This pocket guide is a single-volume source of the most common and important formulas and
laboratory values used in the daily practice of acute care and critical care medicine.
Information is presented in outline format and as tables graphics and algorithms to
facilitate quick look up. Acute and Critical Care Formulas and Laboratory Values is designed to
help clinicians to interpret clinical data to apply formulas and to understand laboratory
values and to integrate this information with their knowledge of pathophysiology to promote
the delivery of evidence-based care. - Essential formulas and laboratory values - Multiple ways
to derive a value where appropriate - Non-clinical formulas useful for understanding
physiologic concepts or that underlie diagnostic tests or clinical measurement included -
Chapters divided by organ system - Practical appendixes of Abbreviations and Key Telephone
Numbers - A special Notes section for recording frequently used formulas
