Description
Book SynopsisA unique, practical and complete review of the essential topics in critical care and emergency medicine for clinicians at all levels. Fully illustrated and in color, the book offers up-to-date, evidence-based and clinically relevant material in a format that is easy to absorb and apply to everyday medical care.
Table of ContentsSection 1: 1. Shock Kenneth R. L. Bernard; 2. Airway management Amanda Doodlesack; 3. Mechanical ventilation Jake Hoyne and Josh Kolikoff; 4. Boarding ICU patient Robert Sherwin; Section 2: 5. Covid-19 John Rozehnal and Melissa Villars; 6. Severe sepsis/septic shock Erica Chimelski; 7. Pneumonia Navdeep Sekhon; 8. Meningitis and encephalitis Chris Allison; 9. Infective endocarditis Jason Block; 10. Necrotizing soft tissue infection Jennifer Carnell; 11. Complications of HIV/AIDS Zubaid Rafque; Section 3: 12. Ischemic strokes Joshua Joseph; 13. Intracranial haemorrhage Matthew Wong; 14. Status epilepticus Matthew Wong; 15. Acute spinal cord compression Cristal Cristia; Section 4: 16. Post-cardiac arrest care Di Pan; 17. Acute coronary syndrome Steven Rougas; 18. Acute decompensated heart failure; 19. Aortic dissection Brandon Maughan; 20. Hypertensive emergencies Nadine Himelfarb; 21. Valvular diseases Ermias Jirru; Section 5: 22. Acute respiratory distress syndrome Katie Dickerson; 23. Upper airway emergencies Paul Ginart; 24. Asthma Imikomobong Ibia; 25. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rmaah Memon; 26. Massive hemoptysis Amar Deshwar; 27. Pulmonary embolism Katie Oskar; Section 6: 28. Gastrointestinal bleeding Joel Moll; 29. Abdominal aortic aneurysms Payal Modi; 30. Fulminant hepatic failure Aqsa Shakoor and Danielle Walsh; 31. Acute mesenteric ischemia Jeffrey Siegelman and Sothivin Lanh; 32. The surgical abdomen Sarah Fisher; 33. Abdominal compartment syndrome Sarah Fisher and Carla Haack; Section 7: 34. Acid-base interpretation Peter Czamecki; 35. Common electrolyte disorders Christine Chan and John Arbo; 36. Acute kidney injury and dialysis Adam Gottula; Section 8: 37. Reversal of anticoagulation Calvin Hwang; 38. Disseminated intravascular coagulation, TTP, HUS Jai Madhok; 39. Sickle cell emergencies Charles Lei; Section 9: 40. Diabetic ketoacidosis & HHS Benjamin Zabar; 41. Thyroid storm Yves Duroseau; 42. Adrenal crisis Daniel Rolston; Section 10: 43. Anaphylaxis David Convissar; 44. Hyperthermia Amy Caggiula; 45. Hypothermia Shan Modi; 46. Overdoses Christopher Shaw; Section 11: 47. General trauma principles Benjamin Schnapp; 48. Severe traumatic brain injury Jacob Isserman; 49. Neck trauma Vishal Demla; 50. Thoracic trauma Lauren Becker; 51. Solid organ abdominal trauma Jayaram Chelluri; 52. Severe pelvic trauma Jeff Pepin; 53. Compartment syndrome/rhabdomyolysis Katrina Harper; 54. Burns Aaron Surrey; Section 12: 55. Care of the dying patient Ashley Shreves.
