Full Description
This book focuses on specific issues in cardiac critical care faced by Indian physicians managing Indian patients.
Contents
Section 1 Basics in ICU
1. Blood Gases in Coronary Care Unit
2. Electrolyte Abnormalities
3. Hyponatremia in Heart Failure
4. Ventilator Settings in Cardiac ICU
5. Noninvasive Ventilation
6. Weaning in Patients with Cardiac Diseases
7. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
8. Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiac Critical Care Units
Section 2 Heart Failure
9. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
10. Inotropes
11. Value of IABP and Assist Devices in Critical Care Unit
12. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiac ICU
Section 3 Arrhythmias and Resuscitation
13. Bradyarrhythmias in Critical Care
14. Atrial Tachyarrhythmias
15. Ventricular Arrhythmias
16. Basic Life Support
17. Advanced Life Support
18. Cardiac Arrest Survivor
Section 4 Acute Coronary Syndrome
19. Caring for a Thrombolysed Patient
20. Nonthrombolysed STEMI
21. Practical Tips in Managing a Patient with USA/NSTEMI
22. ECG Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Challenging Situations
23. Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndrome
24. Postmyocardial Infarction Angina or Reinfarction: Always a Diagnostic Challenge in Critical Care Unit
25. Reinfarction
26. Cardiogenic Infarction in Acute Myocardial Infarction
27. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
28. Stent Thrombosis in Drug-eluting Stents Era
29. Management of Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention Complications
30. Anticoagulants in Cardiac Critical Care
Section 5 Cardiac Emergencies
31. Cardiac Tamponade
32. Accelerated Hypertension
33. Management of Pulmonary Embolism
34. Acute Dissection of Aorta
35. Acute Limb Threatening Ischemia
36. Unexplained Hypotension in ICU Setting
37. Acute Dyspnea
38. Emergency Cardiovascular Drugs
39. Emergency Procedures in Cardiac Critical Care
40. Stress Cardiomyopathy: Recognition and Management
Index
