ICU Book (PDF)

CONTENTS

SECTION I
Vascular Access
1 Vascular Catheters
2 Central Venous Access
3 The Indwelling Vascular Catheter
SECTION II
Preventive Practices in the ICU
4 Occupational Exposures
5 Alimentary Prophylaxis
6 Venous Thromboembolism
SECTION III
Hemodynamic Monitoring
7 Arterial Pressure Monitoring
8 The Pulmonary Artery Catheter
9 Cardiovascular Performance
10 Systemic Oxygenation
SECTION IV
Disorders of Circulatory Flow
11 Hemorrhage and Hypovolemia
12 Colloid & Crystalloid Resuscitation
13 Acute Heart Failure in the ICU
14 Inflammatory Shock Syndromes
SECTION V
Cardiac Emergencies
15 Tachyarrhythmias
16 Acute Coronary Syndromes
17 Cardiac Arrest
SECTION VI
Blood Components
18 Anemia and Red Blood Cell Transfusions
19 Platelets and Plasma
SECTION VII
Acute Respiratory Failure
20 Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia
21 Oximetry and Capnometry
22 Oxygen Therapy
23 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
24 Asthma and COPD in the ICU
SECTION VIII
Mechanical Ventilation
25 Positive Pressure Ventilation
26 Conventional Modes of Ventilation
27 Alternate Modes of Ventilation
28 The Ventilator-Dependent Patient
29 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
30 Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation
SECTION IX
Acid-Base Disorders
31 Acid-Base Analysis
32 Organic Acidoses
33 Metabolic Alkalosis
SECTION X
Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
34 Acute Kidney Injury
35 Osmotic Disorders
36 Potassium
37 Magnesium
38 Calcium and Phosphorus
SECTION XI
The Abdomen & Pelvis
39 Pancreatitis & Liver Failure
40 Abdominal Infections in the ICU
41 Urinary Tract Infections in the ICU
SECTION XII
Disorders of Body Temperature
42 Hyperthermia & Hypothermia
43 Fever in the ICU
SECTION XIII
Nervous System Disorders
44 Disorders of Consciousness
45 Disorders of Movement
46 Acute Stroke
SECTION XIV
Nutrition & Metabolism
47 Nutritional Requirements
48 Enteral Tube Feeding
49 Parenteral Nutrition
50 Adrenal and Thyroid Dysfunction
SECTION XV
Critical Care Drug Therapy
51 Analgesia and Sedation in the ICU
52 Antimicrobial Therapy
53 Hemodynamic Drugs
SECTION XVI
Toxicologic Emergencies
54 Pharmaceutical Drug Overdoses
55 Nonpharmaceutical Toxidromes
SECTION XVII
Appendices
1 Units and Conversions
2 Selected Reference Ranges
3 Additional Formulas
Index

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