Critical care medicine : the essentials /

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Author / Creator:Marini, John J.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.
Description:viii, 664 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5842422
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Other authors / contributors:Wheeler, Arthur P.
ISBN:0781739160
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Section I. Techniques and Methods in Critical Care
  • 1. Hemodynamics
  • 2. Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • 3. Support of the Failing Circulation
  • 4. Arrhythmias, Pacing, and Cardioversion
  • 5. Respiratory Monitoring
  • 6. Airway Intubation
  • 7. Indications and Options for Mechanical Ventilation
  • 8. Practical Problems and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
  • 9. Positive End-Expiratory and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • 10. Weaning and Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
  • 11. Intensive Care Unit Imaging
  • 12. Acid-Base Disorders
  • 13. Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
  • 14. Transfusion and Blood Component Therapy
  • 15. Medication Administration
  • 16. Nutritional Assessment and Support
  • 17. Analgesia, Sedation, and Therapeutic Paralysis
  • 18. General Supportive Care
  • 19. ICU Utilization and Cost Control
  • Section II. Medical Crises
  • 20. Cardiopulmonary Arrest
  • 21. Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • 22. Hypertensive Emergencies
  • 23. Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
  • 24. Oxygenation Failure, ARDS, and Acute Lung Injury
  • 25. Ventilatory Failure
  • 26. Common ICU Infections
  • 27. Severe Sepsis
  • 28. Thermal Disorders
  • 29. Acute Renal Failure and Dialysis
  • 30. Clotting and Bleeding Disorders and Anticoagulation Therapy
  • 31. Hepatic Failure
  • 32. Endocrine Emergencies
  • 33. Drug Overdose and Poisoning
  • Section III. Surgical Crises
  • 34. Coma, Stroke, Seizures, and Brain Death
  • 35. Head and Spine Trauma
  • 36. Thoracic Trauma
  • 37. Acute Abdomen
  • 38. Pancreatitis
  • 39. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • 40. Burns and Inhalational Injury
  • Appendix
  • Index