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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Critical Care Secrets, 6th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style - making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. Fully updated throughout, with new chapters on neurological monitoring, obesity in the ICU, new ultrasound practices, ICU survivorship, and the latest cardiac technology such as ventricular assist and percutaneous support devices. Written and fully updated by clinical and thought leaders in critical care who have contributed chapters in their areas of expertise. The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time - concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. Covers the full range of essential topics in critical care for in-training or practicing professionals, including anatomy, physiology, immunology, and inflammation - fundamentally important topics in the effective care of critically ill patients. Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams. Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.… (more)
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CONTENTS:
I. General ICU care.
Glycemic control in the ICU
Early mobility
Sedation, analgesia, delirium
Pain management in the ICU
Ethics and palliative care
Fluid therapy
Nutrition in critically ill patients
Mechanical ventilation
Noninvasive respiratory support
Weaning from mechanical ventilation and extubation
Quality assurance and patient safety in the ICU
II. Monitoring. Pulse oximetry, capnography, and blood gas analysis
Hemodynamic monitoring
Neuromonitoring
III. Procedures. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Arterial and central venous catheters
Critical care ultrasound
Ventricular assist device
Percutaneous assist devices
Intra-aortic balloon pumps
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Tracheal intubation and airway management
Tracheotomy and upper airway obstruction
Chest tubes and pneumothorax
Bronchoscopy
Pacemakers and defibrillators
IV. Pulmonary. Acute pneumonia
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Acute respiratory failure/ARDS
Hemoptysis
Venous thromboembolism and fat embolism
V. Cardiology. Heart failure and valvular heart disease
Acute myocardial infarction
Cardiac arrhythmia
Aortic dissection
Pericardial disease (pericardial tamponade and pericarditis)
VI. Infectious Disease. Sepsis and septic shock
Endocarditis
Meningitis and encephalitis in the intensive care unit
Disseminated fungal infections
Multidrug-resistant bacteria
Skin and soft tissue infections
H1N1/influenza
Immunocompromised host
VII. Renal disease. Hypertensive crises
Acute kidney injury
Renal replacement therapy and rhabdomyolysis
Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia
Hyponatremia and hypernatremia
VIII. Gastroenterology. Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the critically ill patient
Acute pancreatitis
Hepatitis and cirrhosis
IX. Endocrinology. Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
Adrenal insufficiency in the intensive care unit
Thyroid disease in the ICU
X. Hematology/oncology. Blood products and coagulation
Thrombocytopenia and platelets
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
XI. Neurology. Coma
Brain death
Status epilepticus
Stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage
Guillain-Barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis
Alcohol withdrawal
XII. Surgery and trauma. Burns and frostbite
Thoracic trauma (flail chest and pulmonary & myocardial contusion)
Acute abdomen and peritonitis
Organ donation
XIII. Emergency medicine. Disaster medicine, bioterrorism and Ebola
Allergy and anaphylaxis
Hypothermia
Heat stroke
XIV. Toxicology. General approach to poisonings
Analgesics and antidepressants
Toxic alcohol poisoning
Cardiovascular medications
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
XV. Unique patient populations. Care of the critically ill pregnant patient
Care of the obese patient
Oncologic emergencies
Post-intensive care syndrome & chronic critical illness
ICU survivors
XVI. Emerging therapies. Sepsis: emerging therapies