Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care

Selected as a 2023 Doody’s Core Title! Dr. John E. Arbo completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia & Cornell and his fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at the Stanford University Medical Center. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Section 1 Introduction




Emergency Critical Care – Robert Rodriguez



Section 2 Hemodynamic Monitoring




Tissue Oxygenation and Cardiac Output – Catherine S. Reid, Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring – Chad Myers
Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring – Vidya Rao, John E. Arbo
The Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Catheter – Carlos Brun, Geoffrey K. Lighthall



Section 3 Critical Care Ultrasonography




Principles of Critical Care Ultrasonography – Philips Perera, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Thomas Mailhot, Sarah Williams, Diku P. Mandavia
Pulmonary Ultrasonography – Feras Khan, Anne-Sophie Beraud



Section 4 Pulmonary Critical Care




Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation – John-Emile Kenny, Stephan J. Ruoss
Ventilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Jey Chung, Paul Mohabir, Stephen J. Ruoss
Acute Pulmonary Edema – Nina Patel, Margaret Neff
High Risk Pulmonary Embolism – Tsuyoshi Mitari
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Darryl Abrams, Daniel Brodie
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation – Vidya Rao, Darryl Abrams, Cara Agerstrand, Daniel Brodie



Section 5 Cardiac Critical Care




Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock – Daniel Sedehi, Venu Menon
Right Ventricular Failure – Joshua Sternbach, Francois Haddad, John E. Arbo, Anne-Sophie Beraud
Hypertensive Crises – Anand Swaminathan, Michael P. Jones
Controversies in Arrhythmia Management – Sam Senturia
Left Ventricular Assist Devices – Joseph Hsu, Rachel Dotson
Management of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient – Cappi Lay



Section 6 Neurological Critical Care




Acute Ischemic Stroke – Mohamed Teleb, Paul Sing
Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel , David Turkel-Parrella, Cappi Lay, Albert Goffi, Joshua Stillman
Seizure and Status Epilepticus – Brandon Foreman, Anil Mendiratta
Myasthenic Crisis and Peripheral Neuromuscular Disorders – Christina Ulane



Section 7 Gastrointestinal and Hematological Critical Care




Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage – Parvathi Myer, Shai Freidland
Acute Liver Failure and Hepatic Encephalopathy – Robert Wong, Glen Lutchman
Pancreatitis – Susan Quan, Walter Park
Leukemia – Martina Trinkaus,
Sickle Cell Disease – Richard Ward
Platelet Disorders and Hemostatic Emergencies – Shawn Kaku, Catherine T. Jamin
Transfusion Therapy – Michael P. Jones, John E. Arbo



Section 8 Sepsis and Septic Shock




Sepsis – Michael Scott, Michael Winters
Vasopressors and Inotropes – Matthew Strehlow
Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy – Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompas
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host – Maria Cristina Vazquez-Guillamet, Joshua Mooney, Joseph Hsu
Burns and Soft Tissue Infections – Carla M. Carvalho, Paul Maggio
Biomarkers in Sepsis – David M. Maslove



Section 9 Disorders of Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Fluid Balance




Acid-Base Disorders – Tara Scherer, Corey Slovis
Electrolytes Disorders – Katy Deljoui, Michael McCurdy
Rhabdomyolysis – Audrey Wagner, Deborah M. Stein
Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy – Emilee Ruth Willhem-Leen, Glen Chertow



Section 10 Endocrine Critical Care




Glycemic Control in the Critically Ill – Daniel Runde, Jarone Lee
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State – Catherine T. Jamin, Jeffrey Manko
Adrenal Insufficiency – Thomas B. Perera
Thyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma – James Lantry III, John E. Arbo Geoffrey K. Lighthall



Section 11 Toxicological Critical Care




Cardiotoxins – Nicholas Connor, Silas W. Smith
Pulmonary Toxins – Hong Kim, Rama B. Rao
Toxicologic Hyperthermic Syndromes – Mai Takematsu, Rama B. Rao
Metabolic Inhibitors – Lauren Shawn, Lewis S. Nelson
Caustics – Payal Sud, Mark Su
Anticoagulants – Betty Chen, Lewis S. Nelson
Drugs of Abuse – Rana Biary, Jane Marie Prosser
Alcohol Withdrawal – Nicole Bouchard



Section 12 Environmental Critical Care




Hypothermia – Morgan Eutermoser, Jay Lemery
Altitude Emergencies - Zina Semenovskaya, Christopher Davis, Jay Lemery
Drowning and Dive-Related Emergencies – Samuel Gerson, Jose Evangelista III



Section 13 Sedation and Delirium




Delirium – Jin H. Han, Eduard E. Vasilevsis,E. Wesley Ely
Sedation of the Agitated Patient – Randall Wood, Jin H. Han
Induction of Intubation and Sedation of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient – Jin H. Han, Pratik Pandharipande



Section 14 Geriatrics and Palliative Care




The Geriatric Patient – Mary Mulcare, Alexis Halpern, Michael Stern
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department – Lawrence Ho, J. Randall Curtis



Section 15 The ED-ICU Transfer of Care




Emergency Department Evaluation of the Critical Ill Patient – Geoffrey K. Lighthall, John E. Arbo
Severity of Illness Scores and Prognostication – David Maslove
Indications for Contact and Respiratory Isolation – Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompas



Epilogue – Scott Weingart