Description
Fully updated and revised, the second edition of The Practice of Emergency and Critical Care Neurology puts a more modern approach on the practice of emergency neurological care. When most texts within the field focus on the theoretical aspects, this book concentrates on the management of neurologic conditions, recognition of deterioration of neurologic functions, neurosurgical procedures, and immediate interventions. This text also presents hard data to explain why we do what we do.Dr. Wijdicks condenses essential information into several sections comprising of the principles in recognizing critically ill neurologic patients in the emergency department, the evaluation of symptoms indicating critical emergency, general principles of managing critically ill patients, monitoring devices and diagnostic tests, complete management of specific disorders in the neurosciences intensive care unit, postoperative neurosurgical and neurointerventional complications, management of medical complications, and end of life care.Key Features of the New Edition include1. Additional chapters on critical consults in surgical and medical ICUs, critical care management, and comprehensive monitoring and biomarkers to reflect new research;2. Rich illustrations using color photos of patients and drawings of important basic concepts of mechanism of acute neurologic disease;3. Fully updated and comprehensive reference list;4. A pocket book of selected tables and figures covering all essential points for quick reference and as a survival guide for house staff.This is the go-to guide for every physician, staff neurologist, neurointensivist, resident, and fellow in training with managing acutely ill neurologic patients.
Table of Contents
Part I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF RECOGNITION OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTChapter 1 The Presenting Neurologic EmergencyChapter 2 Criteria of TriagePart II. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING URGENCYChapter 3 "Confused and Febrile"Chapter 4 "A Terrible Headache"Chapter 5 "Blacked Out and Slumped Down"Chapter 6 "See Nothing, See Double, See Shapes"Chapter 7 "Spinning"Chapter 8 "Moving, Jerking, and Spasm"Part III. EVALUATION OF PRESENTING SYMPTOMS INDICATING CRITICAL EMERGENCYChapter 9 "Can't Walk or Stand"Chapter 10 "Short of Breath"Chapter 11 "Seizing"Chapter 12 "Comatose"Part IV. ORGANIZATION OF THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNITChapter 13 The Responsibilities of the NeurointensivistChapter 14 The Neurointensive care unitPart V. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNITChapter 15 General Perspectives of CareChapter 16 Agitation and PainChapter 17 Mechanical VentilationChapter 18 NutritionChapter 19 Volume Status and Blood PressureChapter 20 Anticoagulation and ThrombolysisChapter 21 Fever and CoolingChapter 22 Increased Intracranial PressurePart VI. TECHNOLOGIES IN THE NEUROSCIENCES INTENSIVE CARE UNITChapter 23 Monitoring DevicesChapter 24 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound and NeurophysiologyChapter 25 Multimodal Monitoring and BiomarkersPart VII. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC DISORDERS IN CRITICAL CARE NEUROLOGYChapter 26 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid HemorrhageChapter 27 Ganglionic and Lobar HemorrhagesChapter 28 Cerebellum and Brainstem HemorrhagesChapter 29 Major Hemispheric Ischemic Stroke SyndromesChapter 30 Acute Basilar Artery OcclusionChapter 31 Cerebellar InfarctChapter 32 Cerebral Venous ThrombosisChapter 33 Acute Bacterial MeningitisChapter 34 Brain AbscessChapter 35 Acute EncephalitisChapter 36 Acute Spinal Cord DisordersChapter 37 Acute White Matter DisordersChapter 38 Acute Obstructive HydrocephalusChapter 39 Malignant Brain TumorsChapter 40 Status EpilepticusChapter 41 Traumatic Brain InjuryChapter 42 Guillain-Barré SyndromeChapter 43 Myasthenia GravisPart VIII. POSTOPERATIVE NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROINTERVENTIONAL COMPLICATIONSChapter 44 Complications of Craniotomy and BiopsyChapter 45 Complications of Carotid Endarterectomy and StentingChapter 46 Complications of Interventional NeuroradiologyPart IX. EMERGENCY CONSULTS IN THE GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITChapter 47 Neurology of Transplant MedicineChapter 48 Neurology of Cardiac and Aortic SurgeryChapter 49 Neurology of Resuscitation MedicineChapter 50 Neurology of PregnancyPart X. CRITICAL CARE SUPPORTChapter 51 ShockChapter 52 Cardiopulmonary arrestChapter 53 Acute Kidney InjuryChapter 54 Endocrine EmergenciesPart XI. MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONSChapter 55 Management of Pulmonary ComplicationsChapter 56 Management of Cardiac ComplicationsChapter 57 Management of Acid-Base Disorders, Sodium and Glucose HandlingChapter 58 Management of Gastrointestinal ComplicationsChapter 59 Management of Nosocomial InfectionsChapter 60 Management of Hematologic Complications and TransfusionChapter 61 Management of Complications Associated with Vascular AccessChapter 62 Management of Drug ReactionsPart XII. DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIESChapter 63 The Diagnosis of Brain DeathChapter 64 Donation after Cardiac DeathChapter 65 Organ ProcurementChapter 66 Ethical and Legal MattersPart XIII. FORMULAS AND SCALESPart XIV. GUIDELINESIndex
