Textbook of Critical Care

Chapter Title 1 Sudden Deterioration of Neurological Status 2 Agitation/Delirium 3 Management of Acute Pain 4 Fever and Hypothermia 5 Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure 6 Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure 7 Tachycardia and Bradycardia 8 Arterial Hypoxemia 9 Acute Respiratory Failure 10 Polyuria 11 Oliguria 12 Disturbances of Acid-base Balance 13 Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia 14 Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia 15 Hyperphosphatemia and Hypophosphatemia 16 Hypomagnesemia 17 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 18 Hypoglycemia 19 Anemia 20 Thrombocytopenia 21 Coagulopathy 22 Jaundice 23 The Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding 24 Ileus 25 Diarrhea 26 Rashes 27 Chest Pain 28 Biochemical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Acute Myocardial Injury 29 Biochemical, Cellular, and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death and Secondary Brain Injury in Critical Care 30 Critical Neuropathophysiology 31 Advanced Bedside Neuromonitoring 32 Coma 33 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 34 Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke 35 Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 36 Seizures in the Critically Ill 37 Neuromuscular Disorders in the ICU 38 Traumatic Brain Injury 39 Spinal Cord Injury 40 Neuroimaging 41 Intensive Care after Neurosurgery 42 Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care 43 Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function 44 Principles of Gas Exchange 45 Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation 46 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICS AND RESPIRATORY MUSCLE FUNCTION 47 Heart-Lung Interaction 48 Assist - Control Mechanical Ventilation 49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction 49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction 50 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation 51 Noninvasive Ventilation 52 High Frequency Ventilation 53 Extracorporeal Life Support 54 Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy 55 Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy 56 Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care 57 Imaging of the Chest 58 Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 59 Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia 60 Severe Asthma Exacerbation 61 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 62 Pulmonary Embolism 63 Other Embolic Syndromes (Air, Fat, Amniotic Fluid) 64 Pulmonary Hypertension 65 Pleural Disease and Pneumothorax 66 Community Acquired Pneumonia 67 Nosocomial Pneumonia 68 Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient 69 Lung Transplantation 70 Burns and Inhalation Injury 71 Drowning 72 Acute Parenchymal Disease in Infants and Children 73 Pulmonary Edema 74 Hemodynamic Monitoring 75 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis 76 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Management and Complications 77 Invasive Cardiac Procedures 78 Supraventricular Arrhythmias 79 Ventricular Arrhythmias 80 Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers 81 Sudden Cardiac Death ' Implantable Defibrillators 82 Severe Heart Failure 83 Myocarditis and Acute Myopathies 84 Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease in Children 85 Pericardial Diseases 86 Emergent Valvular Disorders 87 Infectious Endocarditis 88 Hypertensive Urgencies and Crisis 89 Cardiac Surgery: Indications and Complications 90 Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States 91 Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock 92 Inotropic Therapy 93 Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock 94 Critical Care Nutrition 95 Nutritional Issues in Children 96 Portal hypertension 97 Ascites 98 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 99 Hepatorenal Syndrome 100 Hepatopulmonary Syndrome 101 Hepatic Encephalopathy 102 Fulminant Hepatic Failure 103 Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis 104 Acute Pancreatitis 105 Peritonitis and Intra-Abdominal Infection 106 Ileus and Mechanical Bowel Obstruction 107 Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie's Syndrome 108 Clinical Assessment of Renal Function 109 Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis 110 Disorders of Water Balance 111 Disorders of Plasma Potassium Concentration 112 Disorders of Calcium and Magnesium Metabolism 113 Fluid and Electrolytes in Children 114 Acute Renal Failure 115 Renal Replacement Therapy In The ICU 116 Urinary Tract Obstruction 117 Contrast Dye-induced Nephropathy 118 Glomerulonephritis and Interstitial Nephritis 119 Antimicrobials in Chemotherapy Strategy 120 Beta-lactam Drugs 121 Aminoglycosides 122 Fluoroquinolones 123 Macrolides 124 Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-positive Bacteria 125 Metronidazole and other Antibiotics for Anaerobic Infections 126 Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infection 127 Selective Digestive Decontamination 128 Vascular Catheter Related Infections 129 Pathophysiology of Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction 130 Septic Shock 131 Sepsis and Multiple Organ System Failure in Children 132 Acute Bacteremias 133 Infections of the Urogenital Tract 134 Central Nervous System Infections 135 Infections of Skin, Muscle, and Soft Tissue 136 Head and Neck Infections 137 Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient 138 Infectious Endocarditis 139 Fungal Infections 140 Influenza 141 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 142 Tuberculosis 143 MALARIA AND OTHER TROPICAL INFECTIONS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 144 Rickettsial Diseases 145 Acute Viral Syndromes 146 Clostridium difficile colitis: Prevention and management 147 Tetanus 148 Botulism 149 Dengue 150 Anemia and Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill Patients 151 Blood Component Therapies 152 Management of Leucopenia 153 Venous Thromboembolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients 154 Hematologic Malignancies in the Intensive Care Unit 155 The Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patient 156 Organ Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapy 157 Hematology and Oncology in Children 158 Cardiovascular and Endocrinological Changes Associated with the Pregnant State 159 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 160 Acute Pulmonary Complications of Pregnancy 161 Peripartum Hemorrhage 162 Trauma in the Gravid Patient 163 Hyperglycemic Comas 164 Hyperglycemia and Blood Glucose Control 165 Adrenal Insufficiency 166 Thyroid Gland Disorders 167 Diabetes Insipidus 168 Metabolic and Endocrine Crises in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 169 General principles of Pharmokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 170 Poisoning: Overview of Approaches for Evaluation and Treatment 171 Ethanol, Methanol, and Ethylene Glycol 172 Anticonvulsants 173 Calcium Channel Antagonists 174 Drug Therapy in Renal Failure 175 Tricyclic and SSRI Anti-depressants 176 Clinical Use of Immunosuppressants 177 Digitalis 178 Heavy Metals 179 Hydrocarbons 180 Lithium 181 Theophylline and other Methyl Xanthines 182 Antipsychotic Agents 183 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents 184 Opioids 185 Pesticides and Herbicides 186 Sedatives and Hypnotics 187 Toxic Inhalants 188 Cocaine 189 Methamphetamine, Ecstasy and Other Street Drugs 190 Pharmacoeconomics 191 Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Shock 192 Mediastinitis 193 Epistaxis 194 Management of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient 195 Management of Patients after Heart, Heart-lung or Lung Transplantation 196 Management of Patients after Kidney, Kidney-pancreas, or Pancreas Transplantation 197 Liver Transplantation 198 Intestinal and Multiple Organ Transplantation 199 Aortic Dissection 200 Splanchnic Ischemia 201 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome 202 Thrombolytics 203 Atheroembolization 204 Pressure Sores 205 Management of Pain, Anxiety, and Delirium 206 Burns 207 Thoracic Trauma 208 Abdominal Trauma 209 Pelvic and Major Long Bone Fractures 210 Pediatric Trauma 211 Management of the Brain Dead Organ Donor 212 Non-Heartbeating Organ Donation 213 Beyond Technology: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient 214 Conversations with Families of Critically Ill Patients 215 Resource Allocation in the Intensive Care Unit 216 Basic Ethical Principles in Critical Care 217 Ethical Controversies in Pediatric Critical Care 218 End of Life in the ICU 219 Determination of Brain Death 220 Building Teamwork to Improve Outcomes 221 The Pursuit of Performance Excellence 221 The Pursuit of Performance Excellence 222 Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction: Development and Evaluation 223 Evaluating Pediatric Critical Care 224 Key Issues in Critical Care Nursing 225 Transport Medicine 226 Mass Critical Care 227 Evidence-Based Critical Care 228 Teaching Critical Care