Practical Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Volume One: Oxygen Therapy and Airway Management. Non-Invasive Ventilation in Critical Care. MECHANICAL VENTILATION. Modes of Mechanical Ventilation. Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation. CRITICAL CARE PROCEDURES. Procedures in the ICU. Bronchoscopy. Percutaneous Tracheostomy. Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit

Volume Two: Practical Management for the Patient with Acute Lung Injury. Critical Care for Acute Severe Asthma. Management of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Critical Care Unit. Hemoptysis. Pneumonia in the ICU. Pulmonary Embolism. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure. Acute Coronary Syndrome. Management of Congestive Heart Failure with a Focus on the Role of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide. Sepsis. Management of Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. Neurologic Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit Setting. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Care Unit. CRITICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ISSUES. Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill Patient. Assessment and Management of Sedation in the ICU. Infection Control Issues in the Intensive Care Unit. Practical Medical Ethics in Intensive Care. The Electronic ICU