Chapter title | Interpreting Laboratory Diagnosis for the Cardiovascular System in Intensive Care |
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Authors | Gaze, D.C. and Collinson, P.O. |
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Editors | Choudhhuri, A.H. and Das, B. |
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Abstract | Patients requiring critical care in the intensive care unit (ICU) present with complex system disorders due to combined acute and chronic pathologies or following trauma, or require system support in the post-surgical phase. Central to the intensive support of patients is the maintenance of adequate cardiovascular physiology. Practitioners in the ICU have an armamentarium of diagnostic tests to assist in the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiovascular pathophysiology. This chapter reviews these diagnostic tests with emphasis on appropriate test utilisation in assessing the cardiovascular (CV) system in the intensive care setting. Laboratory tests are considered to contribute to 70% of clinical decisions about ICU patient management. |
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Book title | Interpreting Laboratory Tests in Intensive Care |
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Page range | 93-98 |
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Year | 2025 |
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Publisher | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis |
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Publication dates |
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Published | 30 Dec 2024 |
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Published in print | 2025 |
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Place of publication | Boca Raton, FL, USA |
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ISBN | 9781032583532 |
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| 9781032583549 |
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| 9781003449713 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003449713 |
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