Acute Medicine
ICU Protocols: A stepwise approach
| The book describes step-wise management of clinical emergencies seen every day in Intensive care units (ICUs. As a practical guide, clinicians can refer to it on a day-to-day basis during their work hours, or while in transit to update their knowledge. Targeted readers are intensivists, critical care specialists, and residents involved in the care of patients admitted in ICUs. This handbook covers an array of specialities such as cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, nephrology, traumatology, and toxicology. This monograph provides point-of-care treatment guidance and will serve as a ready-reckoner for physicians to quickly learn the management steps in a methodical manner. | |||
Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Airway Management....Pages 3-15 Acute Respiratory Failure....Pages 17-22 Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation....Pages 23-30 Basic Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 31-37 Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 39-49 Mechanical Ventilation in Obstructive Airway Diseases....Pages 51-55 Weaning....Pages 57-64 Massive Hemoptysis....Pages 65-70 Pulmonary Thromboembolism....Pages 71-78 Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia....Pages 79-83 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia....Pages 85-91 Pleural Diseases....Pages 93-99 Sleep-Disordered Breathing....Pages 101-106 Oxygen Therapy....Pages 107-112 Pulse Oximetry and Capnography....Pages 113-121 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 Hemodynamic Monitoring....Pages 125-135 Echocardiography....Pages 137-142 Fluid Therapy, Vasopressors, and Inotropes....Pages 143-149 Cardiorespiratory Arrest....Pages 151-157 Cardiogenic Shock....Pages 159-163 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 Acute Heart Failure....Pages 165-171 Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 173-183 Acute Coronary Syndromes....Pages 185-194 Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies....Pages 195-201 Aortic Dissection....Pages 203-209 Front Matter....Pages 211-211 Cerebrovascular Accident....Pages 213-221 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 223-228 Status Epilepticus....Pages 229-234 Acute Flaccid Paralysis....Pages 235-242 Coma....Pages 243-248 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management....Pages 249-258 Acute Febrile Encephalopathy....Pages 259-264 Sedation and Analgesia....Pages 265-274 Brain Death....Pages 275-281 Front Matter....Pages 283-283 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 285-291 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 293-298 Acute Diarrhea....Pages 299-304 Acute Abdominal Distension....Pages 305-309 Intra-abdominal Hypertension....Pages 311-318 Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 319-326 Front Matter....Pages 283-283 Acute Liver Failure....Pages 327-333 Acute Decompensation in Chronic Liver Failure....Pages 335-340 Nutrition Support....Pages 341-347 Front Matter....Pages 349-349 Acute Renal Failure....Pages 351-359 Renal Replacement Therapy....Pages 361-367 Managing a Patient on Dialysis....Pages 369-374 Drug Dosing....Pages 375-378 Front Matter....Pages 379-379 General Measures of Infection Control....Pages 381-388 Antibiotic Stewardship....Pages 389-393 Septic Shock....Pages 395-401 Severe Tropical Infections....Pages 403-410 New-Onset Fever....Pages 411-415 Fungal Infections....Pages 417-423 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host....Pages 425-429 Front Matter....Pages 431-431 Hyponatremia....Pages 433-440 Hypernatremia....Pages 441-446 Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia....Pages 447-454 Arterial Blood Gases....Pages 455-462 Diabetic Emergencies....Pages 463-470 Glycemic Control in the ICU....Pages 471-475 Front Matter....Pages 477-477 Transfusion Practices and Complications....Pages 479-488 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Thrombocytopenia....Pages 489-498 Onco-emergencies....Pages 499-507 Front Matter....Pages 509-509 General Management of Trauma....Pages 511-519 Severe Head and Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 521-526 Torso Trauma....Pages 527-533 Burn Management....Pages 535-543 Front Matter....Pages 545-545 General Poisoning Management....Pages 547-552 Syndromic Approach to Poisoning....Pages 553-557 Drug Abuse....Pages 559-565 Snakebite....Pages 567-572 Heat Stroke and Hypothermia....Pages 573-581 Front Matter....Pages 583-583 Jaundice in Pregnancy....Pages 585-590 Acute Respiratory Failure During Pregnancy....Pages 591-598 Severe Preeclampsia....Pages 599-605 Front Matter....Pages 607-607 General Issues in Perioperative Care....Pages 609-615 Specific Issues in Perioperative Care....Pages 617-628 Front Matter....Pages 629-629 Initial Assessment and Resuscitation....Pages 631-637 Comprehensive ICU Care....Pages 639-648 Quality Control....Pages 649-654 Front Matter....Pages 629-629 Ethical Principles in End-of-Life Care....Pages 655-660 ICU Organization and Training....Pages 661-666 Transportation of Critically Ill Patients....Pages 667-673 Scoring Systems....Pages 675-682 Front Matter....Pages 683-683 Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 685-690 Acute Severe Asthma....Pages 691-696 Status Epilepticus....Pages 697-701 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock....Pages 703-707 Acute Intracranial Hypertension....Pages 709-712 Multiorgan Failure....Pages 713-719 Front Matter....Pages 721-721 Central Line Placement....Pages 723-733 Arterial Catheterization....Pages 735-742 Pulmonary Artery Catheterization....Pages 743-752 Defibrillation and Cardioversion....Pages 753-759 Temporary Pacemaker Insertion....Pages 761-766 Percutaneous Tracheostomy....Pages 767-777 Thoracentesis....Pages 779-783 Chest Tube Placement....Pages 785-795 Pericardiocentesis....Pages 797-803 Lumbar Puncture....Pages 805-813 Front Matter....Pages 721-721 Intra-aortic Balloon Pump....Pages 815-819 Back Matter....Pages 821-879 |
