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Critical Care Quick Glance

Critical Care Quick Glance

9780071465403
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This concise, pocket sized guide to Critical Care medicine provides at-a-glance information for treating patients effectively and expediently. Includes a free PDA download to facilitate its usefulness at the point of care.
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9780071465403
9780071465403

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Publication date
2006
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
400
Dimensions (mm)
119 x 208
Weight (g)
231
  • Section 1


    Chapter 1 Ventricular Function and the Cardiac Output


    Key equations
    Factors that control the CO
    Pressure & Volume relationships
    Starling Curve
    Cardiac Curve
    DDx of LV dysfunction

    Chapter 2 Shock


    Definition
    Types of shock
    Response of organ systems in shock
    Bedside exam
    Tx

    Chapter 3 Oxygenation and Ventilation


    Key Equations
    Oxygenation
    Ventilation

    Chapter 4 Mechanical Ventilation


    Goals of Mechanical Ventilation
    Basic Lung Volumes
    Indications for Incubation
    Closing Volume and Functional Residual Capacity
    PaO2 and Mean Airway Pressure
    Peak Inspiratory and Plateau Pressures
    Positive End Expiratory Pressure
    Auto PEEP
    Models of Positive Pressure Ventilation
    Relationship of Air Flow and Pressure Curves

    Chapter 5 Pulmonary Artery (Swan Ganz) Catheters


    Key Equations
    Normal Pressures The Waveforms
    Thermodilution Technique for Measuring CO
    Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
    Clinical Application of the PA Catheter

    Chapter 6 Frequently Used Medications, Blood Products, and Fluids


    Receptors and Mechanism of Action
    Pressors
    Anti-hypertensives
    Analgesics and Sedatives
    Paralytics
    Blood Products
    Intravenous Fluids

    Chapter 7 The Head Injured Patient:: Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)


    Key Equation
    Diagnosing Elevated ICP
    Common Systemic Alterations
    Tx Algorithm

    Chapter 8 Acid-Base Disorders


    Key Equations
    Interpreting the Arterial Blood Gas
    Review of the Nephron
    Metabolic Acidosis
    Metabolic Alkalosis
    Metabolic Acidosis
    Respiratory Alkalosis

    Chapter 9 Nutrition


    Enteral Nutrition
    Parenteral Nutrition
    Assessing Nutrition

    Chapter 10 Prophylaxis


    DVT Prophylaxis
    Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

    Section 2

    Chapter 11Acute Myocardial Infarction


    Definition
    Pathophysiology
    Symptoms and Signs
    Dx
    Management

    Chapter 12 Congestive Heart Failure


    Definition
    Pathophysiology
    Symptoms and Signs
    Dx
    Management

    Chapter 13 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)


    Exacerbation
    Definition
    Pathophysiology
    Symptoms and Signs
    Dx
    Management

    Chapter 14 Community & Hospital Acquired Pneumonia


    Chapter 15 Acute Severe Pancreatitis


    Chapter 16 Sepsis


    Chapter 17 Fulminant Hepatic Failure


    Chapter 18 Venous-Thromboembolism


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