The ICU book

Basic Science Review. -- Circulatory blood flow -- Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport -- Preventive Practices in the Critically Ill -- Infection control in the ICU -- Alimentary prophylaxis -- Venous thromboembolism -- Vascular Access. -- Establishing venous access -- The indwelling vascular catheter -- Hemodynamic Monitoring. -- Arterial blood pressure -- The pulmonary artery catheter -- Central venous pressure and wedge pressure -- Tissue oxygenation -- Disorders of the Circulatory Flow -- Hemorrhage and hypovolemia -- Colloid and crystalloid resuscitation -- Acute heart failure syndromes -- Cardiac arrest -- Hemodynamic drug infusions -- Critical Care Cardiology -- Early management of acute coronary syndromes -- Tachyarrhythmias -- Acute Respiratory Failure. -- Hypoxemia and hypercapnia -- Oximetry and capnography -- Oxygen inhalation therapy -- Acute respiratory distress syndrome -- Severe airflow obstruction -- Mechanical Ventilation -- Principles of mechanical ventilation -- Modes of assisted ventilation -- The ventilator-dependent patient -- Discontinuing mechanical ventilation -- Acid-Base Disorders. -- Acid-base interpretations -- Organic acidoses -- Metabolic alkalosis -- Renal and Electrolyte Disorders -- Oliguria and acute renal failure -- Hypertonic and hypotonic conditions -- Potassium -- Magnesium -- Calcium and phosphorous -- Transfusion Practices in Critical Care -- Anemia and red blood cell transfusions in the ICU -- Platelets in critical illness -- Disorders of Body Temperature. -- Hyperthermia and hypothermia syndromes -- Fever in the ICU -- Inflammation and Infection in the ICU. -- Infection, inflammation, and multiorgan injury -- Pneumonia in the ICU -- Sepsis from the abdomen and pelvis -- The immunocompromised patient -- Antimicrobial therapy -- Nutrition and Metabolism. -- Metabolic substrate requirements -- Enteral tube feeding -- Parenteral nutrition -- Adrenal and thyroid dysfunction -- Critical Care Neurology. -- Analgesia and sedation -- Disorders of mentation -- Disorders of movement -- Stroke and related disorders -- Toxic Ingestions -- Pharmaceutical toxins & antidotes