The Essentials
Third Edition
by John J. Marini
Critical Care Medicine is a concise and practical handbook that explores the fundamentals of medical and surgical critical care.
Features:
- Comprehensive content addresses all vital areas of critical care - basic monitoring, nutritional support and analgesia, and interventions for specific medical and surgical crises - in a framework designed to maximize your problem-solving skills and to help you make effective clinical choices at the bedside.
- Abundant schematics and flow charts promote conceptual understanding and encourage clinically sound decision-making.
- Expert authorship by two internationally recognized and award-winning experts assures you of only the most current, accurate information.
- Clear, consistent writing style makes critical material easy to find and absorb.
- Broad-based applicability addresses the challenges and approaches of a wide range of caregivers.
Contents
Section I: Techniques and Methods in Critical Care
- Hemodynamics
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Support of the Failing Circulation
- Arrhythmias, Pacing, and Cardioversion
- Respiratory Monitoring
- Airway Intubation
- Indications and Options for Mechanical Ventilation
- Practical Problems and Complications of Mechanical Ventilation
- Positive End-Expiratory and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Weaning and Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
- Intensive Care Unit Imaging
- Acid-Base Disorders
- Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
- Transfusion and Blood Component Therapy
- Medication Administration
- Nutritional Assessment and Support
- Analgesia, Sedation, and Therapeutic Paralysis
- General Supportive Care
- ICU Utilization and Cost Control
Section II: Medical Crises
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Hypertensive Emergencies
- Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- Oxygenation Failure, ARDS, and Acute Lung Injury
- Ventilatory Failure
- Common ICU Infections
- Severe Sepsis
- Thermal Disorders
- Acute Renal Failure and Dialysis
- Clotting and Bleeding Disorders and Anticoagulation Therapy
- Hepatic Failure
- Endocrine Emergencies
- Drug Overdose and Poisoning
Section III: Surgical Crises
- Coma, Stroke, Seizures, and Brain Death
- Head and Spine Trauma
- Thoracic Trauma
- Acute Abdomen
- Pancreatitis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Burns and Inhalation Injury
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