Contents

۱ Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
۲ Airway Management in the Critically Ill Adult
۳ Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow
۴ Arterial, Central Venous, and Pulmonary Artery Catheters
۵ Cardiac Pacing
۶ Pericardials Tamponade: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Catheter-Based Therapies
۷ Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation
۸ Echocardiography
۹ General Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
۱۰ Ventilatory Management of Obstructive Airway Disease
۱۱ Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
۱۲ Bronchoscopy and Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients
۱۳ Noninvasive Respiratory Monitoring
۱۴ Tracheostomy
۱۵ Chest Tube Thoracostomy
۱۶ Intracranial Monitoring
۱۷ Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
۱۸ Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
۱۹ Use of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Neuromuscular Blockers
۲۰ Principles of Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Patients
۲۱ Circulatory Shock
۲۲ Cardiogenic Shock
۲۳ Septic Shock
۲۴ Cardiac Tamponade
۲۵ Severe Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction
۲۶ Hypovolemic Shock
۲۷ Traumatic Shock and Tissue Hypoperfusion: Nonsurgical Management
۲۸ Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock
۲۹ Severe Heart Failure
۳۰ Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction
۳۱ Cardiac Arrhythmias
۳۲ Valvular Heart Disease in Critical Care
۳۳ Acute Aortic Dissection
۳۴ Hypertensive Crises
۳۵ General Principles of Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Care
۳۶ Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
۳۷ Acute Respiratory Failure
۳۸ Life-Threatening Asthma
۳۹ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
۴۰ Hypoventilation and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction
۴۱ Nonpulmonary Causes of Respiratory Failure
۴۲ Pneumonia: Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient
۴۳ Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation
۴۴ Acute Pulmonary Embolism
۴۵ Pulmonary Hypertension
۴۶ Massive Hemoptysis
۴۷ Pneumothorax and Barotrauma
۴۸ Toxic Gas, Fume, and Smoke Inhalation
۴۹ Immunologic Lung Disease in the Critically Ill
۵۰ Nosocomial Infection in the Intensive Care Unit
۵۱ Principles Governing Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
۵۲ Antifungal and Antiviral Therapy
۵۳ Critically Ill Immunosuppressed Host
۵۴ Specific Infections with Critical Care Implications
۵۵ Acute Kidney Injury
۵۶ Chronic Kidney Disease
۵۷ Acid-Base, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Abnormalities
۵۸ Acute Diabetic Emergencies, Glycemic Control, and Hypoglycemia
۵۹ Adrenal Insufficiency in the Critically Ill Patient
۶۰ Thyroid Disorders
۶۱ Coma
۶۲ Neurologic Criteria for Death in Adults
۶۳ Stroke
۶۴ Muscular Paralysis: Myasthenia Gravis and Guillaine-Barre Syndrome
۶۵ Seizures in the Critically Ill
۶۶ Head Injury
۶۷ Critical Care Management of the Severely Burned Patient
۶۸ Poisonings
۶۹ Hypothermia, Hyperthermia, and Rhabdomyolysis
۷۰ Intensive Care Unit Administration and Performance Improvement
۷۱ Ethical Considerations in Managing Critically Ill Patients
۷۲ Delirium, Sleep, and Mental Health Disturbances in Critical Illness
۷۳ Severity of Illness Scoring Systems
۷۴ Education and Training in Intensive Care Medicine
۷۵ Diagnosis and Management of Liver Failure in the Adult
۷۶ Gastrointestinal Bleeding
۷۷ Acute Pancreatitis
۷۸ Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders
۷۹ Use of Blood Components in the Intensive Care Unit
۸۰ Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient
۸۱ Critical Care Medicine in Pregnancy
۸۲ Nutrition Support
۸۳ Bedside Ultrasonography in the Critical Care Patient