RT Book, Section A1 Enfield, Kyle B. A1 Kirk, Mark A. A2 Hoffman, Robert S. A2 Howland, Mary Ann A2 Lewin, Neal A. A2 Nelson, Lewis S. A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R. SR Print(0) ID 1108424667 T1 Use of the Intensive Care Unit T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071801843 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108424667 RD 2024/04/20 AB The practice of critical care medicine has its roots in the resuscitation of dying patients, and it focuses on the restoration of normal physiology without necessarily involving a complete understanding of a patient’s chronic conditions. Over the past several decades, critical care has led to improved patient survival from many serious conditions. This is the direct result of noninvasive and invasive tools used to describe and correct pathophysiology.29