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Abstract
This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Margaret M Ecklund, MS, RN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, will focus on Winter Health Challenges, with article topics including: Near Drowning and Multiple Organism Aspiration; Geriatric Perils: Falls and Complications; Vitamin D Deficiency; Gastroenteritis and Surgical Perils; Frostbite; Rural Trauma; Respiratory failure and adult influenza; RSV; Diabetes and Seasonal Depression; and Holiday Heart Disease.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America: Winter Trauma | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| CRITICAL CARE NURSING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA | viii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Chapter 1. Winter Depression and Diabetes | 509 | ||
| PURPOSE | 509 | ||
| BACKGROUND | 510 | ||
| SIGNIFICANCE | 510 | ||
| KEY CONCEPTS | 511 | ||
| EVIDENCE RELEVANT TO THE CASE | 511 | ||
| CONTEXT FOR CASE | 513 | ||
| CASE PRESENTATION | 514 | ||
| SUMMARY | 516 | ||
| LESSONS LEARNED | 516 | ||
| REFERENCES | 516 | ||
| Chapter 2. Holiday Season for a Healthy Heart | 519 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 519 | ||
| REVIEW OF LITERATURE | 520 | ||
| CASE STUDY | 523 | ||
| IMPLICATIONS | 524 | ||
| SUMMARY | 524 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 524 | ||
| REFERENCES | 524 | ||
| Chapter 3. The Role of Vitamin D in Critical Illness | 527 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 527 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGY OF VITAMIN D | 528 | ||
| THE CHALLENGES OF RESEARCHING THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN HUMAN ILLNESS | 529 | ||
| VITAMIN D AND OBESITY | 530 | ||
| THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION | 531 | ||
| THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN LUNG FUNCTION | 532 | ||
| VITAMIN D AND BONE TURNOVER IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) | 533 | ||
| VITAMIN D IN SEPSIS | 533 | ||
| MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AND VITAMIN D | 535 | ||
| VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS IN THE ICU? | 537 | ||
| SUMMARY | 538 | ||
| REFERENCES | 538 | ||
| Chapter 4. Viral Gastroenteritis in the Adult Population: The GI Peril | 541 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 541 | ||
| TYPES OF VIRUSES | 542 | ||
| SYMPTOMS | 542 | ||
| TRANSMISSION | 543 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 544 | ||
| TREATMENT | 545 | ||
| COMPLICATIONS | 545 | ||
| ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY FOR MILD TO MODERATE VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS | 546 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS THERAPY FOR SEVERE VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS | 547 | ||
| OUTBREAKS | 548 | ||
| GENERAL INFECTION PREVENTION MEASURES | 549 | ||
| INFECTION PREVENTION MEASURES IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS | 550 | ||
| FUTURE RESEARCH | 551 | ||
| SUMMARY | 552 | ||
| REFERENCES | 552 | ||
| Chapter 5. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Children | 555 | ||
| BACKGROUND | 555 | ||
| SCIENCE OF RSV | 556 | ||
| TRANSMISSION | 556 | ||
| RISK FACTORS | 557 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 558 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS AND DETECTION | 558 | ||
| PREVENTION | 559 | ||
| MANAGEMENT | 560 | ||
| PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION | 564 | ||
| SUMMARY | 565 | ||
| REFERENCES | 565 | ||
| Chapter 6. A Review of Influenza: Implications for the Geriatric Population | 573 | ||
| HISTORY | 573 | ||
| SEASONALITY | 574 | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | 574 | ||
| TRANSMISSION | 574 | ||
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS | 575 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS | 575 | ||
| TREATMENT | 576 | ||
| VACCINATION | 577 | ||
| VACCINE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS | 578 | ||
| CASE STUDY | 578 | ||
| SUMMARY | 579 | ||
| REFERENCES | 579 | ||
| Chapter 7. Critical Care for Frostbite | 581 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 581 | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | 582 | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | 582 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 585 | ||
| CARE OF FROSTBITE INJURY | 586 | ||
| LONG-TERM EFFECTS | 588 | ||
| PREVENTION | 589 | ||
| SUMMARY | 589 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 590 | ||
| REFERENCES | 590 | ||
| Chapter 8. Rural Trauma Challenges in Alaska | 593 | ||
| SIGNIFICANCE OF TRAUMA IN ALASKA | 593 | ||
| RANGE OF INJURY | 594 | ||
| SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING | 594 | ||
| SAFETY AT THE SCENE | 595 | ||
| PRIMARY ASSESSMENT | 595 | ||
| TRANSPORT AND ASSESSMENT | 596 | ||
| MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: SNOW MACHINES | 596 | ||
| TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | 598 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 599 | ||
| REFERENCES | 599 | ||
| Chapter 9. Journey of a Survivor of Near Drowning, Polymicrobial Pneumonia, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 601 | ||
| THE EVENT | 601 | ||
| INTENSIVE CARE UNIT COURSE | 602 | ||
| PULMONARY STEP-DOWN UNIT CHALLENGES | 603 | ||
| DISCHARGE PLANNING | 605 | ||
| INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NEAR DROWNING | 605 | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | 605 | ||
| DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT | 606 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE LUNG INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH ARDS | 607 | ||
| PROGRESSIVE MOBILITY | 609 | ||
| SHARING PERSPECTIVES | 609 | ||
| SUMMARY | 622 | ||
| REFERENCES | 622 | ||
| Index | 625 |