The ICU book. / Paul L. Marino ; with contributions from Kenneth M. Sutin ; illustrations by Patricia Gast.
Material type: TextPublisher: Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii, 1065 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780781748025; 078174802XSubject(s): Critical care medicine | Intensive care units | Critical Care | Intensive Care UnitsDDC classification: 616/.028 LOC classification: RC86.7.M36Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher descriptionItem type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1. Basic science review: Circulatory blood flow -- Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport -- 2. Infection control in the ICU -- Alimentary prophylaxis -- Venous thromboembolism -- 3. Vascular access: Establishing venous access -- The indwelling vascular catheter -- 4. Hemodynamic monitoring: Arterial blood pressure -- The pulmonary artery catheter -- Central venous pressure and wedge pressure -- Tissue oxygenation -- 5. Disorders of circulatory flow: Hemorrhage and hypovolemia -- Colloid and crystalloid resuscitation -- Acute heart failure syndromes -- Cardiac arrest -- Hemodynamic drug infusions -- 6. Critical care cardiology: Early management of acute coronary syndromes -- Tachyarrhythmias -- 7. Acute respiratory failure: Hypoxemia and hypercapnia -- Oximetry and capnography -- Oxygen inhalation therapy -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Severe airflow obstruction -- 8. Mechanical ventilation: Principles of mechanical ventilation -- Modes of assisted ventilation -- The ventilator-dependent patient -- Discontinuing mechanical ventilation -- 9. Acid-base disorders: Acid-base interpretations -- Organic acidoses --Metabolic alkalosis -- 10. Renal and electrolyte disorders: Oliguria and acute renal failure -- Hypertonic and hypotonic conditions -- Potassium -- Magnesium -- Calcium and Phosphorus -- 11. Transfusion practices in critical care: Anemia and red blood cell transfusions in the ICU -- Platelets in critical illness -- 12. Disorders of body temperature: Hyperthermia and Hypothermia syndromes -- Fever in the ICU -- 13. Inflammation and infection in the ICU: Infection, inflammation, and multiorgan injury -- Pneumonia in the ICU -- Sepsis from the abdomen and pelvis -- The immunocompromised patient -- Antimicrobial therapy -- 14. Nutrition and metabolism: Metabolic substrate requirements -- Enteral tube feeding -- Parenteral nutrition -- Adrenal and thyroid dysfunction -- 15. Critical care neurology: Analgesia and sedation -- Disorders of mentation -- Disorders of movement -- Stroke and related disorders -- 16. Toxic ingestions: Pharmaceutical toxins & antidotes --
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