Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Airway Management....Pages 3-22
Oxygenation Without Intubation....Pages 23-31
Blood Gas Sampling....Pages 32-43
Hemodynamic Monitoring....Pages 44-69
Drainage Tube Management....Pages 70-80
Implantable Devices for Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation....Pages 81-102
Enteral Feeding Tubes....Pages 103-114
Common Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit: Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Pericardiocentesis....Pages 115-127
Noninvasive Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 128-147
Endoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 148-158
Radiologic Imaging in the Critically Ill Patient....Pages 159-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Neurologic Illness and Critical Care....Pages 183-199
Respiratory Failure....Pages 200-221
Heart Failure....Pages 222-240
Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 241-266
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage....Pages 267-278
Hepatic Failure....Pages 279-285
Pathophysiology of the Sepsis Syndromes....Pages 286-299
Acute Renal Failure....Pages 300-315
Bleeding Diathesis....Pages 316-338
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Support in Intensive Care Unit Patients....Pages 339-354
Oxygen Content, Delivery, and Uptake....Pages 355-368
Circulatory Shock....Pages 369-380
Neuromyopathies in the Critically Ill....Pages 381-405
Disorders of Thermoregulation....Pages 406-418
Infections in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 419-443
Critical Care Endocrinology....Pages 444-460
Evaluation and Management of Toxicologic Emergencies....Pages 461-484
Metabolic Disturbances of Acid—Base and Electrolytes....Pages 485-506
Special Problems in the Critically Ill Trauma Patient....Pages 507-518
Ethics in Critical Care....Pages 519-534
Psychologic Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit Patient....Pages 535-544
Host Defenses....Pages 545-555
Front Matter....Pages 557-557
Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 559-593
Noninvasive Ventilation....Pages 594-614
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 615-626
Mechanical Hemodynamic Support....Pages 627-650
Pharmacologic Hemodynamic Support of Shock States....Pages 651-673
Antiarrhythmic Drug Management....Pages 674-692
Dialysis....Pages 693-706
Front Matter....Pages 557-557
Use of Blood Products....Pages 707-720
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 721-737
Antimicrobials....Pages 738-756
Use of Analgesics and Sedatives in Critical Care....Pages 757-769
Prophylactic Regimens in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 770-783
Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 784-796
Hypertensive Crisis....Pages 797-807
Back Matter....Pages 809-852