Handbook of Critical Care Nephrology

Description

Designed specifically for nephrologists and trainees practicing in the ICU, Handbook of Critical Care Nephrology is a portable critical care reference with a unique and practical nephrology focus. Full-color illustrations, numerous algorithms, and intuitively arranged contents make this manual a must-have resource for nephrology in today’s ICU. Covers all essential topics related to nephrology in the ICU, including ICU monitoring, drugs and blood products, imaging, acute kidney injury, electrolytes and acid-base disorders, poisonings and intoxications, extracorporeal therapies, organ transplantation, and ethics and palliative care. Provides valuable information on specific conditions including sepsis, obstetrics, abdominal compartment syndrome, AKI in burns and trauma, gastrointestinal bleeding, neurological emergencies, environmental topics such as hemorrhagic fever and terrorism, hematologic/oncologic emergencies, and more. Includes easy-to-understand visual abstracts of key studies. Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. Title Page Copyright Page Contributing Authors Foreword Preface Contents I. Critical Care and Intensive Care Unit Monitoring 1 Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit 2 Overview of the Management of Shock 3 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation 4 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome II. Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit 5 Definitions and Etiologies of Acute Kidney Injury 6 Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury 7 Acute Kidney Injury and Non–Acute Kidney Injury Risk Scores in the Intensive Care Unit 8 Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury 9 Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury III. Drugs and Blood Products in the Intensive Care Unit Setting 10 Resuscitation Fluids: Which One, How Much, and How to Assess 11 Transfusion Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit 12 Diuretics and Acute Kidney Injury 13 Vasoactive Medications 14 Anticoagulants in the Intensive Care Unit 15 The Metabolic Management and Nutrition of Acute Kidney Injury IV. Special Labs 16 Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury 17 Biomarkers of Critical Illness V. Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit 18 Ultrasound Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit VI. Electrolytes and Acid-Base Disorders 19 Sodium Homeostasis and Hyponatremia in the Intensive Care Unit 20 Hypernatremia in the Intensive Care Unit 21 Dyskalemias in the Intensive Care Unit 22 Calcium Management in the Intensive Care Unit 23 Phosphorus Management in the Intensive Care Unit 24 Magnesium Management in the Intensive Care Unit 25 Acid-Base Management in the Intensive Care Unit VII. Poisonings and Intoxications 26 Drug Dosing in Acute Kidney Injury 27 Drugs and Antidotes 28 Extracorporeal Therapy for Poisonings and Intoxications VIII. Extracorporeal Therapies 29 Vascular Access for Kidney Replacement Therapy 30 Dosing of Kidney Replacement Therapy 31 Timing of Kidney Replacement Therapy 32 Modality Selection of Kidney Replacement Therapy 33 Anticoagulation and Kidney Replacement Therapy 34 Blood Purification in the Intensive Care Unit 35 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Intensive Care Unit IX. Specific Conditions 36 Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury 37 Diabetic Ketoacidosis 38 Obstetric Acute Kidney Injury 39 Postcardiac Surgery Acute Kidney Injury 40 Cardiorenal Syndrome 41 Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the Intensive Care Unit 42 Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Disease 43 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome 44 Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury 45 Hypertensive Emergency 46 Acute Kidney Injury in Burns Patients 47 Trauma-Associated Acute Kidney Injury 48 Neurologic Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit 49 Rhabdomyolysis 50 Onconephrology Emergencies 51 Caring for Patients After Acute Kidney Injury X. Organ Transplantation 52 Perioperative Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients 53 Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Kidney Transplants 54 Infectious Complications in Patients with Kidney Transplant 55 Care for the Brain-Dead Organ Donor XI. Ethics/Palliative Care 56 Shared Decision-Making/Time-Limited Trials of Kidney Replacement Therapy Index