Full Description
Take the best possible care of adult critical care patients with Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult! Editors Dr. Joseph Parrillo and Dr. Phillip Dellinger, two of the most respected names in critical care medicine, combine their extensive knowledge with that of hundreds of top authorities in the field to bring you expert, state-of-the-art answers to any clinical question you may face in the intensive care unit. Offer your adult critical care patients the most effective care with practical, evidence-based guidance from many of the most trusted experts in critical care medicine.Learn from the best ICU specialists worldwide with contributions from an increased number of international authorities. Effectively manage common complications in the ICU with updated coverage of severe sepsis, septic shock, surgical infections, neurogenic and anaphylactic shock, severe heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Access the complete contents online at Expert Consult, along with an image bank and instructional videos!
Contents
PART 11 Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2 Airway Management in the Critically Ill Adult3 Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow4 Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters 5 Cardiac Pacing 6 Pericardials Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies7 Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation 8 Echocardiography9 General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation 10 Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease 11 Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 12 Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients13 Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring 14 Tracheostomy15 Chest Tube Thoracostomy 16 Intracranial Monitoring 17 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 18 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy 19 Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers 20 Principles of Drug Dosing in Critically Ill PatientsPART 2: CRITICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE21 Circulatory Shock 22 Cardiogenic Shock 23 Septic Shock24 Cardiac Tamponade 25 Severe Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction 26 Hypovolemic Shock 27 Traumatic Shock and Tissue Hypoperfusion: Nonsurgical Management 28 Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock 29 Severe Heart Failure 30 Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction 31 Cardiac Arrhythmias 32 Valvular Heart Disease in Critical Care 33 Acute Aortic Dissection 34 Hypertensive Crises 35 General Principles of Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Care 36 Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery PatientPART 3: CRITICAL CARE PULMONARY DISEASE37 Acute Respiratory Failure 38 Life-Threatening Asthma 39 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 40 Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction 41 Nonpulmonary Causes of Respiratory Failure 42 Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient 43 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation 44 Acute Pulmonary Embolism 45 Pulmonary Hypertension 46 Massive Hemoptysis 47 Pneumothorax and Barotrauma 48 Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation 49 Immunologic Lung Disease in the Critically Ill PART 4: CRITICAL CARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE50 Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit51 Principles Governing Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit 52 Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy53 Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host 54 Specific Infections with Critical Care Implications 55 Acute Kidney Injury 56 Chronic Kidney Disease 57 Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities 58 Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia 59 Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient 60 Thyroid Disorders 61 Coma62 Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults 63 Stroke64 Muscular Paralysis: Myasthenia Gravis and Guillaine-Barre Syndrome 65 Seizures in the Critically Ill 66 Head Injury 67 Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient 68 Poisonings 69 Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and RhabdomyolysisCRITICALLY ILL70 Intensive Care Unit Administration and Performance Improvement 71 Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients 72 Delirium, Sleep, and Mental Health Disturbances in Critical Illness73 Severity of Illness Scoring Systems74 Education and Training in Intensive Care Medicine75 Diagnosis and Management of Liver Failure in the Adult 76 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 77 Acute Pancreatitis 78 Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders 79 Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit 80 Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient 81 Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy82 Nutrition Support 83 Bedside Ultrasonography in the Critical Care Patient
