Handbook Practical Critical Care Medicine

This book will be written for all hospital based physicians, as well as those in training, who are engaged with patients in the intensive care unit. In addition to internists and surgeons, the primary beneficiaries of this information are likely to be residents, house officers, medical students and ICU nurses who require a concise, practical guide with up to date information on the most frequently performed procedures. The chapters follow an outline format and are divided by organ system, (neurological disorders, cardiovascular disorders), while providing the reader with the most essential points on each subject. Also, each chapter, as well as special appendixes, will contain quick reference guidelines such as drug tables, facts, formulas and lab values.

1.Approach to the Intensive Care Unit 2.The Basics of Critical Care 3.Cardiovascular Disorders 4.Endocrinologic Disorders 5.Environmental Disorders 6.Gastrointestinal Disorders 7.Hematologic Disorders 8.Infections in the ICU 9.Neurologic Disorders 10.Nutrition 11.Critical Care Oncology 12.Pregnancy 13.Pulmonary Disorders 14.Renal and Fluid-Electrolyte Disorders 15.Special Procedures and Techniques 16.Toxicology 17.Trauma 18.Allergic and Immunologic Emergencies 19.Pharmacologic Agents Commonly Used in the ICU 20.Laboratory Values in the ICU