This book will help you to learn about critical care medicine as well as prepare for the critical care board examination. This book is structured in a question and answer format. It is useful as a self-assessment while studying for the critical care exam. This permits the reader to concentrate on areas of interest or weakness. Some readers will find answering questions the preferred way to study for a board exam. After completing a chapter, the reader is encouraged to examine the corresponding textbook chapter entirely, for comprehensiveness.