Handbook of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine (eBook)

Dr. Varon is the Chief of Critical Care Services at Foundation Surgical Hospital of Houston and Past Chief of Staff at University General Hospital. He is a Professor of Acute and Continuing Care at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  He is also Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Professor of Emergency Medicine at several universities in Mexico, the Middle East and Europe.   An avid researcher, Dr, Varon has contributed more than 675 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 full textbooks, and 10 dozen book chapters to the medical literature.  He is also a reviewer for multiple journals and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Critical Care and Shock and Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. Dr. Varon has won many prestigious awards and is considered among one of the top physicians in the United States. Dr. Varon is also known for his groundbreaking contributions to Critical Care Medicine in the fields of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapeutic hypothermia. He has developed and studied technology for selective brain cooling. He is also a well-known expert in the area of hypertensive crises management. With Dr. Carlos Ayus, he co-described the hyponatremia associated to extreme exercise syndrome also known as the “Varon-Ayus syndrome”. 

Chapter 1 Approach to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Chapter 2 The Basics of Critical CareChapter 3 Cardiovascular DisordersChapter 4 Endocrinologic DisordersChapter 5 Environmental DisordersChapter 6 Gastrointestinal DisordersChapter 7 Hematologic DisordersChapter 8 Infectious DiseasesChapter 9 Neurologic DisordersChapter 10 NutritionChapter 11 Critical Care OncologyChapter 12 Critical Care of the Pregnant PatientChapter 13 Pulmonary DisordersChapter 14 Renal and Fluid–Electrolyte DisordersChapter 15 Special TechniquesChapter 16 ToxicologyChapter 17 TraumaChapter 18 Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies