Critical Care Medicine

1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 1: Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - p. 2 3. Chapter 2: Airway Management in the Critically Ill Adult - p. 12 4. Chapter 3: Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow - p. 29 5. Chapter 4: Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters - p. 40 6. Chapter 5: Cardiac Pacing - p. 50 7. Chapter 6: Pericardial Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies - p. 72 8. Chapter 7: Percutaneous Assist Devices - p. 80 9. Chapter 8: Echocardiography - p. 101 10. Chapter 9: General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation - p. 129 11. Chapter 10: Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease - p. 144 12. Chapter 11: Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. 158 13. Chapter 12: Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients - p. 170 14. Chapter 13: Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring - p. 181 15. Chapter 14: Bedside Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 193 16. Chapter 15: Chest Tube Thoracostomy - p. 201 17. Chapter 16: Multimodality Intracranial Monitoring - p. 212 18. Chapter 17: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - p. 218 19. Chapter 18: Bedside Ultrasonography in the Critically Ill Patient - p. 226 20. Chapter 19: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy - p. 239 21. Chapter 20: Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers - p. 251 22. Chapter 21: The Effect of Critical Illness on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics - p. 267 23. Part 2: Critical Care Cardiovascular Disease - p. 287 24. Introduction - p. 287 25. Chapter 22: Shock: Classification, Pathophysiology, and Approach to Management - p. 288 26. Chapter 23: Cardiogenic Shock - p. 311 27. Chapter 24: Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock - p. 323 28. Chapter 25: Cardiac Tamponade - p. 346 29. Chapter 26: Hypovolemia and Traumatic Shock: Nonsurgical Management - p. 359 30. Chapter 27: Severe Heart Failure - p. 387 31. Chapter 28: Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock - p. 420 32. Chapter 29: Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction - p. 424 33. Chapter 30: Valvular Heart Disease in Critical Care - p. 470 34. Chapter 31: Cardiac Arrhythmias - p. 504 35. Chapter 32: Hypertensive Crises - p. 543 36. Chapter 33: Acute (Thoracic) Aortic Dissection - p. 551 37. Chapter 34: General Principles of Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Care - p. 560 38. Chapter 35: Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient - p. 573 39. Part 3: Critical Care Pulmonary Disease - p. 590 40. Introduction - p. 590 41. Chapter 36: Acute Respiratory Failure - p. 591 42. Chapter 37: Life-Threatening Asthma - p. 605 43. Chapter 38: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 613 44. Chapter 39: Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction - p. 624 45. Chapter 40: Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill - p. 643 46. Chapter 41: Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation - p. 663 47. Chapter 42: Acute Pulmonary Embolism - p. 670 48. Chapter 43: Pulmonary Hypertension - p. 690 49. Chapter 44: Massive Hemoptysis - p. 704 50. Chapter 45: Pneumothorax and Barotrauma - p. 717 51. Chapter 46: Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation - p. 733 52. Part 4: Critical Care Infectious Disease - p. 744 53. Introduction - p. 744 54. Chapter 47: Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 745 55. Chapter 48: Principles Governing Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 788 56. Chapter 49: Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy - p. 807 57. Chapter 50: Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host: Infectious Complications - p. 822 58. Chapter 51: Specific Infections With Critical Care Implications - p. 838 59. Part 5: Renal Disease and Metabolic Disorders in the Critically Ill - p. 865 60. Introduction - p. 865 61. Chapter 52: Acute Kidney Injury - p. 866 62. Chapter 53: Chronic Kidney Disease - p. 891 63. Chapter 54: Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities - p. 899 64. Chapter 55: Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia - p. 933 65. Chapter 56: Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient - p. 950 66. Chapter 57: Thyroid Disorders - p. 960 67. Part 6: Neurologic Disease in the Critically Ill - p. 981 68. Introduction - p. 981 69. Chapter 58: Coma - p. 982 70. Chapter 59: Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults - p. 1000 71. Chapter 60: Stroke - p. 1009 72. Chapter 61: Myasthenia Gravis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome - p. 1020 73. Chapter 62: Seizures in the Critically Ill - p. 1030 74. Chapter 63: Head Injury - p. 1043 75. Part 7: Physical and Toxic Injury in the Critically Ill Patient - p. 1073 76. Introduction - p. 1073 77. Chapter 64: Critical Care of the Severely Burned - p. 1074 78. Chapter 65: Poisonings - p. 1093 79. Chapter 66: Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and Rhabdomyolysis - p. 1111 80. Part 8: Administrative, Ethical, and Psychological Issues in the Care of the Critically Ill - p. 1126 81. Introduction - p. 1126 82. Chapter 67: Performance Improvement and Severity Scores in Critical Care - p. 1127 83. Chapter 68: Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients - p. 1138 84. Chapter 69: Delirium, Sleep, and Mental Health Disturbances in Critical Illness - p. 1144 85. Chapter 70: Intensive Care Unit Administration and Education - p. 1160 86. Part 9: Other Critical Care Disorders and Issues in the Critically Ill - p. 1167 87. Introduction - p. 1167 88. Chapter 71: Diagnosis and Management of Liver Failure in the Adult - p. 1168 89. Chapter 72: Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 1192 90. Chapter 73: Acute Pancreatitis - p. 1210 91. Chapter 74: Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders - p. 1219 92. Chapter 75: Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 1235 93. Chapter 76: Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient - p. 1250 94. Chapter 77: Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy - p. 1263 95. Chapter 78: Nutrition Support - p. 1273 96. Index - p. 1287