Neurocritical Care Board Review
Questions and Answers
Asma Zakaria, MD
Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan, MD
Updated and expanded second edition of the singular review source for neurocritical care boards, this book contains multiple-choice questions that cover the breadth of topics tested on the boards with answers and rationales for self-study. The book has been completely and thoroughly revised to reflect the requirements for initial certification or recertification in Neurocritical Care with the latest findings of the most recent clinical trials in vascular neurology, neurocritical care, and critical care medicine incorporated. Organized to reflect the training curriculum and exam blueprint, the second edition now contains 740 questions addressing both neuroscience critical care and general critical care core knowledge. Detailed explanations are provided for each question along with references for further study. Case questions with angiograms, EEG and monitoring waveforms, CT perfusion scans, and other images allow candidates to familiarize themselves with these tools that form a significant part of the exam.
This book is an excellent resource not only for board preparation but for topical review for residents and fellows from all disciplines of medicine rotating in the neurocritical care unit as it is easy to read, concise, and portable with case examples and imaging to further guide education. Trainees taking the surgical or medicine critical care boards will also find it useful as it covers the neurocritical care component of their board curriculums.
Key Features:
- Second edition of the first dedicated review book available for neurocritical care boards
- Over 90 entirely new questions added to ensure coverage of the full range of topics tested on boards and essential to training in neurocritical care
- Revised and updated questions, answers, and references to reflect current science and practice
- Comprehensive high-yield review of both neurological and general critical care topics
- New chapter on critical care EEG and more image-based case questions to augment learning
- Digital access to the ebook for review on any device
Contents
Contributors
Preface
PART I. NEUROLOGIC DISEASE STATES: PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND THERAPY
1. CNS Ischemia and Hemorrhage
Réza Behrouz
2. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Vascular Malformations
Bülent Yapicilar and Asma Zakaria
3. Neurotrauma
Anand Kaul and Scott R. Shepard
4. Seizures and Epilepsy
Grant M. Warmouth, Carolina B. Maciel, and Giridhar P. Kalamangalam
5. Critical Care EEG
Hiba A. Haider
6. Neuromuscular Medicine
Suur Biliciler, Justin Kwan, Cecile L. Phan, and Mithila Vullaganti
7. CNS Infections
Doris Kung and Rohini Samudralwar
8. Toxic–Metabolic Disorders
Elissa K. Fory
9. Inflammatory and Demyelinating Diseases
Carlos Perez, Shivika Chandra, and Flavia Nelson
10. Neuroendocrine Disorders
Matthew Flaherty, Howard J. Fan, and Anh Nguyen
11. Neuro-Oncology
Keith Kerr, Yoshua Esquenazi, and Nitin Tandon
12. Encephalopathies
Corey E. Goldsmith
13. Clinical Syndromes in Neurocritical Care
Howard J. Fan and Asma Zakaria
14. Perioperative Neurosurgical Care
Brett Simpson, Yoshua Esquenazi, and Nitin Tandon
15. Pharmacology and Practical Use of Medications in Neurocritical Care
Monica Lee, Elizabeth Franco, and Teresa A. Allison
PART II. GENERAL CRITICAL CARE: PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND THERAPY
16. Cardiovascular Disorders
Mehul Desai
17. Respiratory Disorders
Aditya Kasarabada
18. Renal Disorders
Sumeska Thavarajah and Daphne H. Knicely
19. Endocrine Disorders
Farah Meah, Mary Ann Emanuele, Lily Agrawal, Nicholas Emanuele, and Alaleh Mazhari
20. Infectious Diseases
Salia Farrokh and Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan
21. Acute Hematological Disorders
Soo J. Park and Aaron M. Goodman
22. Acute Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Disorders
Philip M. Sommer and Asad Latif
23. Diagnosis of Brain Death
Subhashini Ramesh
24. General Trauma and Burns
Sasha D. Adams, Nori L. Bradley, and Amy R. Alger
25. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Critical Care Medicine
Nasiya Ahmed
26. Principles of Research in Critical Care
Suur Biliciler and Justin Kwan
27. Procedural Skills and Monitoring
Jing Wang, George W. Williams, and Laith Altaweel
28. Clinical Cases
Asma Zakaria, Bülent Yapicilar, and Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan
Index

- Release Date: December 18, 2018
- Paperback / softback
- 478 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- ISBN: 9780826123596
- eBook ISBN: 9780826123824