ICU Notes – Mohamed Nasr Messbah

ICU Notes – A Scientific Guide to Essential Medical Knowledge in ICU by Mohamed Nasr Messbah, available at Tabib Mart, offers an expertly condensed and clinically relevant review of intensive care medicine. Aimed at medical students, residents and healthcare professionals navigating the ICU environment, this volume distils the nitty-gritty of critical care into high-yield content and practical frameworks.

The book begins by establishing fundamentals: patient assessment in the ICU, monitoring modalities, ventilatory support basics, and haemodynamic principles. It then advances into system-based critical illnesses—respiratory failure, sepsis and shock, acute kidney injury, liver failure, neurological emergencies and multiorgan dysfunction. Each chapter is designed with exam and bedside relevance in mind, featuring summary tables, key-point boxes, illustrative algorithms and practice-style review questions.

Beyond theory, this text prioritises decision-making: when to escalate care, how to interpret ICU data, the pitfalls not often emphasised in traditional textbooks, and what matters in resource-challenged settings. Tailored for the Egyptian and regional context, the content takes into account local practice patterns, ICU case-mix and trainee-friendly presentation.

Whether you are preparing for an ICU rotation, revising for exams or looking for a portable quick-reference guide during on-call shifts, this book delivers clarity, efficiency and clinical applicability. Its compact form makes it ideal for fast review sessions, yet it packs the depth required to support safe and informed ICU practice.