Critical Care

by Civetta, Joseph M.; Taylor, Robert W.; Kirby, Robert R.

• ISBN13: 9780397511358
• ISBN10: 0397511353
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Table of Contents

Pathway to the Present: A Personal View of Critical Care	p. 5
Setting Objectives: Perspectives for Care	p. 13
Joining the Team	p. 25
Fellowship Responsibilities	p. 31
Physician Interrelationships	p. 37
Clinical Decision-Making	p. 43
Life and Death in the ICU: Ethical Considerations	p. 59
Informed Consent and Refusal	p. 71
Understanding Reactions of Patient and Family	p. 77
Allocating Nursing Care	p. 83
Preservation of Cerebral Function During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	p. 103
Outcome of Resuscitation	p. 113
Termination of Resuscitation	p. 123
Clean and Aseptic Technique at the Bedside	p. 129
Vascular Cannulation	p. 149
Temporary Cardiac Pacemakers	p. 171
Important Intensive Care Unit Procedures	p. 187
Pain Control	p. 219
Clinical Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit	p. 233
System Concepts for Invasive Pressure Monitoring	p. 247
Hemodynamic Monitoring: Arterial and Pulmonary Artery Catheters	p. 255
Invasive Cardiac Output Measurement Technology	p. 271
Application of Venous Saturation Monitoring	p. 283
Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Function	p. 291
Bedside Use of Arterial and Venous Oximetry	p. 313
Blood Gas Analysis	p. 325
Acid-Base Chemistry and Physiology	p. 343
Neurologic Monitoring	p. 353
Conventional Radiographic Imaging: What to Look For	p. 365
Newer Imaging Technologies	p. 383
Sepsis, Sepsis Syndrome, and Septic Shock	p. 401
Shock	p. 407
Transfusion Therapy	p. 427
Hyperosmolar States	p. 447
Fluids and Electrolytes in the Critically Ill	p. 457
Electrolyte Disorders	p. 481
Pharmacologic Principles	p. 509
Metabolic Response to Injury and Critical Illness	p. 527
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition	p. 541
Preoperative Pulmonary Function Testing	p. 565
Preoperative Evaluation of High-Risk Surgical Patients	p. 571
Anesthesia: Physiology and Postanesthesia Problems	p. 581
Postoperative Respiratory Dysfunction	p. 601
Secondary Triage of the Trauma Patient	p. 611
Evaluation of Bleeding in the Surgical Patient	p. 627
Abdominal Trauma: Diagnostic Steps and Postoperative Considerations	p. 641
Evaluating the Acute Abdomen in an ICU Patient	p. 659
The Complicated Postoperative Abdomen	p. 669
Thoracic Surgery	p. 683
Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient	p. 693
Vascular Surgery and Trauma	p. 707
Neurologic Injury: Prevention and Initial Care	p. 725
Multiple Fractures	p. 747
Urologic Surgery and Trauma	p. 759
Pregnancy: Trauma and the Acute Abdomen	p. 769
The Gynecologic Patient	p. 777
Burn Injury	p. 781
Bacterial Infectious Disease Considerations in the Surgical Patient	p. 789
Organ Transplantation: An Overview of Problems and Concerns	p. 803
The Renal Allograft Recipient	p. 815
Heart and Lung Transplantation	p. 823
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation	p. 829
Bone Marrow Transplantation	p. 837
Pregnancy: Essential Physiologic Concerns	p. 843
Cardiac Disease in the Obstetric Patient	p. 851
Hemorrhagic Disorders of the Obstetric Patient	p. 861
Hypertensive Disorders: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia	p. 869
Pulmonary Abnormalities	p. 881
Fetal Monitoring Concerns	p. 889
Temperature-Related Injuries	p. 899
Poisoning and Toxic Exposure	p. 909
Substance Abuse and Withdrawal: Alcohol, Cocaine, and Opioids	p. 927
Envenomation	p. 937
Electrical Injuries	p. 947
An Approach to Use of Antimicrobial Agents	p. 955
The Prevalence and Importance of Nosocomial Infections	p. 971
An Approach to the Febrile ICU Patient	p. 983
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host	p. 995
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the Intensive Care Setting	p. 1007
Bacterial Infections	p. 1029
Fungal and Viral Infections	p. 1055
Unusual Infections	p. 1071
Cardiovascular Physiology: Essential Concerns	p. 1083
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Contemporary Management Strategies	p. 1105
Cardiogenic Shock	p. 1129
Heart Failure	p. 1143
Valvular Heart Disease	p. 1173
Cardiac Dysrhythmias	p. 1185
Infective Endocarditis	p. 1191
The Pericardium	p. 1201
Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies	p. 1209
Essentials of Pulmonary Physiology	p. 1221
The Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome	p. 1237
Pneumonia	p. 1249
Aspiration Syndromes	p. 1261
Drowning and Near-Drowning	p. 1273
Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis	p. 1283
Pulmonary Embolism	p. 1293
Other Embolic Syndromes	p. 1303
Acute Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 1313
Life-Threatening Bronchospasm in the Asthmatic	p. 1325
Inhalation Injury	p. 1337
Hemoptysis	p. 1345
Pleural Effusions	p. 1351
Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy	p. 1359
Oxygen Therapy	p. 1373
Airway Pressure Support	p. 1381
Mechanical Ventilation	p. 1391
Airway Management	p. 1419
Pulmonary Barotrauma	p. 1437
Physiologic Concerns During Brain Resuscitation	p. 1449
Altered Mental Status and Coma	p. 1467
Status Epilepticus	p. 1477
Cerebrovascular Disease	p. 1485
Neurologic Infections	p. 1499
Neuromuscular Disorders	p. 1513
Behavioral Disturbances in the ICU	p. 1523
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	p. 1537
Relevant Surgical Aspects of Hepatobiliary Disease	p. 1547
Admission Indications and Care Implications of Pancreatic Disease	p. 1557
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	p. 1567
Disorders of the Esophagus	p. 1573
Acute Renal Failure: Acute Azotemia in the Critically Ill	p. 1583
Chronic Renal Failure in the Critically Ill	p. 1599
Urinary Tract Infections	p. 1609
Disordered Glucose Metabolism	p. 1619
Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease	p. 1629
Adrenal Disease	p. 1639
Pheochromocytoma	p. 1647
Thyroid Disease	p. 1653
Allergy/Immunology: Essential Physiologic Concerns	p. 1667
Anaphylaxis	p. 1677
Vasculitis and Collagen Vascular Disorders	p. 1685
Coagulation: Essential Physiologic Concerns	p. 1699
Coagulation Disorders	p. 1707
Red Cell Substitutes	p. 1719
Hematologic Diseases Requiring Critical Care	p. 1727
Oncologic Emergencies	p. 1741
Preventive Care	p. 1753
Dermatologic Conditions	p. 1767
Rhabdomyolysis	p. 1785
Transport of the Critically Ill/Injured Patient	p. 1797
Extracorporeal Circulation for Respiratory or Cardiac Failure	p. 1809
Iatrogenesis	p. 1821
Hyperbaric Medicine	p. 1829
A Primer for Understanding the Medical Literature	p. 1835
Judicial Involvement in Treatment Decisions	p. 1855
Important Legal Concepts in Critical Care	p. 1865
Prediction and Definition of Outcome	p. 1873
Quality Assessment and Improvement in the ICU: Its Influence on Bedside Practice	p. 1899
Computers in the Intensive Care Unit: The Clinical Challenge	p. 1917
Appendix: The Critical Care Catalogue	p. 1925
Index	p. 1945
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