Full Description
Every moment counts when treating an emergency event. Emergency Management in Anesthesia and Critical Care provides quick access to essential information for rapidly identifying and treating complex medical emergencies. Its compact size makes this reference easy to carry in a pocket in the OR, ICU, ED, or critical care setting. An outline format with consistent headings and a logical organization puts vital content at your fingertips. It is also an ideal tool for developing and conducting crisis simulation scenarios to prepare for emergencies before they happen.
Convenient outline format features consistent headings, including Treatment, Physiology and Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms, Differential Diagnosis, and Suggested Readings.
Easy-to-read, uniform, and concise writing style makes this text a valuable resource for practicing clinicians, educators, and students.
Quick-reference format is ideal for use during simulations.
Coverage of common major critical events offers anesthetists quick access to vital information in the operating room.
Expert author team includes leading experts in anesthesia and critical care.
Contents
SECTION 1 Airway Management Emergencies
1. Airway and Surgical Fire
2. Acute Gastric Regurgitation/Aspiration
3. Emergent Reintubation
4. Failed Airway
5. Laryngospasm
6. Stridor
7. Upper Airway Obstruction
SECTION 2 Respiratory Emergencies
8. Bronchospasm
9. Hypercarbia
10. Hypoxia
11. Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, and Tension Pneumothorax
SECTION 3 Cardiovascular Emergencies
12. Autonomic Hyperreflexia
13. Cardiac Dysrhythmias
14. Embolism
15. Hypertension
16. Hypotension
17. Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
18. Pacemakers and Automated Internal
Cardiac Defibrillators (AICDs)
SECTION 4 Neurologic Emergencies
19. Acute Cerebral Vascular Accident
20. Increased Intracranial Pressure
21. High/Total Spinal Anesthesia
SECTION 5 Shock Emergencies
22. Anaphylactic Shock
23. Cardiac Compressive Shock
24. Cardiogenic Shock
25. Hypovolemic Shock (Acute Hmorrhage)
26. Neurogenic Shock
27. Septic Shock
SECTION 6 Renal Emergencies
28. Acute Renal Dysfunction
29. Electrolyte Abnormalities
SECTION 7 Endocrine Emergencies
30. Acute Adrenal Crisis
31. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
32. Pheochromocytoma
33. Thyroid Crisis/Storm
SECTION 8 Hematologic Emergencies
34. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
35. Hemoglobinopathies
36. Transfusion-Related Emergencies
SECTION 9 Pharmacologic Emergencies
37. Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST)
38. Malignaant Hyperthermia (MH)
39. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
SECTION 10 Obstetric Emergencies
40. Emergency Cesarean Section
41. Obstetric Hemorrhage
42. Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
SECTION 11 Equipment Emergencies
43. Anesthesia Machine Malfunction
44. Electrical Power Failure
SECTION 12 Miscellaneous Emergencies
45. Delayed Emergence
46. Hypothermia
47. Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Syndrome
Index
