BOOK
Critical Care Secrets E-Book
Polly E. Parsons | Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish | Lorenzo Berra | Renee D Stapleton
(2018)
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Abstract
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, 4th 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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Inside front cover | IFC | ||
| Front matter | i | ||
| Critical care secrets | i | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contributors | vi | ||
| Preface | xiv | ||
| Table of contents | xv | ||
| Top secrets | 1 | ||
| I General Intensive Care Unit Care | 7 | ||
| 1 Glycemic control in the intensive care unit | 9 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 11 | ||
| Bibliography | 11 | ||
| 2 Early mobility | 13 | ||
| Bibliography | 16 | ||
| 3 Sedation, analgesia, delirium | 17 | ||
| Assess for and manage pain | 22 | ||
| Both spontaneous awakening trials and spontaneous breathing trials | 22 | ||
| Choice of appropriate sedation | 22 | ||
| Delirium management | 23 | ||
| Exercise and early mobility | 23 | ||
| Family engagement | 23 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 24 | ||
| Bibliography | 25 | ||
| 4 Pain management in the intensive care unit | 27 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 33 | ||
| Bibliography | 34 | ||
| 5 Ethics and palliative care | 35 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 40 | ||
| Bibliography | 40 | ||
| 6 Fluid therapy | 42 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 43 | ||
| Bibliography | 43 | ||
| 7 Nutrition in critically ill patients | 45 | ||
| Bibliography | 50 | ||
| 8 Mechanical ventilation | 52 | ||
| Bibliography | 52 | ||
| 9 Noninvasive respiratory support | 58 | ||
| Bibliography | 58 | ||
| 10 Weaning from mechanical ventilation, and extubation | 65 | ||
| Caalms | 67 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 69 | ||
| Bibliography | 69 | ||
| 11 Quality assurance and patient safety in the intensive care unit | 71 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 74 | ||
| Bibliography | 74 | ||
| II Monitoring | 75 | ||
| 12 Pulse oximetry, capnography, and blood gas analysis | 77 | ||
| Pulse oximetry | 77 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 82 | ||
| Bibliography | 82 | ||
| 13 Hemodynamic monitoring | 83 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 90 | ||
| Bibliography | 90 | ||
| 14 Neuromonitoring | 91 | ||
| Bibliography | 94 | ||
| III Procedures | 95 | ||
| 15 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 97 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 102 | ||
| Bibliography | 102 | ||
| 16 Arterial and central venous catheters | 103 | ||
| Bibliography | 104 | ||
| 17 Critical care ultrasound | 107 | ||
| Questions/answers | 107 | ||
| Bibliography | 112 | ||
| 18 Ventricular assist device | 114 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 118 | ||
| Bibliography | 119 | ||
| 19 Percutaneous assist devices | 120 | ||
| Bibliography | 124 | ||
| 20 Intra-aortic balloon pump | 125 | ||
| Acknowledgement | 128 | ||
| Bibliography | 128 | ||
| 21 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | 129 | ||
| Bibliography | 129 | ||
| 22 Tracheal intubation and airway management | 136 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 141 | ||
| Bibliography | 141 | ||
| 23 Tracheostomy and upper airway obstruction | 142 | ||
| Bibliography | 145 | ||
| 24 Chest tubes and pneumothorax | 147 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 150 | ||
| Bibliography | 150 | ||
| 25 Bronchoscopy | 151 | ||
| Bibliography | 151 | ||
| 26 Pacemakers and defibrillators | 156 | ||
| Bibliography | 156 | ||
| IV Pulmonary | 163 | ||
| 27 Acute pneumonia | 165 | ||
| Bibliography | 170 | ||
| 28 Asthma | 175 | ||
| Bibliography | 182 | ||
| 29 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 183 | ||
| Bibliography | 187 | ||
| 30 Acute respiratory failure/acute respiratory distress syndrome | 188 | ||
| Bibliography | 188 | ||
| 31 Hemoptysis | 193 | ||
| Controversy | 197 | ||
| For: | 197 | ||
| Against: | 197 | ||
| Bibliography | 197 | ||
| 32 Venous thromboembolism and fat embolism | 199 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 203 | ||
| Bibliography | 203 | ||
| V Cardiology | 205 | ||
| 33 Heart failure and valvular heart disease | 207 | ||
| Heart failure | 207 | ||
| Valvular heart disease | 208 | ||
| Aortic stenosis | 208 | ||
| Congenital: | 209 | ||
| Degenerative: | 209 | ||
| Mitral stenosis | 209 | ||
| Aortic regurgitation | 210 | ||
| Mitral regurgitation | 211 | ||
| Bibliography | 212 | ||
| 34 Acute myocardial infarction | 213 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 216 | ||
| Bibliography | 216 | ||
| 35 Cardiac arrhythmia | 218 | ||
| Bibliography | 225 | ||
| 36 Aortic dissection | 226 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 230 | ||
| Bibliography | 230 | ||
| 37 Pericardial disease (pericardial tamponade and pericarditis) | 231 | ||
| Pericardial disease | 231 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 234 | ||
| Bibliography | 234 | ||
| VI Infectious Disease | 235 | ||
| 38 Sepsis and septic shock | 237 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 241 | ||
| Bibliography | 241 | ||
| 39 Endocarditis | 242 | ||
| Bibliography | 248 | ||
| 40 Meningitis and encephalitis in the intensive care unit | 250 | ||
| Meningitis | 250 | ||
| Encephalitis | 254 | ||
| Bibliography | 256 | ||
| 41 Disseminated fungal infections | 257 | ||
| Controversy | 260 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 260 | ||
| Bibliography | 260 | ||
| 42 Multidrug-resistant bacteria | 262 | ||
| Bibliography | 264 | ||
| 43 Skin and soft tissue infections | 269 | ||
| General principles | 269 | ||
| Cellulitis | 269 | ||
| Cutaneous abscesses | 272 | ||
| Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections | 273 | ||
| Infections after animal bites | 273 | ||
| Infections after human bites | 274 | ||
| Surgical site infections | 275 | ||
| Bibliography | 276 | ||
| 44 H1N1/influenza | 277 | ||
| Influenza | 277 | ||
| Bibliography | 281 | ||
| 45 Immunocompromised host | 282 | ||
| Bibliography | 294 | ||
| VII Renal Disease | 295 | ||
| 46 Hypertensive crises | 297 | ||
| Bibliography | 301 | ||
| 47 Acute kidney injury | 302 | ||
| Bibliography | 306 | ||
| 48 Renal replacement therapy and rhabdomyolysis | 307 | ||
| Renal replacement therapy | 307 | ||
| Rhabdomyolysis | 309 | ||
| Acid-base interpretation | 311 | ||
| Acknowledgement | 313 | ||
| Bibliography | 314 | ||
| 49 Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia | 315 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 315 | ||
| Hyperkalemia | 318 | ||
| Bibliography | 320 | ||
| 50 Hyponatremia and hypernatremia | 321 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 325 | ||
| Bibliography | 325 | ||
| VIII Gastroenterology | 327 | ||
| 51 Upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding in the critically ill patient | 329 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 335 | ||
| Bibliography | 335 | ||
| 52 Acute pancreatitis | 337 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 342 | ||
| Bibliography | 342 | ||
| 53 Hepatitis and cirrhosis | 343 | ||
| Bibliography | 343 | ||
| IX Endocrinology | 351 | ||
| 54 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state | 353 | ||
| Bibliography | 353 | ||
| 55 Adrenal insufficiency in the intensive care unit | 362 | ||
| Bibliography | 362 | ||
| 56 Thyroid disease in the intensive care unit | 366 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 370 | ||
| Bibliography | 370 | ||
| X Hematology/Oncology | 371 | ||
| 57 Blood products and coagulation | 373 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 379 | ||
| Bibliography | 380 | ||
| 58 Thrombocytopenia and platelets | 381 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 384 | ||
| Bibliography | 385 | ||
| 59 Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 386 | ||
| Bibliography | 386 | ||
| XI Neurology | 393 | ||
| 60 Coma | 395 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 402 | ||
| Bibliography | 402 | ||
| 61 Brain death | 403 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 406 | ||
| Bibliography | 406 | ||
| 62 Status epilepticus | 407 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 409 | ||
| Bibliography | 409 | ||
| 63 Stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage | 411 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 415 | ||
| Bibliography | 416 | ||
| 64 Guillain-barr syndrome and myasthenia gravis | 417 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 420 | ||
| Bibliography | 421 | ||
| 65 Alcohol withdrawal | 422 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 424 | ||
| Bibliography | 424 | ||
| XII Surgery and Trauma | 425 | ||
| 66 Burns and frostbite | 427 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 432 | ||
| Bibliography | 432 | ||
| 67 Thoracic trauma (flail chest, and pulmonary and myocardial contusion) | 433 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 438 | ||
| Bibliography | 439 | ||
| 68 Acute abdomen and peritonitis | 440 | ||
| Bibliography | 445 | ||
| 69 Organ donation | 446 | ||
| Bibliography | 453 | ||
| XIII Emergency Medicine | 455 | ||
| 70 Disaster medicine, bioterrorism and ebola | 457 | ||
| Injuries associated with disasters and management | 458 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 464 | ||
| Bibliography | 464 | ||
| 71 Allergy and anaphylaxis | 465 | ||
| History | 465 | ||
| Epidemiology | 465 | ||
| Mechanisms of anaphylaxis | 465 | ||
| Causes of anaphylaxis | 466 | ||
| Presentation of anaphylaxis | 468 | ||
| Management of anaphylaxis | 468 | ||
| Diagnosis of anaphylaxis | 469 | ||
| The future | 470 | ||
| Bibliography | 470 | ||
| 72 Hypothermia | 472 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 477 | ||
| Bibliography | 477 | ||
| 73 Heat stroke | 479 | ||
| Bibliography | 481 | ||
| XIV Toxicology | 483 | ||
| 74 General approach to poisonings | 485 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 490 | ||
| Bibliography | 491 | ||
| 75 Analgesics and antidepressants | 492 | ||
| Salicylate toxicity | 492 | ||
| Acetaminophen toxicity | 494 | ||
| Antidepressant toxicity | 494 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 498 | ||
| Bibliography | 498 | ||
| 76 Toxic alcohol poisoning | 500 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 503 | ||
| Bibliography | 503 | ||
| 77 Cardiovascular medications | 504 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 509 | ||
| Bibliography | 509 | ||
| 78 Neuroleptic malignant syndrome | 510 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 515 | ||
| Bibliography | 515 | ||
| XV Unique Patient Populations | 517 | ||
| 79 Care of the critically ill pregnant patient | 519 | ||
| Bibliography | 523 | ||
| 80 Care of the obese patient | 524 | ||
| References | 529 | ||
| 81 Oncologic emergencies | 533 | ||
| Metabolic emergencies | 533 | ||
| Mechanical (structural) emergencies | 534 | ||
| Hematologic emergencies | 535 | ||
| Infectious emergencies | 535 | ||
| Complications of antineoplastic therapy | 535 | ||
| Acknowledgment | 536 | ||
| Bibliography | 536 | ||
| 82 Post-intensive care syndrome and chronic critical illness | 537 | ||
| Bibliography | 540 | ||
| 83 Intensive care unit survivors | 541 | ||
| Bibliography | 544 | ||
| XVI Emerging Therapies | 545 | ||
| 84 Sepsis: Emerging therapies | 547 | ||
| Bibliography | 550 | ||
| Index | 551 | ||
| A | 551 | ||
| B | 555 | ||
| C | 557 | ||
| D | 561 | ||
| E | 563 | ||
| F | 565 | ||
| G | 566 | ||
| H | 566 | ||
| I | 569 | ||
| J | 569 | ||
| K | 572 | ||
| L | 572 | ||
| M | 573 | ||
| N | 574 | ||
| O | 576 | ||
| P | 577 | ||
| Q | 580 | ||
| R | 580 | ||
| S | 581 | ||
| T | 584 | ||
| U | 586 | ||
| V | 586 | ||
| W | 587 | ||
| X | 587 | ||
| Z | 587 |