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CRITICAL CARE SECRETS
Critical Care Secrets
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Fourth Edition

By
Polly Parsons, MD, Professor Department of Medicine; Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Unit, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT
Jeanine Wiener-Kronish, MD, Henry Isaiah Dorr Professor of Research and Teaching in Anaesthetics and Anaesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care; Anesthetist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

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This best-selling volume in The Secrets Series is back in an exciting, fully updated 4th Edition! You'll find all of the features you rely on the Secrets for?such as a question-and-answer format bulleted lists mnemonics "Key Points" boxes and tips from the authors.

Contents


I. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT


General Approach to the Critically Ill Patient
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Pulse Oximetry and Capnography
Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases
Fluid Therapy
Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients
Noninvasive Ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation
Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation




II. PROCEDURES


Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management
Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction
Chest Tubes
Bronchoscopy
Pacemakers and Defibrillators
Circulatory Assist Devices




III. PULMONARY MEDICINE


Acute Pneumonia
Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cor Pulmonale
Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Aspiration
Hemoptysis
Venous Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism




IV. CARDIOLOGY


Chest Pain
Acute Myocardial Infarction and Pressors
Dysrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias
Aortic Dissection
Valvular Heart Disease
Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade)




V. INFECTIOUS DISEASE


Sepsis, Severe Sepsis Syndrome, and Septic Shock
Endocarditis
Meningitis
Disseminated Fungal Infections
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Catheter-related Infections and Associated Bacteremia
Bioterrorism
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections




VI. RENAL DISEASE


Hypertension
Acute Renal Failure
Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis
Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia




VII. GASTROENTEROLOGY


Upper & Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically Ill Patient
Acute Pancreatitis
Hepatitis and Cirrhosis
Peritonitis and Lavage




VIII. ENDOCRINOLOGY


Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
Adrenal Insufficiency in the Intensive Care Unit
Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit




IX. HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY


Blood Products and Coagulation
Thrombocytopenia and Platelets
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Sickle Cell Disease
Oncologic Emergencies (including Hypercalcemia)




X. RHEUMATOLOGY


Rheumatologic Diseases in the ICU




XI. NEUROLOGY


Coma
Brain Death
Status Epilepticus
Stroke and Cerebral Aneurysms
Landry-Guillain-Barr Syndrome
Myasthenia Gravis
Alcohol Withdrawal
Head Trauma




XII. SURGERY AND TRAUMA


Burns
The Acute Abdomen
Pneumothorax
Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion
Myocardial Contusion




XIII. PERIOPERATIVE CARE


Liver and Heart Transplantation




XIV. SEDATION and PAIN MANAGEMENT


Use of Paralytic Agents in the Intensive Care Unit
Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit
Sedation, Analgesia, and Delirium




XV. EMERGENCY MEDICINE


Tetanus
Anaphylaxis
Hypothermia
Heat Stroke




XVI. TOXICOLOGY


General Approach to Poisonings
Aspirin Intoxication
Acetaminophen Overdose




XVII. OBSTETRICS


Care of the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient




XVIII. PSYCHIATRY


Delirium
Anxiety and Agitation in the ICU
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome




XIX. ETHICS


Ethics
Withdrawal of Treatment




XX. ADMINISTRATION


ICU Administration
Quality Assurance in the ICU
Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in ICU Patients
Evidence-based Critical Care



Bibliographic details
Paperback, 550 pages, publication date: JUL-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3206-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3206-1
Imprint: MOSBY


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