Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care

Selected as a 2023 Doody’s Core Title!Dr. John E. Arbo completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia & Cornell and his fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center.

• Section 1 IntroductionEmergency Critical Care – Robert RodriguezSection 2 Hemodynamic MonitoringTissue Oxygenation and Cardiac Output – Catherine S. Reid, Geoffrey K. LighthallNon-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring – Chad MyersArterial Blood Pressure Monitoring – Vidya Rao, John E. ArboThe Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Catheter – Carlos Brun, Geoffrey K. LighthallSection 3 Critical Care UltrasonographyPrinciples of Critical Care Ultrasonography – Philips Perera, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Thomas Mailhot, Sarah Williams, Diku P. MandaviaPulmonary Ultrasonography – Feras Khan, Anne-Sophie BeraudSection 4 Pulmonary Critical CareRespiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation – John-Emile Kenny, Stephan J. RuossVentilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Jey Chung, Paul Mohabir, Stephen J. RuossAcute Pulmonary Edema – Nina Patel, Margaret NeffHigh Risk Pulmonary Embolism – Tsuyoshi MitariAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Darryl Abrams, Daniel BrodieExtracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation – Vidya Rao, Darryl Abrams, Cara Agerstrand, Daniel BrodieSection 5 Cardiac Critical CareHeart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock – Daniel Sedehi, Venu MenonRight Ventricular Failure – Joshua Sternbach, Francois Haddad, John E. Arbo, Anne-Sophie BeraudHypertensive Crises – Anand Swaminathan, Michael P. JonesControversies in Arrhythmia Management – Sam SenturiaLeft Ventricular Assist Devices – Joseph Hsu, Rachel DotsonManagement of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient – Cappi LaySection 6 Neurological Critical CareAcute Ischemic Stroke – Mohamed Teleb, Paul SingSubarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel , David Turkel-Parrella, Cappi Lay, Albert Goffi, Joshua StillmanSeizure and Status Epilepticus – Brandon Foreman, Anil MendirattaMyasthenic Crisis and Peripheral Neuromuscular Disorders – Christina UlaneSection 7 Gastrointestinal and Hematological Critical CareGastrointestinal Hemorrhage – Parvathi Myer, Shai FreidlandAcute Liver Failure and Hepatic Encephalopathy – Robert Wong, Glen LutchmanPancreatitis – Susan Quan, Walter ParkLeukemia – Martina Trinkaus,Sickle Cell Disease – Richard WardPlatelet Disorders and Hemostatic Emergencies – Shawn Kaku, Catherine T. JaminTransfusion Therapy – Michael P. Jones, John E. ArboSection 8 Sepsis and Septic ShockSepsis – Michael Scott, Michael WintersVasopressors and Inotropes – Matthew StrehlowPrinciples of Antimicrobial Therapy – Chanu Rhee, Michael KlompasInfections in the Immunocompromised Host – Maria Cristina Vazquez-Guillamet, Joshua Mooney, Joseph HsuBurns and Soft Tissue Infections – Carla M. Carvalho, Paul MaggioBiomarkers in Sepsis – David M. MasloveSection 9 Disorders of Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Fluid BalanceAcid-Base Disorders – Tara Scherer, Corey SlovisElectrolytes Disorders – Katy Deljoui, Michael McCurdyRhabdomyolysis – Audrey Wagner, Deborah M. SteinAcute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy – Emilee Ruth Willhem-Leen, Glen ChertowSection 10 Endocrine Critical CareGlycemic Control in the Critically Ill – Daniel Runde, Jarone LeeDiabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State – Catherine T. Jamin, Jeffrey MankoAdrenal Insufficiency – Thomas B. PereraThyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma – James Lantry III, John E. Arbo Geoffrey K. LighthallSection 11 Toxicological Critical CareCardiotoxins – Nicholas Connor, Silas W. SmithPulmonary Toxins – Hong Kim, Rama B. RaoToxicologic Hyperthermic Syndromes – Mai Takematsu, Rama B. RaoMetabolic Inhibitors – Lauren Shawn, Lewis S. NelsonCaustics – Payal Sud, Mark SuAnticoagulants – Betty Chen, Lewis S. NelsonDrugs of Abuse – Rana Biary, Jane Marie ProsserAlcohol Withdrawal – Nicole BouchardSection 12 Environmental Critical CareHypothermia – Morgan Eutermoser, Jay LemeryAltitude Emergencies - Zina Semenovskaya, Christopher Davis, Jay LemeryDrowning and Dive-Related Emergencies – Samuel Gerson, Jose Evangelista IIISection 13 Sedation and DeliriumDelirium – Jin H. Han, Eduard E. Vasilevsis,E. Wesley ElySedation of the Agitated Patient – Randall Wood, Jin H. HanInduction of Intubation and Sedation of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient – Jin H. Han, Pratik PandharipandeSection 14 Geriatrics and Palliative CareThe Geriatric Patient – Mary Mulcare, Alexis Halpern, Michael SternPalliative Care in the Emergency Department – Lawrence Ho, J. Randall CurtisSection 15 The ED-ICU Transfer of CareEmergency Department Evaluation of the Critical Ill Patient – Geoffrey K. Lighthall, John E. ArboSeverity of Illness Scores and Prognostication – David MasloveIndications for Contact and Respiratory Isolation – Chanu Rhee, Michael KlompasEpilogue – Scott Weingart