From the reviews of the third edition: "This is the third edition of a pocket-sized guide for the newcomer in the intensive care unit. ... this is a quick read for new students or trainees. Medical students or junior residents exposed to the intensive care unit are an appropriate audience for this guide produced by four faculty members in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Chicago. ... this must be considered a book for junior members of the critical care team." (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, October, 2009)

• An approach to critical care.- Analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit.- The cardiovascular system.- The respiratory system.- Acute renal failure.- Neurologic emergencies.- The endocrine system.- Gastrointestinal disorders.- Infection and inflammation.- Hematologic emergencies.- Nutritional support.- Physical injury.- Toxicology.- Scoring systems.- Obstetric emergencies.

From the reviews of the third edition: "This is the third edition of a pocket-sized guide for the newcomer in the intensive care unit. ... this is a quick read for new students or trainees. Medical students or junior residents exposed to the intensive care unit are an appropriate audience for this guide produced by four faculty members in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Chicago. ... this must be considered a book for junior members of the critical care team." (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, October, 2009)

• An approach to critical care.- Analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit.- The cardiovascular system.- The respiratory system.- Acute renal failure.- Neurologic emergencies.- The endocrine system.- Gastrointestinal disorders.- Infection and inflammation.- Hematologic emergencies.- Nutritional support.- Physical injury.- Toxicology.- Scoring systems.- Obstetric emergencies.

From the reviews of the third edition: "This is the third edition of a pocket-sized guide for the newcomer in the intensive care unit. ... this is a quick read for new students or trainees. Medical students or junior residents exposed to the intensive care unit are an appropriate audience for this guide produced by four faculty members in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Chicago. ... this must be considered a book for junior members of the critical care team." (David J. Dries, Doody's Review Service, October, 2009)

• An approach to critical care.- Analgesia and sedation in the intensive care unit.- The cardiovascular system.- The respiratory system.- Acute renal failure.- Neurologic emergencies.- The endocrine system.- Gastrointestinal disorders.- Infection and inflammation.- Hematologic emergencies.- Nutritional support.- Physical injury.- Toxicology.- Scoring systems.- Obstetric emergencies.