ICU Advantage Rapid Reference

ICU Advantage Rapid Reference is the critical care reference built for the ICU. Made for ICU nurses, respiratory therapists, and every critical care clinician caring for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Built to help you understand the complexity of critical care subjects, not just look things up and forget them. From the team behind the ICU Advantage YouTube channel, trusted by more than 980,000 nurses and critical care professionals worldwide. FOR THE WHOLE CRITICAL CARE TEAM ICU nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, advanced practice providers (nurse practitioners/NPs and physician assistants/PAs) and residents/physicians/doctors/consultants. Whether you are a new ICU nurse or have been running codes for twenty years, Rapid Reference meets you where you are, gives you a good understanding of deep clinical knowledge as well as the tools you actually need, while helping you to keep learning and growing. WHAT'S INSIDE • Organ-system-based critical care reference across cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, renal, GI, endocrine, and more • Ventilator modes, settings, and troubleshooting for mechanical ventilation • Hemodynamics, shock, sepsis, MCS support, trauma, burns, and even OB critical care • Labs, ABGs, and acid-base walkthroughs • Equipment, procedures, and point-of-care tests • Drug references with indications, common dosing, titratable drips, medication deep dives, and clinical pearls • Medical calculators that get you values fast, with full explanations of what they measure • Easy-to-use scoring systems, from GCS to SOFA: select criteria, get scores fast • Interactive emergency and resuscitation protocols, from ACLS algorithms to code blue response, to zoom through visually or follow step by step • Quick Lookup for lab values, abbreviations, and terminology • Search built for the way critical care nurses and clinicians think • All available offline once the content is synced! • So much more! BUILT TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND, NOT JUST LOOK UP Every topic is written to actually teach, not just summarize. Same philosophy as the ICU Advantage YouTube channel: take something genuinely complex, break it down into pieces that make sense, and leave you knowing the "why," not just the "what." When you need a quick review or refresher, the Rapid References for each content area surfaces the important, high-value information for quick access, with links to dive deeper into the parts you need. DESIGNED FOR CLINICIANS Clean, readable, and beautifully rendered. This doesn't just feel like reading a textbook on your phone. Elegantly designed to look great and stay readable in dark mode or light mode, on your phone and tablet. Works fully offline, so it is there when the network is not. Bookmarks and favorites for the topics you come back to. No ads, no social feed, no distractions. Just the information you need, organized for quick access and the way you think. HONEST ABOUT WHAT THIS IS Rapid Reference is a reference and education tool. It is not medical advice, not a diagnostic device, and not a replacement for your institution's policies, procedures, the laws and regulations of your licensing governing body, or the orders of a qualified prescribing provider. Always defer to your local protocols and clinical judgment. TRY IT FREE Every new account gets a 7-day free trial with full access. After that, $15/month or $129/year. Cancel anytime. Built with care by critical care clinicians and the ICU Advantage team. Questions, feedback, or something we can make better? We read every message: [email protected] Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Google Play account settings.