Oh's Intensive Care Manual

by Bersten, Andrew D., M.D.; Soni, Neil

• ISBN13: 9780702030963
• ISBN10: 0702030961
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-10
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The sixth edition of Oh's Intensive Care Manual provides practical, concise information on all aspects of intensive care. Written in a clear and accessible style and now for the first time presented in colour throughout, this book enables the user to manage a patient in an ICU setting effectively without recourse to large text/reference works or specialized monographs. This thoroughly revised and updated edition reflects the best and most current practice from leading centres in Australia, the UK and Western Europe. Although primarily intended for the trainee and practitioner in intensive care, nurses and other allied health professionals will find that this is an invaluable tool in helping to deal with a broad spectrum of conditions encountered in the ICU. Represents a consensus of practice/standard of care in Australia/NZ, UK and Europe. Treatment guidelines are authoritative since they follow those that are Recommended/laid down by Professional societies. Comprehensive, covers all important areas of intensive care medicine. Provides a single resource that will cover everything that a user will need to know during the course of an ICU rotation. No need to refer to a larger textbook. Information on management and treatment of conditions is balanced by pathophysiological and pharmacological background. This is not just a "cook book" of procedures. It provides all of the essential information for candidates wishing to pass professional examinations. Covers the paediatric as well as the adult patient in the ICU. Provides quick access and practical guidance for all clinical scenarios. Extensive list of key references most taken from the last three years. Helps trainees and practitioners prepare for case conference/presentations. Addition of colour throughout to highlight summary boxes, tables, charts and flow diagrams.Will make key information more accessible, easier and faster to retrieve. Line drawings extensively re-done in colour throughout.Will improve the user's understanding of the physiological processes under discussion. 5-10 Key points added at end of chapters. Will provide the user with a useful summary of the essential bottom line information. Pitfalls in treatment and management emphasized in each chapter.Providers the user with expert advice on practical issues that will be encountered on a day-to-day basis in the ICU. Includes the most current classification and "clinical scoring" schemes. Keeps the user abreast of the latest developments in diagnosis and management.

Table of Contents

Design and organization of intensive care units

Outreach

Severity of Illness and Likely Outcome from Critical Illness

Transport of the Critically Ill

Physiotherapy in Intensive Care

Critical Care Nursing

Ethics in Intensive Care

Common problems after ICU

Clinical Information Systems

Clinical Trials in Critical Care

Overview of Shock

Haemodynamic Monitoring

Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Monitoring Oxygenation

Lactic Acidosis

Cardiovascular disease

Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Management of cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiac pacing and implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Acute Heart Failure

Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease

Postoperative Cardiac Intensive Care

Echocardiography in Intensive Care

Oxygen Therapy

Airway Management and Acute Upper Airway Obstruction

Acute Respiratory Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Mechanical Ventilatio

Humidification and Inhalation Therapy

The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Pulmonary Embolism

Severe Acute Asthma

Peumonia

Non-Invasive Ventilation

Respiratory Monitoring

Imaging the Chest

Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Hepatic Failure

Abdominal Surgical Catastrophes

Acute Renal Failure

Renal Replacement Therapy

Disorders of Consciousness

Status Epilecticus

Cerebral Protection

Brain Death

Tetanus

Neuromuscular disorders in intensive care

Diabetic Emergencies

Diabetes Insipidus and Other Polyuric Syndromes

Thyroid Emergencies

Adrenocortical Insufficiency in Critical Illness

Acute Calcium Disorders

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

General obstetric emergencies in the ICU

Severe pre-existing disease in pregnancy

Anaphylaxis

Host defence mechanisms and immunodeficiency disorders

HIV and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Severe Sepsis

Nosocomial Infection

Severe Soft-Tissue Infections

Principles of Antibiotic Use

Tropical Diseases

Severe and Multiple Trauma

Severe Head Injuries

Maxillofacial and Upper Airway Injuries

Chest Injuries

Spinal Injuries

Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries

Near Drowning

Burns

Thermal disorders

Electrical safety and injuries

Envenomation

Blast Injury and Gunshot Wounds:Pathophysiology

Biochemical Terrorism

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Monitoring in Critical Illness

Management of acute poisoning

Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxation in the intensive care unit

Inotropes and Vasopressors

Vasodilators and Antihypertensives

Acid-Base Balance and D

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