Title | Care of the Critically Ill Patient [electronic resource] / edited by Jack Tinker, Maurice Rapin |
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Imprint | London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1983 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3498-5 |
Descript | XXXIV, 1133 p. online resource |
Section A Applied Physiology -- 1 Measurement and Control of Cardiac Output -- 2 The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations -- 3 Pulmonary Ventilation and Gas Exchange -- 4 Oxygen Transport and Consumption -- 5 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- 6 AcidโBase Balance -- 7 Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism -- 8 Regulation of Body Temperature in Man -- Section B Cardiovascular Disorders -- 9 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) -- 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Treatment -- 11 The Pathophysiology of Shock -- 12 The Management of Shock -- 13 The Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism -- 14 Hypertensive Crises -- 15 The Management of Unstable Angina Pectoris -- 16 Cardiovascular Pharmacology -- Section C Respiratory Disorders -- 17 Acute Respiratory Failure -- 18 Pathophysiologic Pathways of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 19 Severe Asthma -- 20 Intermittent and Continuous Positive Pressure Ventilation -- 21 Equipment for Respiratory Therapy -- 22 Respiratory Physiotherapy -- 23 Respiratory Pharmacology -- Section D Renal, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Disorders -- 24 Acute Renal Failure -- 25 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders -- 26 Nutritional Failure -- 27 Acute Liver Failure and Encephalopathy -- 28 Acute Pancreatitis -- 29 Acute Gastro-intestinal Lesions and Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia -- Section E Haematological Disorders -- 30 Disorders of Haemostasis -- 31 Blood and Blood Products -- 32 Plasma Substitutes -- Section F Endocrine Disorders -- 33 Diabetic Coma -- 34 Endocrine Emergencies -- Section G Trauma -- 35 Multiple Injuries -- 36 Head Injuries -- 37 Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries -- 38 Care of Burns -- 39 Electrical Injury -- 40 Drowning and Near-Drowning -- 41 Snakebites -- Section H Neurological Disorders -- 42 Coma -- 43 Cerebral Oedema -- 44 Brain Resuscitation -- 45 Brain Death or Coma Dรฉpassรฉ -- 46 Status Epilepticus -- 47 Psychiatric Aspects of Intensive Care -- Section I Acute Poisoning and Disturbances of Temperature Regulation -- 48 The Principles of Management of Acute Poisoning -- 49 Management of Specific Poisonings -- 50 Accidental Hypothermia -- 51 Hyperthermia -- Section J Infection and Sepsis -- 52 Hospital-Acquired Infections -- 53 Management of Sepsis -- 54 Opportunistic Lung Infections in the Compromised Host -- 55 Tetanus -- Section K Methods of Investigation -- 56 Monitoring Equipment and Unit Design -- 57 Techniques for Investigating Cardiovascular Function -- 58 Techniques for Assessing Respiratory Function -- 59 Assessment of Renal Function -- 60 Radiology -- 61 Nuclear Imaging -- 62 Blood Gas Analysis -- Section L Paediatric Problems -- 63 Temperature Regulation in Sick Infants -- 64 Monitoring the Sick Infant -- 65 Principles of Neonatal Intensive Care -- 66 The Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome -- 67 Acute Renal Failure in Infancy and Childhood -- 68 Nutritional Problems -- Appendix List of Abbreviations