Washington Manual of Critical Care.

THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF CRITICAL CARE -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- SECTION I MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK -- Introduction to Shock -- Hypovolemic Shock -- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock -- Cardiogenic Shock -- Anaphylactic Shock -- Mechanical Causes of Shock -- SECTION II MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS -- An Approach to Respiratory Failure -- Initial Ventilator Setup -- Upper Airway Obstruction -- Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- Status Asthmaticus -- Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Sleep-Disordered Breathing in the Intensive Care Unit -- Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit -- Pulmonary Embolism -- Pleural Disorders in the Intensive Care Unit -- Weaning of Mechanical Ventilation -- Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation -- SECTION III CARDIAC DISORDERS -- Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Abnormalities -- Aortic Dissection -- Acute Decompensated Heart Failure -- Approach to Hypertensive Emergencies -- SECTION IV ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES -- Electrolyte Abnormalities -- SECTION V ACID-BASE DISORDERS -- Metabolic Acid-Base Disorders -- Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders -- SECTION VI ENDOCRINE DISORDERS -- Thyroid Disorders -- Adrenal Insufficiency in Critical Illness -- Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State -- Glucose Control in the ICU -- SECTION VII ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES -- Oncologic Emergencies -- SECTION VIII TEMPERATURE REGULATION -- Temperature Alterations -- SECTION IX TOXICOLOGY -- Toxicology -- SECTION X INFECTIOUS DISEASES -- Central Nervous System Infections -- Community-Acquired Pneumonia -- Nosocomial Pneumonia -- Cellulitis/Fasciitis/ Myositis -- Bacteremia and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections -- Invasive Fungal Infection.

Infections in the Immunocompromised Host -- Prevention of Infection in the Intensive Care Unit -- Clostridium difficile and Other Infectious Causes of Diarrhea -- SECTION XI RENAL DISORDERS -- Acute Kidney Injury -- Renal Replacement Therapy -- SECTION XII HEPATIC DISEASES -- Fulminant Hepatic Failure -- Hyperbilirubinemia -- End-Stage Liver Disease -- SECTION XIII GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS -- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- Acute Pancreatitis -- SECTION XIV NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS -- Status Epilepticus -- Acute Ischemic Stroke -- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage -- Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Coma -- Declaration of Brain Death -- Delirium and Sedation -- Acute Spinal Cord Disorders -- Neuromuscular Disorders in the Critically Ill -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Elevated Intracranial Pressure -- Neurologic Approach to Central Nervous System Infections -- SECTION XV HAEMATOPOEITIC DISORDERS -- Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Unit -- Acute Management of the Bleeding Patient/Coagulopathy -- Transfusion Practices -- Hypercoagulable States -- SECTION XVI PREGNANCY -- Maternal-Fetal Critical Care -- Preeclampsia and Eclampsia -- SECTION XVII SURGICAL PROBLEMS -- Trauma Care for the Intensive Care Unit -- The Acute Abdomen -- Management of the Organ Donor -- SECTION XVIII NUTRITION IN THE ICU -- Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit -- SECTION XIX PROCEDURES -- Arterial Catheterization -- Central Venous Catheterization -- Endotracheal Intubation -- Percutaneous Tracheostomy -- Chest Tube Insertion -- Paracentesis -- Lumbar Puncture -- Thoracentesis -- Pulmonary Artery Catheterization -- Alternative Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Pericardiocentesis -- SECTION XX END-OF-LIFE ISSUES -- End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit -- SECTION XXI APPENDICES.

Common Equations and Rules of Thumb in the Intensive Care Unit -- Drug-Drug Interactions -- Common Drug Dosages and Side Effects -- Index.

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