Whether you are a training assistant in the intensive care unit or an experienced physician: The ICU Book - Practical Intensive Care Medicine makes it easy for you to understand the often very complex processes involved in patients with multiple comorbidities, set the right priorities, and make well-founded diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The book covers everything from physiology and common working techniques to specific and clinically justified treatment concepts for particular diseases. Detailed diagnostics and differentiated therapy are presented in a problem-oriented manner. The interdisciplinary approach addresses the often multifaceted nature of diseases. New in the 5th edition: Completely revised and updated with an emphasis on newly published review articles and clinical guidelines. Five additional chapters: Vascular catheters, occupational exposures, alternatives.