Title | Care of the Critically Ill Patient [electronic resource] / edited by Jack Tinker, Warren M. Zapol |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1992 |
Edition | Second Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3400-8 |
Descript | XXXIII, 1467p. 345 illus. online resource |
List of Contributors -- Section A. Applied Physiology -- 1 Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output -- 2 The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations -- 3 Cardiopulmonary Interactions -- 4 Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange -- 5 Oxygen Transport and Consumption -- 6 Mediator Systems of Lung Injury -- 7 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- 8 Acid-Base Disturbances -- 9 Mechanisms of Haemostasis -- 10 Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism -- 11 Defense Strategies Against Hypoxia -- 12 Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immunity -- 13 Regulation of Body Temperature -- 14 The Physiology of the Newborn -- Section B. Cardiovascular Disorders -- 15 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- 16 The Cardiac Dysrhythmias -- 17 The Pathophysiology of Shock -- 18 Management of Shock -- 19 Acute Myocardial Infarction -- 20 Hypertensive Crisis -- 21 Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism -- 22 Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Care -- 23 Applied Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs -- 24 Congestive Heart Failure: Acute and Chronic -- Section C. Respiratory Disorders -- 25 Recovery from Anesthesia -- 26 Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation During Acute Respiratory Failure -- 27 Overview of Acute Respiratory Failure and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 28 Pathophysiological Pathways of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 29 Mechanical Ventilation and Weaning -- 30 Complications of Mechanical Ventilation -- 31 Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infections -- 32 Postural Effects on the Acutely Injured Lung -- Section D. Renal, Electrolyte And Metabolic Disorders -- 33 Acute Renal Failure -- 34 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders -- 35 Nutritional Failure -- 36 Optimizing Nutritional Support -- 37 Acute Hepatic Failure -- 38 Postoperative Care Following Hepatic Transplantation -- 39 Acute Pancreatitis -- 40 Stress Ulceration -- 41 Diarrhoea in the Critically Ill -- Section E. Haematological Disorders -- 42 Disorders of Haemostasis -- 43 The Use of Blood and Blood Products -- 44 Hazards of Blood Transfusion -- 45 Plasma Substitutes -- 46 Intensive Care for Patients with Malignant Disease -- Section F. Endocrine Disorders -- 47 Endocrine Emergencies -- 48 Diabetic Coma -- Section G. Trauma -- 49 Multiple Injuries -- 50 Transporting the Critically Ill -- 51 The Intensive Care of Head-Injured Patients -- 52 Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury -- 53 Chest Trauma -- 54 Care of Burns -- 55 Drowning and Near-Drowning -- Section H. Neurological Disorders -- 56 Coma -- 57 Brain Stem Death -- 58 Cerebral Oedema -- 59 Guillain-Barrรฉ Syndrome and Myasthenia Gravis -- 60 Status Epilepticus and Serial Seizures -- 61 Psychiatric Problems Associated with Intensive Care -- Section I. Acute Poisoning and Disturbances of Temperature Regulation -- 62 The Principles of Management of Acute Poisoning -- 63 Management of Specific Poisonings -- 64 Accidental Hypothermia -- 65 Hyperthermia -- Section J. Infection and Sepsis -- 66 Nosocomial Infections -- 67 Antibiotic Therapy in the Critically Ill -- 68 Opportunistic Infection -- 69 Intensive Care of Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- 70 Tetanus -- Section K. Methods of Investigation -- 71 Designing in Intensive Care -- 72 Bedside Catheterization -- 73 Techniques for Assessing Respiratory Function in the Critically Ill Patient -- 74 Radiology in the Intensive Care Unit -- 75 Nuclear Imaging in Critically Ill Patients -- 76 Severity Scoring and Prediction of Patient Outcome -- Section L. Paediatric Problems -- 77 Monitoring the Sick Infant -- 78 Critical Airway Obstruction in Children -- 79 Mechanical Ventilation of the Critically Ill Newborn Child -- 80 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Newborn -- 81 Acute Renal Failure in Infancy and Childhood -- 82 Care Following Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease -- 83 Treatment of Severe Head Injury in Children -- 84 Nutritional Problems -- List of Abbreviations