagnosis format, it explains the underlying physiological changes in acute illness. This is vital because very few staff really understand basic concepts, such as how to give oxygen therapy effectively. The book is aimed at those who deal with the acutely ill patient … and aims to tell the reader ‘what you really need to know’ but cannot find in standard texts … The authors provide a simple and readable description of the underlying pathophysiology of acute illness – quite an achievement!’ British Journal of Anaesthesia.
