Care of the Critically Ill Patient

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output....Pages 3-18
The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations....Pages 19-36
Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange....Pages 37-51
Oxygen Transport and Consumption....Pages 53-74
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance....Pages 75-83
Acid-Base Balance....Pages 85-97
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism....Pages 99-109
Regulation of Body Temperature in Man....Pages 111-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)....Pages 127-145
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Treatment....Pages 147-161
The Pathophysiology of Shock....Pages 163-187
The Management of Shock....Pages 189-222
The Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 223-235
Hypertensive Crises....Pages 237-245
The Management of Unstable Angina Pectoris....Pages 247-259
Cardiovascular Pharmacology....Pages 261-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 311-340
Pathophysiologic Pathways of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 341-358
Severe Asthma....Pages 359-369
Intermittent and Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation....Pages 371-386
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Equipment for Respiratory Therapy....Pages 387-403
Respiratory Physiotherapy....Pages 405-418
Respiratory Pharmacology....Pages 419-429
Front Matter....Pages 431-431
Acute Renal Failure....Pages 433-455
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders....Pages 457-481
Nutritional Failure....Pages 483-502
Acute Liver Failure and Encephalopathy....Pages 503-513
Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 515-524
Acute Gastro-intestinal Lesions and Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia....Pages 525-535
Front Matter....Pages 537-537
Disorders of Haemostasis....Pages 539-555
Blood and Blood Products....Pages 557-567
Plasma Substitutes....Pages 569-575
Front Matter....Pages 577-577
Diabetic Coma....Pages 579-592
Endocrine Emergencies....Pages 593-608
Front Matter....Pages 609-609
Multiple Injuries....Pages 611-628
Head Injuries....Pages 629-651
Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries....Pages 653-661
Care of Burns....Pages 663-677
Electrical Injury....Pages 679-695
Drowning and Near-Drowning....Pages 697-706
Front Matter....Pages 609-609
Snakebites....Pages 707-716
Front Matter....Pages 717-717
Coma....Pages 719-740
Cerebral Oedema....Pages 741-749
Brain Resuscitation....Pages 751-763
Brain Death or Coma Dépassé....Pages 765-771
Status Epilepticus....Pages 773-785
Psychiatric Aspects of Intensive Care....Pages 787-797
Front Matter....Pages 799-799
The Principles of Management of Acute Poisoning....Pages 801-810
Management of Specific Poisonings....Pages 811-839
Accidental Hypothermia....Pages 841-864
Hyperthermia....Pages 865-870
Front Matter....Pages 871-871
Hospital-Acquired Infections....Pages 873-884
Management of Sepsis....Pages 885-897
Opportunistic Lung Infections in the Compromised Host....Pages 899-909
Tetanus....Pages 911-919
Front Matter....Pages 921-921
Monitoring Equipment and Unit Design....Pages 923-932
Techniques for Investigating Cardiovascular Function....Pages 933-944
Techniques for Assessing Respiratory Function....Pages 945-955
Assessment of Renal Function....Pages 957-962
Radiology....Pages 963-983
Front Matter....Pages 921-921
Nuclear Imaging....Pages 985-1004
Blood Gas Analysis....Pages 1005-1010
Front Matter....Pages 1011-1011
Temperature Regulation in Sick Infants....Pages 1013-1029
Monitoring the Sick Infant....Pages 1031-1040
Principles of Neonatal Intensive Care....Pages 1041-1056
The Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 1057-1075
Acute Renal Failure in Infancy and Childhood....Pages 1077-1086
Nutritional Problems....Pages 1087-1103
Back Matter....Pages 1105-1133