“Fast Facts for Critical Care” is the iPhone/iPod Touch software version of the popular and acclaimed quick reference guide, “Fast Facts for Adult Critical Care,” published by Kathy White Learning Systems, Inc.
Fast Facts for Critical Care™ offers nurses and physicians the must-know information on the care of the critically ill. Information is gleaned and condensed from a vast number of professional references and is presented in a concise and compact format. Navigation tools aid the user in finding needed information quickly. Over 250 color illustrations are offered to convey important facts, principles, and procedures. Easy-to-use medication infusion tables help to reduce error in the determination of dose according to infusion rate and patient weight. Complex treatment guidelines from many professional organizations are simplified and condensed to aid in utilization.
There are 12 chapters in “Fast Facts:”
Cardiovascular
Hemodynamics
ACLS
STAT meds
MED Facts
Drip Tables
ECG
Pacing
Respiratory
Neuro
Renal/Endocrine/Electrolytes
Lab/IV’s/Blood
Here are a few examples of the content:
• The most recent ACLS and BLS Guidelines
• The most recent UA/NSTEMI, High Risk STEMI, and STEMI guidelines
• The most recent guidelines for Severe Sepsis
• The most recent Guidelines for Stroke
• Assessing and treating Hemodynamic Crisis
• Ensuring safety of PA catheterization and accuracy in hemodynamic monitoring techniques
• Over 80 “STAT Meds,” offering critical information based solely on the “prescribing information” obtained from the manufacturer of each medication
• Over 50 Infusion Tables, with details on how to mix and titrate specific infusions, and dose according to infusion rate
• Essential information on over 16 classes of critical care drugs, from ACE inhibitors to Warfarin
• ECG monitoring, 12-lead analysis, the Characteristics and Waveforms of 30 dysrhythmias, Localization of Infarct, Vector Analysis, Emergency V and AV Pacing
• Guidelines for Increased Intracranial Pressure, AANN Guidelines for ICP Monitoring, Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Brain Death Criteria, Organ Donor Guidelines
• Principles of Oxygenation, O2 Supply & Demand, Acid-Base Imbalance, Respiratory Failure, Intubation and Weaning Protocols
•Renal Failure, CRRT techniques, Endocrine Crisis, Electrolyte Imbalance
•Laboratory values, expressed in conventional units, as well as Systeme Internationale Units
Copyright:Kathy White Learning Systems, Inc.
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Support Email address: [email protected]
Support URL: www.kathywhite.com
Features of the app:
Scrollable/Selectable list of the 12 Chapters
Scrollable/Selectable Table of Contents for each chapter
Scalable (using pinch/reverse pinch) of the text size
Color illustrations
Pan feature for viewing large graphics and tables
Top of screen display of current chapter and topic
One-touch and two-touch navigation between topics and chapters
Reverse screen for nighttime viewing
Languages:English
Requirements:OS 2.2.1
