This best-selling volume in The Secrets Series(R) is back in an exciting, fully updated 4th Edition! You'll find all of the features you rely on the Secrets for-such as a question-and-answer format * bulleted lists * mnemonics * "Key Points" boxes * and tips from the authors.Equips you with the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optima care for the critically ill.Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the authors.Features a two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful web sites to enhance your reference power.Presents a chapter containing "Top Secrets", providing you with an overview of essential material for last-minute study or self-assessmentProvides coverage of the principles of gas and fluid flow * pulmonary mechanics * and electronic circuitry.Discusses protocols and guidelines.Offers effective solutions to patients' medical and ethical problems from a wide range of specialists such as pulmonologists* surgeons * anesthesiologists * psychiatrists * pharmacists * and infectious disease experts.