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Fatal sequence : the killer within
- Title
- Fatal sequence : the killer within / Kevin J. Tracey.
- Author
- Tracey, Kevin J.
- Publication
- New York : Dana Press, [2005], ©2005.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- 224 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The human body is capable of killing itself for little apparent reason, and it happens often enough to rank as the third most common cause of death in U.S. hospitals today. Kevin J. Tracey offers in Fatal Sequence an easily understandable account of the medical and scientific "perfect storm" that is severe sepsis. It is a medical crisis that can descend on patients fighting off even a nonfatal illness or injury, the fate that befell "Muppets" creator Jim Henson, who had been hospitalized for pneumonia, and Christopher Reeve, who was being treated for pressure sores of the skin."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narrative.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-210) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The ER -- 2. The burn unit -- 3. The OR -- 4. Shock -- 5. Pestilence -- 6. False hope -- 7. Unraveling shock -- 8. Unraveling sepsis -- 9. Brain control of the fatal sequence -- 10. Legacy.
- ISBN
- 193259406X (hardcover)
- 9781932594065 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2004025330
- OCLC
- ocm56876878
- 56876878
- SCSB-5372933
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries