Critical Care Medicine

"This book continues as one of the leading general references in the discipline.The concise, effective text is effectively supported by multicolor illustrations that identify clinical strategies." --David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody's Score: 90-4 Stars!

• Section 1: CRITICAL CARE PROCEDURES, MONITORING, AND PHARMACOLOGY1. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation2. Airway Management in the Critically Ill Adult3. Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow4. Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters5. Cardiac Pacing6. Pericardial Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies7. Percutaneous Assist Devices8. Echocardiography9. General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation10. Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease11. Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome12. Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients13. Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring14. Bedside Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit15. Chest Tube Thoracostomy16. Multimodality Intracranial Monitoring17. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy18. Bedside Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Patient19. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy20. Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers21. The Effect of Critical Illness on Pharmacokinetics and PharmacodynamicsSection 2: CRITICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE22. Shock: Classification, Pathophysiology and Approach to Management23. Cardiogenic Shock24. Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock25. Cardiac Tamponade26. Traumatic Shock: Nonsurgical Management27. Severe Heart Failure28. Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock29. Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction30. Valvular Heart Disease31. Cardiac Arrhythmias32. Hypertensive Crises33. Acute Aortic Dissection34. General Principles of Postoperative ICU Care35. Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery PatientSection 3: CRITICAL CARE PULMONARY DISEASE36. Acute Respiratory Failure37. Life-Threatening Asthma38. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease39. Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction40. Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient41. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation42. Pulmonary Embolism43. Pulmonary Hypertension44. Massive Hemoptysis45. Pneumothorax and Barotrauma46. Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke InhalationSection 4: CRITICAL CARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE47. Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit48. Principles Governing Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit49. Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy50. Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host: Infectious Complications51. Specific Infections with Critical Care ImplicationsSection 5: RENAL DISEASE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL52. Acute Kidney Injury53. Chronic Kidney Disease54. Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities55. Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia56. Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient57. Thyroid DisordersSection 6: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN THE CRITICALLY ILL58. Coma59. Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults60. Stroke61. Myasthenia Gravis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome62. Seizures in the Critically Ill63. Head InjurySection 7: PHYSICAL AND TOXIC INJURY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL64. Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient65. Poisonings66. Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and RhabdomyolysisSection 8: ADMINISTRATIVE, ETHICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL67. Performance Improvement and Severity Scores in Critical Care68. Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients69. Delirium, Sleep, and Mental Health Disturbances in Critical Illness70. Intensive Care Unit Administration and EducationSection 9: OTHER CRITICAL CARE DISORDERS AND ISSUES IN THE CRITICALLY ILL71. Diagnosis And Management of Liver Failure In the Adult72. Gastrointestinal Bleeding73. Acute Pancreatitis74. Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders75. Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit76. Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient77. Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy78. Nutrition Support