The Intensive Care Unit Manual

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Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Intensive Care Unit Manual is a practical, hands-on, how-to manual that covers the full spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU, guiding you step-by-step from your initial approach to the patient through diagnosis and treatment. Compact, affordable, and comprehensive, the ICU Manual puts all the critical care information you need right at your fingertips!

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 40 mm
Vikt:1 230 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:1 088
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN:9781416024552

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Section I. Basic Pathophysiologic Principles and Their Application in the Intensive Care Unit1. Approach to Acute Respiratory Failure 2. Approach to Mechanical Ventilation3. Noninvasive Ventilation4. Liberation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Extubation5. Sedation and Analgesia during Mechanical Ventilation6. Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents7. Assessment and Monitoring of Hemodynamic Function 8. Cardiogenic Shock and Other Pump Failure States 9. Hemorrhagic Shock10. Septic Shock11. Vascular Access Issues and Procedures Section II. Supportive Care for Intensive Care Unit Patients12. Approach to Supportive Care and Noninvasive Bedside Monitoring 13. Management of the Critical Care Patient 14. Health Care- Associated Infections 15. Nutritional Therapy16. Nutrition-Related Access Procedures 17. Pharmacokinetic Alterations in the Critically Ill18. Rational Use of Antimicrobials 19. Rational Use of Blood ProductsSection III. Specialized Care for Intensive Care Unit Patients20. Renal Replacement Therapy21. Rehabilitation Interventions and Recovery from Critical Illness22. Swallowing and Communication Disorders23. Care of the Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 24. Care of the Cancer Patient with Neutropenia or Thrombocytopenia 25. Care of the Challenge-to-Wean Patient26. Care of the Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease 27. Care of the Patient with End-Stage Liver Disease28. Care of the Maternal-Fetal Unit 29. Care of the Patient with Morbid ObesitySection IV. Problems Arising in the Intensive Care Unit Setting: Evaluation and Management30. Airways and Emergency Airway Management 31. Alcohol Withdrawal: Diagnosis and Management32. Allergies to Antibiotics33. Arrhythmias (Bradycardias) 34. Arrhythmias (Tachycardias) 35. Barotrauma and Chest Tubes 36. Change in Mental Status37. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: Diagnosis and Treatment38. Diarrhea Developing in the Intensive Care Unit Patient 39. Electrolyte Disorders 40. Ileus41. Increased Intracranial Pressure42. Pressure Ulcers: Prevention and Management43. Skin Rashes44. Sleep Disturbances in the Intensive Care Unit45. Thrombocytopenia46. Transfusion Reactions 47. Ventilator Alarm Situations 48. Weakness Developing in Intensive Care Unit PatientSection V. Presenting Problems for Intensive Care Unit AdmissionCardiovascular49. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Therapeutic Hypothermia50. Chest Pain and Myocardial Ischemia51. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections 52. Acute Heart Failure Syndromes53. Hypertensive Crisis and Management of Hypertension 54. Pericardial TamponadeEnvironmental55. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia56. Smoke Inhalation and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning57. Drug Overdoses and Toxic IngestionsGastrointestinal58. Acute Pancreatitis59. Acute Liver Failure60. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Colitis61. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Hematologic62. Hemolytic Anemia63. Idiopathic and Thrombotic ThrombocytopeniasInfections64. Acute Central Nervous System Infections 65. Community-Acquired Pneumonia66. Necrotizing Fasciitis and Related Soft Tissue InfectionsNeurologic67. Acute Neuromuscular Weakness 68. Brain Death and Management of Potential Organ Donors 69. Neurological Assessment and Prognosis after Cardiopulmonary Arrest 70. Status Epilepticus71. StrokeObstetric72. Obstetric and Postobstetric ComplicationsRespiratory 73. Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 74. Alternate Modes of Ventilation for Acute Lung Injury 75. Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Asthma76. Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 77. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism78. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage 79. Massive Hemoptysis80. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Other Sleep-Related Breathing DisordersRenal/Metabolic/Endocrine81. Acute Kidney Injury and Rhabdomyolysis 82. Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State, and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis 83. Metabolic Acidoses and Alkaloses 84. Disorders of Water Homeostasis: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia 85. Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders in the Intensive Care UnitSurgical-General86. Perioperative Approach to the High-Risk Surgical Patient 87. Management of Postoperative and Other Acute PainSurgical-Specialized88. Cardiac Surgery89. Craniotomy 90. Major Abdominal Surgery: Postoperative Considerations91. Major Tissue Flaps92. Major Vascular Procedures93. Perioperative Care of the Morbidly Obese Patient94. Thoracic Surgical Patient Trauma95. Approach to the Trauma Patient 96. Critical Care for the Orthopedic Patient97. Abdominal Trauma 98. Extremity and Major Vascular Trauma 99. Head Trauma100. Thoracic Trauma 101. Spinal InjurySection VI. Professionalism and Interpersonal and Communication Skills 102. Ethical Principles, Communication, and End-of-Life Care103. Teamwork and Collaborative Practice in the Intensive Care Unit104. Family-Centered Care and Communication with Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients105. Providing Culturally Competent Care106. Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness in Medical Housestaff and Appropriate CountermeasuresSystems-Based Practice107. Medical Errors and Patient Safety 108. Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, and Chart Documentation109. Long-Term Acute Care in the Spectrum of Critical Care Medicine110. Rapid Response Systems: Rapid Response Teams and Medical Emergency Teams111. Telemedicine Applied to the Intensive Care Unit112. Transporting the Intensive Care Unit PatientAppendixA. Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation CurvesB. Tidal Volume Ratios (VD/VT)C. Palliative Drug Therapy for Terminal Withdrawal of Mechanical VentilationD. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) AlgorithmsE. Tables of Height, Predicted Body Weight (PBW), and Tidal Volumes of 4-to-8 mL/kg PBW for Females and Males