Critical Care Medicine Review: 1000 Questions and Answers

Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Table of Contents......Page 24
I. Neurologic Disorders......Page 38
1.Brain Death and Degenerative Diseases......Page 39
2.Cerebrovascular Diseases......Page 50
3.Seizure Disorder......Page 73
4.Neuromuscular Disorders......Page 87
5.Increased Intracranial Pressure......Page 98
6.Neurotrauma......Page 115
7.Spinal Cord Injury......Page 144
8.Encephalopathy and Delirium......Page 154
9.Clinical Syndromes......Page 170
10.Inflammatory and Demyelinating......Page 187
11.Neuro Oncology......Page 200
12.Analgesia, Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade......Page 209
13.Neuro Monitoring and Diagnostic Modalities......Page 221
14.Management Strategies......Page 239
II. Cardiovascular Disorders......Page 259
15.Acute Coronary Syndrome......Page 260
16.Arrhythmias and Pacemaker......Page 286
17.Heart Failure......Page 307
18.Vascular Disorders......Page 318
19.Valvular Heart Disease......Page 337
20.Pericardial Diseases......Page 360
21.Myocardial Disease......Page 378
22.Congenital Heart Disease in Adults......Page 392
23.Shock States......Page 402
24.Mechanical Circulatory Support and the Transplanted Heart......Page 421
25.Calculated Cardiovascular Parameters......Page 435
26.Life Support and Resuscitation......Page 446
27.Imaging and Diagnostic Modalities......Page 460
28.Imaging (Ultrasound)......Page 477
29.Management Strategies (Coagulation, Vasoactive Medications)......Page 498
III. Pulmonary Disorders......Page 512
30.Respiratory Failure......Page 513
31.Hypoxemia and Oxygen Delivery......Page 534
32.Mechanical Ventilation......Page 555
33.Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome......Page 576
34.Other Parenchymal Disease and Pulmonary Edema......Page 593
35.Airway Diseases......Page 610
36.Diseases of the Chest Wall......Page 630
37.Thromboembolic Disease and Hemoptysis......Page 643
38.Pleural Disorders......Page 655
39.Sleep Apnea......Page 662
40.Pulmonary Infections......Page 672
41.Neoplasm......Page 690
42.Lung Transplantation, Complications, and VV ECMO......Page 707
43.Respiratory Diagnostic Modalities and Monitoring......Page 724
IV. Renal, Electrolyte and Acid Base Disorders......Page 752
44.Acute Renal Failure......Page 753
45.Oliguria and Polyuria......Page 770
46.Renal Replacement Therapy......Page 782
47.Drug Dosing in Renal Failure......Page 796
48.Renal Transplantation......Page 809
49.Diagnosis and Monitoring in Renal Failure......Page 817
50.Sodium......Page 833
51.Potassium......Page 852
52.Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium......Page 862
53.Acid Base Disorders......Page 875
V. Endocrine Disorders......Page 903
54.Diabetes Mellitus......Page 904
55.Thyroid......Page 918
56.Parathyroid and Calcium......Page 929
57.Pitutary......Page 938
58.Endocrine Tumors......Page 952
59.Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System......Page 961
60.Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis......Page 971
61.Management During Critical Illness......Page 986
VI. Infections and Immunologic Disease......Page 1003
62.Systemic Infections......Page 1004
63.CNS Infections......Page 1021
64.Head and Neck, Upper Airway Infections......Page 1044
65.Cardiovascular Infections......Page 1054
66.Gastrointestinal and Intra-abdominal Infections......Page 1063
67.Genitourinary Infection......Page 1084
68.Soft-Tissue, Bone, Joint Infections......Page 1093
69.Antimicrobial Therapy and Resistance......Page 1102
70.Immune Suppression: Congenital, Acquired, Drugs......Page 1118
71.Infections in the Immunocompromised Host......Page 1136
72.Immunological Effects of Infections......Page 1160
73.Bioterrorism......Page 1173
74.Hospital Infection Control, Hospital Acquired Infections......Page 1182
75.Immunological Diseases......Page 1197
VII. Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders......Page 1213
76.RBC Disorders......Page 1214
77.White Blood Cell Disorders......Page 1229
78.Platelet Disorders......Page 1244
79.Coagulopathies......Page 1255
80.Hypercoagulable States......Page 1270
81.Transfusion Medicine......Page 1280
82.Solid Tumors......Page 1290
83.Oncological Syndromes......Page 1300
84.Hemopoietic Cell Transplantation......Page 1311
85.Complications of Immunosuppressive Drugs and Chemotherapy......Page 1323
VIII. Gastrointestinal, Nutrition and Genitourinary Disorders......Page 1332
86.Esophagus......Page 1333
87.Stomach......Page 1343
88.Small Intestine......Page 1352
89.Large Intestine......Page 1363
90.Liver......Page 1375
91.Gallbladder and Biliary Tract......Page 1389
92.Pancreas......Page 1398
93.Genitourinary......Page 1413
94.Diagnostic and Management Modalities......Page 1422
95.Nutrition in Critical Illness......Page 1438
IX. Surgery, Trauma, and Transplantation......Page 1448
96.Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery......Page 1449
97.Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Surgery......Page 1480
98.Skin, Soft Tissue, and Extremities......Page 1496
99.Polytrauma......Page 1512
100.Hemorrhage and Resuscitation......Page 1538
101.Environmental Injury......Page 1555
102.Burns......Page 1571
103.Disaster Management......Page 1587
104.Transplantation......Page 1606
X. Pharmacology and Toxicology......Page 1622
105.Basic Pharmacologic Principles......Page 1623
106.Adverse Effects of Drugs......Page 1638
107.Toxins and Poisoning......Page 1652
108.Drug Overdoses......Page 1679
109.Metabolism and Drug Interactions......Page 1691
110.Toxicology and Drugs of Addiction......Page 1708
111.Psychoactive Medications......Page 1727
XI. Research, Administration, and Ethics......Page 1736
112.Research and Biostatistics......Page 1737
113.Administration......Page 1754
114.Teaching......Page 1778
115.Psychosocial Issue Among Providers......Page 1785
116.Ethical Considerations......Page 1791
117.Patient Confidentiality, Healthcare Policy......Page 1801
118.Palliative Care and End of Life......Page 1811
119.Organ Donation......Page 1828
XII. Miscellaneous......Page 1836
120.Procedures......Page 1837
121.Pregnancy......Page 1860
122.Dermatological Disorders......Page 1873
123.Thermoregulatory Disorders......Page 1891
Appendix: Grab Bag......Page 1902
Index......Page 2027