Critical Care Secrets

1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside front cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Preface - p. iii 9. List of Illustrations - p. iii 10. List of Tables - p. iii 11. Chapter 1: Top secrets - p. iii 12. I: General Intensive Care Unit Care - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Glycemic control in the intensive care unit - p. iii 14. Chapter 3: Early mobility - p. 11 15. Chapter 4: Sedation, analgesia, delirium - p. 16 16. Chapter 5: Pain management in the intensive care unit - p. 26 17. Chapter 6: Ethics and palliative care - p. 33 18. Chapter 7: Fluid therapy - p. 41 19. Chapter 8: Nutrition in critically ill patients - p. 43 20. Chapter 9: Mechanical ventilation - p. 50 21. Chapter 10: Noninvasive respiratory support - p. 57 22. Chapter 11: Weaning from mechanical ventilation, and extubation - p. 64 23. Chapter 12: Quality assurance and patient safety in the intensive care unit - p. 69 24. II: Monitoring - p. 74 25. Chapter 13: Pulse oximetry, capnography, and blood gas analysis - p. 74 26. Chapter 14: Hemodynamic monitoring - p. 82 27. Chapter 15: Neuromonitoring - p. 90 28. III: Procedures - p. 94 29. Chapter 16: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 94 30. Chapter 17: Arterial and central venous catheters - p. 102 31. Chapter 18: Critical care ultrasound - p. 105 32. Chapter 19: Ventricular assist device - p. 112 33. Chapter 20: Percutaneous assist devices - p. 118 34. Chapter 21: Intra-aortic balloon pump - p. 124 35. Chapter 22: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - p. 128 36. Chapter 23: Tracheal intubation and airway management - p. 134 37. Chapter 24: Tracheostomy and upper airway obstruction - p. 141 38. Chapter 25: Chest tubes and pneumothorax - p. 145 39. Chapter 26: Bronchoscopy - p. 150 40. Chapter 27: Pacemakers and defibrillators - p. 155 41. IV: Pulmonary - p. 162 42. Chapter 28: Acute pneumonia - p. 162 43. Chapter 29: Asthma - p. 174 44. Chapter 30: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 181 45. Chapter 31: Acute respiratory failure/acute respiratory distress syndrome - p. 187 46. Chapter 32: Hemoptysis - p. 191 47. Chapter 33: Venous thromboembolism and fat embolism - p. 197 48. V: Cardiology - p. 203 49. Chapter 34: Heart failure and valvular heart disease - p. 203 50. Chapter 35: Acute myocardial infarction - p. 212 51. Chapter 36: Cardiac arrhythmia - p. 216 52. Chapter 37: Aortic dissection - p. 225 53. Chapter 38: Pericardial disease (pericardial tamponade and pericarditis) - p. 230 54. VI: Infectious Disease - p. 234 55. Chapter 39: Sepsis and septic shock - p. 234 56. Chapter 40: Endocarditis - p. 241 57. Chapter 41: Meningitis and encephalitis in the intensive care unit - p. 248 58. Chapter 42: Disseminated fungal infections - p. 255 59. Chapter 43: Multidrug-resistant bacteria - p. 260 60. Chapter 44: Skin and soft tissue infections - p. 268 61. Chapter 45: H1n1/influenza - p. 276 62. Chapter 46: Immunocompromised host - p. 281 63. VII: Renal Disease - p. 294 64. Chapter 47: Hypertensive crises - p. 294 65. Chapter 48: Acute kidney injury - p. 301 66. Chapter 49: Renal replacement therapy and rhabdomyolysis - p. 306 67. Chapter 50: Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia - p. 314 68. Chapter 51: Hyponatremia and hypernatremia - p. 320 69. VIII: Gastroenterology - p. 325 70. Chapter 52: Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the critically ill patient - p. 325 71. Chapter 53: Acute pancreatitis - p. 336 72. Chapter 54: Hepatitis and cirrhosis - p. 342 73. IX: Endocrinology - p. 349 74. Chapter 55: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state - p. 349 75. Chapter 56: Adrenal insufficiency in the intensive care unit - p. 361 76. Chapter 57: Thyroid disease in the intensive care unit - p. 364 77. X: Hematology/Oncology - p. 370 78. Chapter 58: Blood products and coagulation - p. 370 79. Chapter 59: Thrombocytopenia and platelets - p. 379 80. Chapter 60: Disseminated intravascular coagulation - p. 385 81. XI: Neurology - p. 390 82. Chapter 61: Coma - p. 390 83. Chapter 62: Brain death - p. 398 84. Chapter 63: Status epilepticus - p. 406 85. Chapter 64: Stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage - p. 409 86. Chapter 65: Guillain-barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis - p. 415 87. Chapter 66: Alcohol withdrawal - p. 420 88. XII: Surgery and Trauma - p. 424 89. Chapter 67: Burns and frostbite - p. 424 90. Chapter 68: Thoracic trauma (flail chest, and pulmonary and myocardial contusion) - p. 432 91. Chapter 69: Acute abdomen and peritonitis - p. 439 92. Chapter 70: Organ donation - p. 445 93. XIII: Emergency Medicine - p. 452 94. Chapter 71: Disaster medicine, bioterrorism and ebola - p. 452 95. Chapter 72: Allergy and anaphylaxis - p. 464 96. Chapter 73: Hypothermia - p. 470 97. Chapter 74: Heat stroke - p. 477 98. XIV: Toxicology - p. 481 99. Chapter 75: General approach to poisonings - p. 481 100. Chapter 76: Analgesics and antidepressants - p. 490 101. Chapter 77: Toxic alcohol poisoning - p. 498 102. Chapter 78: Cardiovascular medications - p. 503 103. Chapter 79: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - p. 509 104. XV: Unique Patient Populations - p. 515 105. Chapter 80: Care of the critically ill pregnant patient - p. 515 106. Chapter 81: Care of the obese patient - p. 523 107. Chapter 82: Oncologic emergencies - p. 532 108. Chapter 83: Post-intensive care syndrome and chronic critical illness - p. 536 109. Chapter 84: Intensive care unit survivors - p. 540 110. XVI: Emerging Therapies - p. 544 111. Chapter 85: Sepsis: Emerging therapies - p. 544 112. Index - p. 549