This is a no-nonsense guide to drug treatment in the intensive care unit. It covers the most commonly encountered conditions and is organized by system. Management of each condition is tersely outlined step-by-step in table format. The book also includes non-drug information that is essential to making informed, evidence-based pharmacotherapy decisions, such as risk scores, scales, and assessment tools. 

The Second Edition has been revised to reflect the latest critical care practice guidelines and up-to-date drug and non-drug information.

• Up-to-date portable drug guide for the ICU
• Reflects latest critical care practice guidelines
• Most commonly encountered conditions, organized by system
• Concise, step-by-step presentations
• Important non-drug information included (e.g., risk scores, scales, and more)
• Selected recent references and Web resources