This best-selling volume in The Secrets Series® is back in an exciting, fullyupdated 4th Edition! You'll find all of the features you rely on the Secrets for-such as a question-and-answer format. bulleted lists. mnemonics. "Key Points” boxes. and tips from the authors. INDICE: 1. General Approach to the Critically Ill Patient 2. General Approach to Trauma victims 3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 4. Assessments of Oxygenation 5. Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis 6. Hemodynamic Monitoring 7. Fluid Therapy 8. Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients 9. Mechanical Ventilation/Non-invasive 10. Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation 11. Arterial and Central Venous Catheters 12. Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit 13. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO) 14. Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management 15. Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction 16. Chest Tubes 17. Bronchoscopy 18. Pacemakers and Defibrillators 19. Circulatory Assist Devices 20. Acute Bacterial Pneumonia 21. Asthma 22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23. Cor Pulmonale 24. Acute Respiratory Failure/ARDS and Acute Chest Syndrome/ALI 25. Hemoptysis 26. Venous Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism 27. Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease 28. Acute Myocardial Infarction 29. Dysrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias 30. Aortic Dissection 31. Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade) 32. Sepsis, Severe Sepsis Syndrome, andSeptic Shock 33. Endocarditis 34. Meningitis and Encephalitis in the Intensive Care Unit 35. Disseminated Fungal Infections 36. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria 37. Bioterrorism 38. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 39. H1N1/Influenza 40. Immunocompromised Host 41. Hypertension 42. Acute Renal Failure 43. Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis 44. Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia 45. Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia 46. Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically Ill Patient 47. Acute Pancreatitis 48. Hepatitis and Cirrhosis 49. Acute Abdomen/Peritonitis 50. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic/Hyperosmolar Syndrome 51. Management of Hyperglycemia in the Critically Ill 52. Adrenal Insufficiency in the Intensive Care Unit 53. Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit 54. Blood Products and Coagulation 55. Thrombocytopenia and Platelets 56. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 57. Oncologic Emergencies (Including Hypercalcemia) 58. Rheumatologic Disease in the Intensive Care Unit 59. Coma 60. Brain Death 61. Status Epilepticus 62. Stroke 63. Guillain-Barre Syndrome 64. Myasthenia Gravis 65. Alcohol Withdrawal 66. Burns and Frostbite 67. Pneumothorax 68.Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion 69. Cardiac Trauma 70. Liver and Heart Transplantation 71. Use of Paralytic Agents in the Intensive Care Unit 72. Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit 73. Sedation, Analgesia, and Delirium 74. Disaster Medicine 75. Allergy and Anaphylaxis 76. Hypothermia 77. Heat Stroke 78. General Toxicology and Toxidromes 79. Analgesics and Antidepressants 80.Toxic Alcohol Poisoning 81. Poisoning by Cardiovascular Drugs 82. NeurolepticMalignant Syndrome 83. Care of the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient 84. Ethics85. Palliative Care 86. Organ Donation 87. ICU Organization, Management, and Value 88. Quality Assurance and Patient Safety in the Intensive Care Unit 89. Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in ICU Patients
- ISBN: 978-0-323-08500-7
- Editorial: Mosby-Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 672
- Fecha Publicación: 05/09/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés