Section 1 Introduction
Emergency Critical Care - Robert Rodriguez
Section 2 Hemodynamic Monitoring
Tissue Oxygenation and Cardiac Output - Catherine S. Reid, Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring - Chad Myers
Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring - Vidya Rao, John E. Arbo
The Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Catheter - Carlos Brun, Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Section 3 Critical Care Ultrasonography
Principles of Critical Care Ultrasonography - Philips Perera, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Thomas Mailhot, Sarah Williams, Diku P. Mandavia
Pulmonary Ultrasonography - Feras Khan, Anne-Sophie Beraud
Section 4 Pulmonary Critical Care
Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation - John-Emile Kenny, Stephan J. Ruoss
Ventilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Jey Chung, Paul Mohabir, Stephen J. Ruoss
Acute Pulmonary Edema - Nina Patel, Margaret Neff
High Risk Pulmonary Embolism - Tsuyoshi Mitari
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Darryl Abrams, Daniel Brodie
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation - Vidya Rao, Darryl Abrams, Cara Agerstrand, Daniel Brodie
Section 5 Cardiac Critical Care
Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock - Daniel Sedehi, Venu Menon
Right Ventricular Failure - Joshua Sternbach, Francois Haddad, John E. Arbo, Anne-Sophie Beraud
Hypertensive Crises - Anand Swaminathan, Michael P. Jones
Controversies in Arrhythmia Management - Sam Senturia
Left Ventricular Assist Devices - Joseph Hsu, Rachel Dotson
Management of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient - Cappi Lay
Section 6 Neurological Critical Care
Acute Ischemic Stroke - Mohamed Teleb, Paul Sing
Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel , David Turkel-Parrella, Cappi Lay, Albert Goffi, Joshua Stillman
Seizure and Status Epilepticus - Brandon Foreman, Anil Mendiratta
Myasthenic Crisis and Peripheral Neuromuscular Disorders - Christina Ulane
Section 7 Gastrointestinal and Hematological Critical Care
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - Parvathi Myer, Shai Freidland
Acute Liver Failure and Hepatic Encephalopathy - Robert Wong, Glen Lutchman
Pancreatitis - Susan Quan, Walter Park
Leukemia - Martina Trinkaus,
Sickle Cell Disease - Richard Ward
Platelet Disorders and Hemostatic Emergencies - Shawn Kaku, Catherine T. Jamin
Transfusion Therapy - Michael P. Jones, John E. Arbo
Section 8 Sepsis and Septic Shock
Sepsis - Michael Scott, Michael Winters
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Matthew Strehlow
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy - Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompas
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host - Maria Cristina Vazquez-Guillamet, Joshua Mooney, Joseph Hsu
Burns and Soft Tissue Infections - Carla M. Carvalho, Paul Maggio
Biomarkers in Sepsis - David M. Maslove
Section 9 Disorders of Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Fluid Balance
Acid-Base Disorders - Tara Scherer, Corey Slovis
Electrolytes Disorders - Katy Deljoui, Michael McCurdy
Rhabdomyolysis - Audrey Wagner, Deborah M. Stein
Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy - Emilee Ruth Willhem-Leen, Glen Chertow
Section 10 Endocrine Critical Care
Glycemic Control in the Critically Ill - Daniel Runde, Jarone Lee
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State - Catherine T. Jamin, Jeffrey Manko
Adrenal Insufficiency - Thomas B. Perera
Thyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma - James Lantry III, John E. Arbo Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Section 11 Toxicological Critical Care
Cardiotoxins - Nicholas Connor, Silas W. Smith
Pulmonary Toxins - Hong Kim, Rama B. Rao
Toxicologic Hyperthermic Syndromes - Mai Takematsu, Rama B. Rao
Metabolic Inhibitors - Lauren Shawn, Lewis S. Nelson
Caustics - Payal Sud, Mark Su
Anticoagulants - Betty Chen, Lewis S. Nelson
Drugs of Abuse - Rana Biary, Jane Marie Prosser
Alcohol Withdrawal - Nicole Bouchard
Section 12 Environmental Critical Care
Hypothermia - Morgan Eutermoser, Jay Lemery
Altitude Emergencies - Zina Semenovskaya, Christopher Davis, Jay Lemery
Drowning and Dive-Related Emergencies - Samuel Gerson, Jose Evangelista III
Section 13 Sedation and Delirium
Delirium - Jin H. Han, Eduard E. Vasilevsis,E. Wesley Ely
Sedation of the Agitated Patient - Randall Wood, Jin H. Han
Induction of Intubation and Sedation of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient - Jin H. Han, Pratik Pandharipande
Section 14 Geriatrics and Palliative Care
The Geriatric Patient - Mary Mulcare, Alexis Halpern, Michael Stern
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department - Lawrence Ho, J. Randall Curtis
Section 15 The ED-ICU Transfer of Care
Emergency Department Evaluation of the Critical Ill Patient - Geoffrey K. Lighthall, John E. Arbo
Severity of Illness Scores and Prognostication - David Maslove
Indications for Contact and Respiratory Isolation - Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompas
Epilogue - Scott Weingart