The ICU Book (3rd edition)

This best-selling resource provides a general overview and basic information for all adult intensive care units. The material is presented in a brief and quick-access format which allows for topic and exam review. It provides enough detailed and specific information to address most all questions and problems that arise in the ICU. Emphasis on fundamental principles in the text should prove useful for patient care outside the ICU as well. New chapters in this edition include hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes; infection control in the ICU; and severe airflow obstruction. Sections have been reorganized and consolidated when appropriate to reinforce concepts. Purchase of The ICU Book, Third Edition gives you free access to a Website featuring links from references to PubMed, updated regularly; and a directory of Websites handpicked by Dr. Marino.

Contents:
Basic Science Review

Circulatory blood flow
Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport
Preventive Practices in the Critically Ill
Infection control in the ICu
Alimentary prophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism
Vascular Access
Establishing venous access
The indwelling vascular catheter
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Arterial blood pressure
The pulmonary artery catheter
Central venous pressure and wedge pressure
Tissue oxygenation
Disorders of Circulatory Flow
Hemorrhage and hypovolemia
Colloid and crystalloid resuscitation
Acute heart failure syndromes
Cardiac arrest
Hemodynamic drug infusions
Critical Care Cardiology
Early management of acute coronary syndromes
Tachyarrhythmias
Acute Respiratory Failure
Hypoxemia and hypercapnia
Oximetry and capnography
Oxygen inhalation therapy
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Severe airflow obstruction
Mechanical Ventilation
Principles of mechanical ventilation
Modes of assisted ventilation
The ventilator-dependent patient
Discontinuing mechanical ventilation
Acid-Base Disorders
Acid-base interpretations
Organic acidoses
Metabolic alkalosis
Renal and Electrolyte Disorders
Oliguria and acute renal failure
Hypertonic and hypotonic syndromes
Potassium
Magnesium
Calcium and phosphorus
Transfusion Practices in Critical Care
Anemia and red blood cell transfusions in the ICU
Platelets in critical illness
Disorders of Body Temperature
Hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes
Fever in the ICU
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
Nutrition and Metabolism
Metabolic substrate requirements
Enteral tube feeding
Parenteral nutrition
Adrenal and thyroid dysfunction
Critical Care Neurology
Analgesia and sedation
Disorders of mentation
Disorders of movement
Stroke and related disorders
Toxic Ingestions
Pharmaceutical toxins and antidotes

Book details:
Author:Paul L Marino,Kenneth M Sutin
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (September 2006)
Pages:1088
Size: 9,717 MB
Format:pdf

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