Critical Care Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

• Includes new chapters on current applications of bedside ultrasound in the ICU, both diagnostic and procedural; mechanical assist devices; and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
• Contains new administrative chapters that provide important information on performance improvement and quality, length of stay, operations, working with the Joint Commission, and more.
• Features new videos and images that provide visual guidance and clarify complex topics.
• Keeps you up to date with expanded chapters on echocardiography in the ICU and valvular heart disease, including TAVR.
• Includes separate chapters on mechanical ventilation of obstructive airway disease and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – including the many recent changes in approach to positive end expiratory pressure setting in ARDS.
• Covers key topics such as patient-ventilator synchrony and non-invasive ventilation for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with acute respiratory failure.
• Reflects the recent literature and guidance on amount of fluids, type of fluid, vasopressor selection, mean arterial pressure target, and decision on steroid use in septic shock.
• Provides questions and answers in every chapter, perfect for self-assessment and review.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Section 1: CRITICAL CARE PROCEDURES, MONITORING, AND PHARMACOLOGY

1. Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

2. Airway Management in the Critically Ill Patient

3. Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow

4. Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters

5. Cardiac Pacing

6. Pericardial Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies

7. Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation & Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices

8. Echocardiography

9. General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation

10. Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease

11. Mechanical Ventilation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

12. Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in the Critically Ill

13. Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring

14. Tracheostomy

15. Chest Tube Thoracostomy

16. Intracranial Monitoring

17. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

18. Bedside Ultrasound in the Critically Ill Patient

19. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

20. Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers

21. Principles of Drug Dosing in Critically Ill

Section 2: CRITICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

22. SHOCK: Classification, Pathophysiology and Approach to Management

23. Cardiogenic Shock

24. Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

25. Cardiac Tamponade

26. Traumatic Shock: Nonsurgical Management

27. Severe Heart Failure

28. Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock

29. Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction

30. Valvular Heart Disease

31. Cardiac Arrhythmias

32. Hypertensive Crises

33. Acute Aortic Dissection

34. General Principles of Postoperative ICU Care

35. Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient

Section 3: CRITICAL CARE PULMONARY DISEASE

36. Acute Respiratory Failure

37. Life-Threatening Asthma

38. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

39. Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction

40. Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient

41. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation

42. Pulmonary Embolism

43. Pulmonary Hypertension

44. Massive Hemoptysis

45. Pneumothorax and Barotrauma

46. Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation

Section 4: CRITICAL CARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE

47. Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit

48. Antimicrobial Therapy

49. Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy

50. Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host

51. Specific Infections with Critical Care Implications

Section 5: RENAL DISEASE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL

52. Acute Kidney Injury

53. Chronic Renal Failure

54. Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities

55. Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia

56. Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient

57. Thyroid Disorders

Section 6: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN THE CRITICALLY ILL

58. Coma

59. Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults

60. Stroke

62. Seizures in the Critically Ill

63. Head Injury

Section 7: PHYSICAL AND TOXIC INJURY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL

64. Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient

65. Poisonings

66. Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and Rhabdomyolysis

Section 8: ADMINISTRATIVE, ETHICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL

67. Performance Improvement in Critical Care

68. Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients

70. Administration and Education in the Intensive Care Unit

Section 9: OTHER CRITICAL CARE DISORDERS AND ISSUES IN THE CRITICALLY ILL

71. Diagnosis And Management Of Liver Failure In The Adult

72. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

73. Acute Pancreatitis

74. Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders

75. Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit

76. Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient

77. Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy

78. Nutrition Support