Evidence-based critical care

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evidence Based Critical Care....Pages 3-6
“Less Is More”: The New Paradigm in Critical Care....Pages 7-11
“Classic” Papers....Pages 13-17
Critical Care Medicine 101....Pages 19-21
House Officers Guidelines 1: Housekeeping....Pages 23-28
House Officers Guidelines 2: Procedures....Pages 29-37
Admission-Discharge Criteria....Pages 39-45
Chronic Critical Illness and the Long Term Sequela of Critical Care....Pages 47-56
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Resuscitation....Pages 57-87
Assessment of Cardiac Function and Cardiac Output....Pages 89-97
Peri-operative Fluid Optimization....Pages 99-106
Sepsis....Pages 107-148
The Stress Response, Stress Hyperglycemia and Stress Hyperlactemia....Pages 149-168
Understanding the Vital Signs: BP, HR, RR, TEMP, SaO 2 … and SV....Pages 169-196
Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium....Pages 197-212
Hospital Acquired Infections and Their Prevention....Pages 213-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
The Bacterial Pneumonias: A New Treatment Paradigm....Pages 261-274
Fever....Pages 275-290
Mechanical Ventilation 101....Pages 291-310
Non-invasive Ventilation....Pages 311-317
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Liberation (Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation)....Pages 319-328
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis....Pages 329-347
ARDS....Pages 349-371
COPD Exacerbation....Pages 373-379
Acute Severe Asthma....Pages 381-389
Pleural Effusions and Atelectasis....Pages 391-397
Venous Thromboembolic Disease: DVT and PE....Pages 399-425
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Hypertensive Crises....Pages 429-443
Acute Decompensated Cardiac Failure....Pages 445-470
Acute Coronary Syndromes....Pages 471-479
Arrhythmias....Pages 481-490
Front Matter....Pages 491-491
Nutrition in the ICU: It’s Whey Cool....Pages 493-512
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis....Pages 513-521
Acute and Chronic Liver Disease....Pages 523-550
GI Bleeding....Pages 551-563
Pancreatitis....Pages 565-573
Diarrhea & Constipation....Pages 575-581
Front Matter....Pages 583-583
Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products....Pages 585-619
Adrenal Insufficiency....Pages 621-634
Electrolyte Disturbances....Pages 635-652
Front Matter....Pages 583-583
Acute Kidney Injury....Pages 653-668
Acute Ischemic Stroke....Pages 669-683
Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 685-715
Seizures & Status Epilepticus....Pages 717-729
Toxicology....Pages 731-750
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome....Pages 751-757
Pregnancy Related Disorders....Pages 759-772
The Geriatric ICU Patient....Pages 773-785
Obesity in the ICU....Pages 787-795
Radiology....Pages 797-804
End-of-Life Issues....Pages 805-810
Words of Wisdom....Pages 811-812
Back Matter....Pages 813-835