Pocket Guide to Critical Care Pharmacotherapy

Table of Contents: Advance cardiac life support (ACLS) (tables 1-13) Tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias, asystole, anaphylaxis Cardiovascular (tables 14-35) Hypertensive emergencies Venous thromboembolism Cerebrovascular accidents tPA protocols Blood pressure management NIH stroke scales Management of intracranial hemorrhage Shock Cardiogenic shock Drug-induced torsades Reversal of fibrinolytics, anticoagulants, and warfarin Catecholamine extravasation Acute coronary syndrome ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Unstable angina Management of right-sided infarction Critical care issues (tables 36-49) Sedation Pharmacotherapy Assessment scales Pain management Delirium Assessment methods Neuromuscular blockade Malignant hyperthermia Anemia of critical illness Drug-induced fever Oral medications that should not be crushed Management of anaphylaxis Stress-related mucosal damage prophylaxis Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis Dermatological disorders (table 50) Drug-induced skin reactions Endocrinologic disorders (tables 51-53) Diabetic ketoacidosis Hyperosmolar non-ketotic states Thyroid storm Myxedema Gastrointestinal disorders (tables 54-57) Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeds Diarrhea Cirrhosis Ascites Hepatic encephalopathy Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Variceal bleeds Hepato-renal syndrome Drug-induced liver disease Hematological disorders (tables 58-60) Drug-induced hematological disorders Methemoglobinemia Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Infectious Diseases (tables 61-64) Hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated pneumonia Clinical pulmonary infection score determination Sepsis/septic shock Activated protein C Corticosteroids Glycemic control Neurological disorders (table 65) Status epilepticus Nutrition (tables 66-69) Assessment Parenteral Enteral Considerations in organ failure Prokinetics Psychiatric disorders (tables 70-72) Alcohol withdrawal Delirium tremens Neurolept