Critical Care: A Problem-Based Learning Approach provides a comprehensive review of the dynamic and ever-changing field of critical care. Its problem-based format incorporates a vast pool of practical, ABA board-exam-style multiple-choice questions for self-assessment, and is an ideal resource for exam preparation as well as ongoing clinical education among trainees and clinicians. Each of its 35 case-based chapters is accompanied by questions and answers, accessible online in a full practice exam. The cases presented are unique, as each chapter begins with a case description, usually a compilation of several actual cases; it then branches out through case-based questions, to increasingly complex situations. This structure is designed to create an authentic experience that mirrors that of working through the nuances of a complicated clinical scenario. The discussion sections that follow offer a comprehensive approach to the chapter's subject matter, thus creating a modern, complete, and up-to-date medical review of that topic.

Taylor Johnston, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York Steven Miller, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Divisions of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Anesthesiology, and Neuroanesthesia, Columbia University Medical Center, New York Joseph Rumley, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York