Description
Book SynopsisKey Clinical Topics in Critical Care offers an indispensable and practical guide for exam revision and clinical practice. Written and edited by specialists with a wealth of clinical experience, this book provides rapid access to core topics in critical care. Each topic is written in a concise and easy-to-digest format, making this book the essential resource for exam revision and quick reference at the point of care.
• Over 100 topics presented in alpha order, from acute coronary syndrome to weaning from ventilation
• Succinct coverage of clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and complications
• Effective exam revision for FRCA, FFICM and EDIC candidates
• Includes clinical photos and diagrams to improve understanding of key concepts
• Contributions from experienced specialists to ensure authoritative, accurate content
Table of Contents1. Acute coronary syndrome
2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - diagnosis
3. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - management
4. Abdominal compartment syndrome
5. Adrenal disease
6. Airway complications on Intensive Care Unit
7. Airway management in an emergency
8. Airway obstruction - upper and lower
9. Analgesia in critical care - advanced
10. Anaphylaxis
11. Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals
12. Arterial blood gases (ABG) - physiology
13. Arterial blood gases (ABG) - analysis
14. Arterial cannulation
15. Asthma
16. Blood and blood products
17. Blood coagulopathies
18. Blood transfusion and complications
19. Brain stem death and organ donation
20. Burns
21. Calcium, magnesium and phosphate
22. Cancer patients and critical care
23. Cardiac arrhythmias
24. Cardiac failure - acute
25. Cardiac output measurement
26. Cardiac pacing
27. Cardiac surgery - postoperative care
28. Cardiac valve disease
29. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
30. Care bundles
31. Central venous cannulation
32. Chest tube thoracostomy
33. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
34. Coma
35. Consent
36. Critical illness polyneuromyopathy
37. Delirium
38. Diabetes mellitus
39. Diarrhoea
40. Drug overdose and poisons
41. Echocardiography for Critical Care
42. ECMO
43. Endocarditis
44. End-of-life care
45. Ethics
46. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy
47. Fluid replacement therapy
48. Guillain-Barre syndrome
49. Haematological disorders
50. HIV
51. Hypertension
52. Hyperthermia
53. Hypothermia
54. ICP monitoring
55. Infection acquired in hospital
56. Infection control
57. Inotropes and vasopressors
58. Liver failure - acute
59. Liver failure - chronic
60. Major haemorrhage
61. Meningitis and encephalitis
62. Meningococcal sepsis
63. Myasthenia gravis
64. Neurological diseases
65. Nutrition
66. Obstetric emergencies
67. Obstetric Haemorrhage
68. Oscillation and high frequency ventilation
69. Pancreatitis
70. Pandemic flu
71. Patient safety
72. Pituitary disorders
73. Pleural disease
74. Pneumonia - community acquired
75. Pneumonia - hospital acquired
76. Post-resuscitation care
77. Potassium
78. Pre-hospital care
79. Pulmonary function tests
80. Quality indicators
81. Quality of life after ICU
82. Radiology for Critical Care
83. Rapid response systems
84. Refractive hypoxia - management
85. Renal failure - acute
86. Renal failure - rescue therapies
87. Renal replacement therapy
88. Respiratory support - invasive
89. Respiratory support - non-invasive
90. Scoring systems
91. Sedation
92. Sepsis - management
93. Sepsis - pathophysiology
94. Shock
95. Sickle cell disease
96. SIRS
97. Skin and soft tissue infections
98. SOD/SDD
99. Sodium
100. Spinal injuries
101. Status epilepticus
102. Stress ulceration prophylaxis
103. Stroke
104. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
105. Tetanus
106. Thyroid Gland Disorders
107. Tracheostomy
108. Transfer of the critically ill
109. Transplant medicine
110. Trauma - anaesthesia and critical care
111. Trauma - other injuries
112. Trauma - primary survey
113. Trauma - secondary survey
114. Traumatic brain injury
115. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
116. Vasculitides
117. Venous thromboembolism
118. Weaning from ventilation
