Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review

Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Airway Management....Pages 3-26
Oxygenation Without Intubation....Pages 27-37
Blood Gas Sampling....Pages 38-50
Hemodynamic Monitoring....Pages 51-78
Drainage Tube Management....Pages 79-89
Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation....Pages 90-115
Enteral Feeding Tubes....Pages 116-129
Common Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit: Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Pericardiocentesis....Pages 130-143
Noninvasive Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 144-167
Endoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 168-180
Radiologic Imaging in the Critically Ill Patient....Pages 181-207
Critical Care Research and Regulatory Compliance....Pages 208-224
Nursing Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting: The Role of the Nurse in the ICU....Pages 225-238
Transport of Critically Ill Patients....Pages 239-255
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Respiratory Failure....Pages 259-281
Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)....Pages 282-304
Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism....Pages 305-319
Heart Failure....Pages 320-340
Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 341-374
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage....Pages 375-386
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Acute Liver Failure....Pages 387-399
Acute Renal Injury....Pages 400-418
Sepsis Syndromes....Pages 419-444
Bleeding Diathesis....Pages 445-469
Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Therapy in Intensive Care Unit Patients....Pages 470-490
Oxygen Content, Delivery, and Uptake....Pages 491-506
Circulatory Shock....Pages 507-523
Critical Care Neurology....Pages 524-540
Neuromyopathies in the Critically Ill....Pages 541-570
Neurosurgical Emergencies....Pages 571-600
Disorders of Thermoregulation....Pages 601-615
Infections in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 616-637
Critical Care Endocrinology....Pages 638-661
Evaluation and Management of Toxicological Emergencies....Pages 662-690
Metabolic Disturbances of Acid–Base and Electrolytes....Pages 691-713
Special Problems in the Critically Ill Trauma Patient....Pages 714-727
Ethics in Critical Care....Pages 728-744
Psychological Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit Patient....Pages 745-756
Host Defenses....Pages 757-768
Burn Critical Care....Pages 769-782
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
ICU Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient....Pages 783-803
Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient....Pages 804-817
Obstetrical Care in the ICU Patient....Pages 818-830
Front Matter....Pages 831-831
Modes of Mechanical Ventilation: Part 1....Pages 833-855
Mechanical Ventilation – Part II: Monitoring of Respiratory Mechanics During Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator Strategies....Pages 856-878
Noninvasive Ventilation....Pages 879-901
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 902-917
Mechanical Hemodynamic Support....Pages 918-949
Pharmacologic Hemodynamic Therapy of Shock....Pages 950-977
Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation....Pages 978-995
Antiarrhythmic Drug Management....Pages 996-1025
Acute Coronary Syndromes....Pages 1026-1059
Hypertensive Crisis....Pages 1060-1075
Dialysis....Pages 1076-1090
Use of Blood Components....Pages 1091-1111
Antimicrobials....Pages 1112-1134
Use of Analgesics and Sedatives in Critical Care....Pages 1135-1154
Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 1155-1172
Prophylactic Regimens in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 1173-1192
Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit....Pages 1193-1207
Back Matter....Pages 1211-1267