Care of the Critically Ill Patient

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output....Pages 3-19
The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations....Pages 21-39
Cardiopulmonary Interactions....Pages 41-58
Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange....Pages 59-67
Oxygen Transport and Consumption....Pages 69-78
Mediator Systems of Lung Injury....Pages 79-90
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance....Pages 91-99
Acid-Base Disturbances....Pages 101-116
Mechanisms of Haemostasis....Pages 117-127
Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism....Pages 129-138
Defense Strategies Against Hypoxia....Pages 139-143
Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity....Pages 145-154
Regulation of Body Temperature....Pages 155-173
The Physiology of the Newborn....Pages 175-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 189-216
The Cardiac Dysrhythmias....Pages 217-241
The Pathophysiology of Shock....Pages 243-257
Management of Shock....Pages 259-284
Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 285-295
Hypertensive Crisis....Pages 297-306
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 307-314
Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Care....Pages 315-328
Applied Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs....Pages 329-364
Congestive Heart Failure: Acute and Chronic....Pages 365-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Recovery from Anesthesia....Pages 385-405
Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation During Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 407-425
Overview of Acute Respiratory Failure and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 427-434
Pathophysiological Pathways of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 435-455
Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning....Pages 457-477
Complications of Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 479-489
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infections....Pages 491-501
Postural Effects on the Acutely Injured Lung....Pages 503-511
Front Matter....Pages 513-513
Acute Renal Failure....Pages 515-532
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders....Pages 533-560
Nutritional Failure....Pages 561-586
Optimizing Nutritional Support....Pages 587-607
Acute Hepatic Failure....Pages 609-620
Postoperative Care Following Hepatic Transplantation....Pages 621-631
Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 633-648
Stress Ulceration....Pages 649-660
Front Matter....Pages 513-513
Diarrhoea in the Critically Ill....Pages 661-669
Front Matter....Pages 671-671
Disorders of Haemostasis....Pages 673-689
The Use of Blood and Blood Products....Pages 691-703
Hazards of Blood Transfusion....Pages 705-716
Plasma Substitutes....Pages 717-724
Intensive Care for Patients with Malignant Disease....Pages 725-757
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Endocrine Emergencies....Pages 761-786
Diabetic Coma....Pages 787-793
Front Matter....Pages 795-795
Multiple Injuries....Pages 797-815
Transporting the Critically Ill....Pages 817-830
The Intensive Care of Head-Injured Patients....Pages 831-872
Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 873-881
Chest Trauma....Pages 883-891
Care of Burns....Pages 893-907
Drowning and Near-Drowning....Pages 909-918
Front Matter....Pages 919-919
Coma....Pages 921-976
Brain Stem Death....Pages 977-981
Cerebral Oedema....Pages 983-990
Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis....Pages 991-1002
Status Epilepticus and Serial Seizures....Pages 1003-1028
Front Matter....Pages 919-919
Psychiatric Problems Associated with Intensive Care....Pages 1029-1039
Front Matter....Pages 1041-1041
The Principles of Management of Acute Poisoning....Pages 1043-1055
Management of Specific Poisonings....Pages 1057-1089
Accidental Hypothermia....Pages 1091-1114
Hyperthermia....Pages 1115-1124
Front Matter....Pages 1125-1125
Nosocomial Infections....Pages 1127-1143
Antibiotic Therapy in the Critically Ill....Pages 1145-1155
Opportunistic Infection....Pages 1157-1173
Intensive Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome....Pages 1175-1183
Tetanus....Pages 1185-1192
Front Matter....Pages 1193-1193
Designing in Intensive Care....Pages 1195-1203
Bedside Catheterization....Pages 1205-1223
Techniques for Assessing Respiratory Function in the Critically Ill Patient....Pages 1225-1237
Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 1239-1254
Nuclear Imaging in Critically Ill Patients....Pages 1255-1274
Severity Scoring and Prediction of Patient Outcome....Pages 1275-1287
Front Matter....Pages 1289-1289
Monitoring the Sick Infant....Pages 1291-1307
Critical Airway Obstruction in Children....Pages 1309-1333
Mechanical Ventilation of the Critically Ill Newborn Child....Pages 1335-1346
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Newborn....Pages 1347-1358
Front Matter....Pages 1289-1289
Acute Renal Failure in Infancy and Childhood....Pages 1359-1369
Care Following Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 1371-1398
Treatment of Severe Head Injury in Children....Pages 1399-1413
Nutritional Problems....Pages 1415-1436
Back Matter....Pages 1437-1467