OTtoPA Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 So I graduated in Aug and finally have my state license. I will be starting a job in an SICU within the next 30-60 days. I needed some advice on reading material or learning resource to help me starting off. Thank you for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDayBFL Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Surgical critical care by Abrams is my favorite for SICU. The ICU book by Marino is a good read too but not everyone likes or agrees with it. Most everything else can be found on UpToDate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteK777 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 ICU book by Marino Fundamentals of Critical Care Support by SCCM Get plugged in to Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM): LIFTL is a great place to start Start listening to some crit care podcasts: EMCrit, SMACC, Intensive Care Network to name a few Start learning about ultrasound (free resources): ultrasound podcast, 5 min sono, sonomojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBoy Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 My advice- always know backwards/forwards anything that can kill a patient in a few minutes. You won't have time to look it up. Use the online Mass Gen Hospital Housestaff Handbook (you can find the 2016 pdf online for free) for quick refreshers. UptoDate for anything you have time to look up. Marino is a great baseline read. I found FCCM very basic, just read through a used copy. Agree with ultrasound- read up on free resources, then have your job pay for you to attend the CHEST bedside course in Chicago. Also, please do not read that latest and greatest in critical care evidence based medicine. I've seen too many interns/residents/critical care PA residents be blinded by all this new data/reports/etc, when they just need to learn the basics on how to recognize SICK and all the other basics of critical care. On that note, review articles are fantastic. You can PM me if there are any topics your curious about (ARDS, cirrhotics in the ICU, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginialyons Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 It's good to be a part of such helpful community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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