Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook

Description

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios include management of seizures and acute intracranial hypertension, sepsis, liver failure, brain death, bleeding and thrombosis, and treating hospital acquired infections in the ICU. Written by experts in the field, Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for critical care specialists and practitioners who treat adult patients in critical care settings. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status Epilepticus (Christopher Begley, Debra Roberts)....Pages 1-24 Overcoming Conflicts in ICU Care of Surgical Patients (Anthony Dinallo, Jonathan Decker, Adam M. Kopelan)....Pages 25-37 Perioperative Management of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Patient (Mark Jay Zucker, Leeor M. Jaffe)....Pages 39-64 Damage Control in the Trauma ICU (Yanjie Qi)....Pages 65-85 Liver Failure in the ICU (Priyanka Rajaram, Ram Subramanian)....Pages 87-99 Harm and Quality in the ICU (Jennifer A. LaRosa)....Pages 101-119 Surveillance and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections (Christian A. Engell)....Pages 121-145 Sepsis and Septic Shock (Anand Kumar, Victor Tremblay)....Pages 147-165 Advanced Practice Providers in the ICU: Models for a Successful Multiprofessional Team (Heather Meissen, Aimee Abide)....Pages 167-177 Critical Care Billing, Coding, and Documentation (Michael J. Apostolakos)....Pages 179-192 Shock and Vasopressors: State-of-the-Art Update (Michael Kouch, R. Phillip Dellinger)....Pages 193-212 Brain Death (Margie Hodges Shaw, David C. Kaufman)....Pages 213-225 Nutrition Support Therapy During Critical Illness (Jayshil Patel, Ryan T. Hurt, Manpreet Mundi)....Pages 227-248 Advanced and Difficult Airway Management in the ICU (Jagroop S. Saran, Joseph W. Dooley)....Pages 249-266 Hemodynamic Monitoring: What’s Out There? What’s Best for You? (Heath E. Latham)....Pages 267-297 Bleeding and Thrombosis in the ICU (Donald S. Houston, Ryan Zarychanski)....Pages 299-313 Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy (Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson)....Pages 315-350 Challenges in Oxygenation and Ventilation (Julia West, Caroline M. Quill)....Pages 351-368 Poisoning and Toxicity: The New Age (Kim Kwai, Patrick Hinfey)....Pages 369-390 Back Matter ....Pages 391-400