Critical Care Medicine

Part I. CRITICAL CARE PROCEDURES, MONITORING, AND PHARMACOLOGY 1.Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2.Airway Management and Endotracheal Intubation 3.Arterial and Pulmonary Artery Catheters 4.Temporary Cardiac Pacing 5.Pericardiocentesis for Pericardeal Effusion and Tamponade 6.Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation 7.Echocardiography 8.Mechanical Ventilation 9.Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in the Critically Ill 10.Electrocardiographic Monitoring 11.Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring 12.Arterial Blood Gases 13.Tracheostomy (Percutaneous and Surgical) 14.Chest Tube Thoracostomy 15.Intracranal Pressure Monitoring 16.Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 17.Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy 18.Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers 19.Drugs Used in Critical Care Medicine Part II. CRITICAL CARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 20.Shock: Classification, Pathophysiology, and Approach to Management 21.Cardiogenic Shock 22.Septic Shock and Multiple Organ Failure 23.Pericardial Tamponade 24.Hypovolemic Shock 25.Traumatic Shock: Nonsurgical Management 26.Anaphylaxis and Anaphlactic Shock 27.Severe Heart Failure 28.Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction 29.Cardiac Arrhythmias 30.Valvular Heart Disease Producing Critical Illness 31.Acute Aortic Dissection 32.Hypertensive Crises 33.Management of the Patient After Cardiac Surgery Part III. CRITICAL CARE PULMONARY DISEASE 34.Acute Respiratory Failure, Including Acute Lung Injury and ARDS 35.Life-Threatening Asthma 36.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37.Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction 38.Nonpulmonary Causes of Respiratory Failure 39.Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient 40.Upper Airway Obstruction 41.Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation 42.Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Complications of Critical Illness 43.Pulmonary Embolism 44.Pulmonary Hypertension 45.Massive Hemoptysis 46.Pneumothorax and Barotrauma 47.Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation 48.Immunologic Lung Disease Part IV. CRITICAL CARE INFECTIOUS DISEASE 49.Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit 50.Antimicrobial Therapy 51.Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy 52.Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host 53.Specific Infections with Critical Care Implications V. RENAL DISEASE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 54.Acute Renal Failure 55.Chronic Renal Failure 56.Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities 57.Acute Diabetic Emergencies and Hypoglycemia 58.Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient 59.Thyroid Disorders VI. NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 60.Coma 61.Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults 62.Muscular Paralysis: Myasthenia Gravis and Polyneuritis 63.Seizures in the Critically Ill 64.Head Injury VII. HEPATIC, GASTROINTESTINAL, HEMATOLOGIC, AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 65.Liver Failure 66.Gastrointestinal Bleeding 67.Acute Pancreatitis 68.Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders 69.Blood Products in Intensive Care Unit 70.Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient 71.Nutritional Support VIII. PHYSICAL AND TOXIC INJURY IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 72.Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient 73.Poisonings 74.Hypothermia and Hyperthermia IX. ADMINISTRATIVE, ETHICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES IN THE CRITICALLY ILL 75.ICU Administration 76.Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients 77.Acute and Subacute Psychiatric Disorders 78.Severity of Illness Scoring Systems