Critical Care Secrets

Get the most out of your study and review with Critical Care Secrets! This easy-to-read book uses the popular and trusted Secrets Series® question-and-answer format to cover all areas of critical care medicine, focusing on the practical, "in-the-trenches" know-how you need to succeed both in practice, and on board and recertification exams. The easy-to-read approach of the Secrets books has been serving medical professionals for decades. • Expedite your reference and review with a question-and-answer format that's conversational and easy to read. • Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from the authors, and "Key Points" boxes that provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content. • Explore effective solutions to patients' medical and ethical problems related to a wide range of specialties, including pulmonology, surgery, anesthesiology, pharmacy, and infectious disease. • Get the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for the critically ill. • Gain a new perspective on today's hot topics with new coverage of encephalitis, acute abdomen, antidepressants, and much more. • Stay up to date with all-new chapters on General Approach to Trauma Victims, Arterial and Central Venous Lines, ICU Ultrasound, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO), H1N1/Influenza, Immunocompromised Host, Glycemic Control in the ICU, Disaster Medicine, Toxic Alcohols, Cardiovascular Drugs, Palliative Care, and Organ Donation. • Learn from the experience of international experts, many of whom are new to this edition and offer a fresh viewpoint on critical care. A comprehensive, easy-to-read overview makes Critical Care Secrets the perfect review tool for board and recertification exams, a clinical refresher, or a quick reference guide. The book contains black-and-white illustrations. Content: Front matter , Pages i-ii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Contributors , Pages vii-xvi , Neil Agrawal, Ali Al-Alwan, Hasan B. Alam, Rae M. Allain, Gilman B. Allen, Michael N. Andrawes, Abbas Ardehali, Aranya Bagchi, Keith Baker, Arna Banerjee, Carolyn E. Bekes, William J. Benedetto, Pavan K. Bendapudi, John R. Benjamin, Philip E. Bickler, Luca M. Bigatello, Edward A. Bittner, Brad W. Butcher, Michael E. Canham, William E. Charash, et al. Preface , Page xvii , Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish Top 100 Secrets , Pages 1-7 , Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish Chapter 1 - General Approach to the Critically Ill Patient , Pages 9-12 , Manuel Pardo Jr., Michael A. Gropper Chapter 2 - General Approach to Trauma Patients , Pages 13-19 , Peter J. Fagenholz, Hasan B. Alam Chapter 3 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation , Pages 20-27 , David Shimabukuro Chapter 4 - Assessments of Oxygenation , Pages 28-32 , Asheesh Kumar, Michael E. Canham, Ulrich H. Schmidt Chapter 5 - Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis , Pages 33-38 , Philip E. Bickler Chapter 6 - Hemodynamic Monitoring , Pages 39-46 , Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, Jonathan E. Charnin Chapter 7 - Fluid Therapy , Pages 47-49 , Elizabeth Cox, Keith Baker Chapter 8 - Nutrition in Critically ill Patients , Pages 50-57 , Renee D. Stapleton Chapter 9 - Mechanical and Noninvasive Ventilation , Pages 58-62 , Manuel Pardo Jr. Chapter 10 - Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation , Pages 63-68 , Theodore W. Marcy, Jenny L. Martino Chapter 11 - Arterial and Central Venous Catheters , Pages 69-73 , Hovig V. Chitilian Chapter 12 - Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit , Pages 74-78 , Daniel W. Johnson Chapter 13 - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation , Pages 79-86 , Michael G. Fitzsimons, Michael N.Andrawes Chapter 14 - Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management , Pages 87-92 , Manuel Pardo Jr. Chapter 15 - Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction , Pages 93-99 , John E. Heffner Chapter 16 - Chest Tubes , Pages 100-105 , Gwendolyn M. van der Wilden, David R. King Chapter 17 - Bronchoscopy , Pages 106-112 , Amy E. Morris, Lynn M. Schnapp Chapter 18 - Pacemakers and Defibrillators , Pages 113-120 , Scott C. Streckenbach, Kenneth Shelton Chapter 19 - Circulatory Assist Devices , Pages 121-129 , Joseph L. Weidman, Michael N. Andrawes, Michael G. Fitzsimons Chapter 20 - Acute Bacterial Pneumonia , Pages 131-141 , Kenneth Shelton, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, Aranya Bagchi Chapter 21 - Asthma , Pages 142-150 , Ali Al-Alwan, Gilman B. Allen, David A. Kaminsky Chapter 22 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , Pages 151-156 , Anne E. Dixon Chapter 23 - Cor Pulmonale , Pages 157-165 , Luca M. Bigatello, Kay B. Leissner Chapter 24 - Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Acute Chest Syndrome , Pages 166-170 , Prema R. Menon, Gilman B. Allen Chapter 25 - Hemoptysis , Pages 171-176 , Michael E. Hanley Chapter 26 - Venous Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism , Pages 177-184 , Madison Macht, Marc Moss Chapter 27 - Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease , Pages 185-191 , Martin M LeWinter, Neil Agrawal Chapter 28 - Acute Myocardial Infarction , Pages 192-196 , Cameron Donaldson, Harold L. Dauerman Chapter 29 - Dysrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias , Pages 197-203 , Pierre Znojkiewicz, Peter S. Spector Chapter 30 - Aortic Dissection , Pages 204-211 , Asheesh Kumar, Rae M. Allain Chapter 31 - Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade) , Pages 212-216 , Stuart F. Sidlow, C. William Hanson III Chapter 32 - Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock , Pages 217-222 , David Shimabukuro, Richard H. Savel, Michael A. Gropper Chapter 33 - Endocarditis , Pages 223-231 , Louis B. Polish Chapter 34 - Meningitis and Encephalitis in the Intensive Care Unit , Pages 232-239 , Cindy Noyes, Christopher D. Huston Chapter 35 - Disseminated Fungal Infections , Pages 240-245 , Themistoklis Kourkoumpetis, Eleftherios E. Mylonakis Chapter 36 - Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria , Pages 246-251 , Christopher Grace Chapter 37 - Bioterrorism , Pages 252-261 , Sarah Mooney, Christopher Grace Chapter 38 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections , Pages 262-270 , Erica S. Shenoy, David C. Hooper Chapter 39 - Influenza , Pages 271-276 , Christopher Grace Chapter 40 - Immunocompromised Host , Pages 277-292 , Kristen K. Pierce Chapter 41 - Hypertension , Pages 293-298 , Stuart L. Linas, Shailendra Sharma Chapter 42 - Acute Renal Failure , Pages 299-305 , Dinkar Kaw, Joseph I. Shapiro Chapter 43 - Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis , Pages 306-314 , Brad W. Butcher, Kathleen D. Liu Chapter 44 - Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia , Pages 315-321 , Stuart L. Linas, Shailendra Sharma Chapter 45 - Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia , Pages 322-328 , Brad W. Butcher, Kathleen D. Liu Chapter 46 - Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically ill Patient , Pages 329-335 , George Kasotakis, George C. Velmahos Chapter 47 - Acute Pancreatitis , Pages 336-342 , Neeraj K. Sardana, Jon (Kai) Yamaguchi, David W. McFadden Chapter 48 - Hepatitis and Cirrhosis , Pages 343-351 , Zechariah S. Gardner, Jaina Clough Chapter 49 - Acute Abdomen and Peritonitis , Pages 352-357 , William E. Charash, Sarah Pesek Chapter 50 - Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State , Pages 359-368 , Joel J. Schnure, Jack L. Leahy Chapter 51 - Management of Hyperglycemia in the Critically Ill , Pages 369-373 , Matthew P. Gilbert, Alison Schneider Chapter 52 - Adrenal Insufficiency in the Intensive Care Unit , Pages 374-378 , Michael Young Chapter 53 - Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit , Pages 379-383 , Annis Marney Chapter 54 - Blood Products and Coagulation , Pages 385-391 , George Kasotakis, Hasan B. Alam Chapter 55 - Thrombocytopenia and Platelets , Pages 392-396 , Chad T. Wilson, Hasan B. Alam Chapter 56 - Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation , Pages 397-403 , Pavan K. Bendapudi, David J. Kuter Chapter 57 - Oncologic Emergencies (Including Hypercalcemia) , Pages 404-409 , Marie E. Wood Chapter 58 - Rheumatologic Disease in the Intensive Care Unit , Pages 411-422 , Lynda S. Tilluckdharry, Christine Haas Jones Chapter 59 - Coma , Pages 423-427 , Ala Nozari, Corey R. Fehnel, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 60 - Brain Death , Pages 428-433 , Corey R. Fehnel, Ala Nozari, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 61 - Status Epilepticus , Pages 434-440 , Ala Nozari, Corey R. Fehnel, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 62 - Stroke , Pages 441-447 , Corey R. Fehnel, Ala Nozari, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 63 - Guillain-Barré Syndrome , Pages 448-451 , Ala Nozari, Corey R. Fehnel, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 64 - Myasthenia Gravis , Pages 452-455 , Corey R. Fehnel, Ala Nozari, Lee H. Schwamm Chapter 65 - Alcohol Withdrawal , Pages 456-459 , Bruce A. Crookes, William Peery Chapter 66 - Burns and Frostbite , Pages 461-467 , Shawn P. Fagan, Jeremy Goverman Chapter 67 - Pneumothorax , Pages 468-474 , Madison Macht, Michael E. Hanley Chapter 68 - Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion , Pages 475-481 , Susan R. Wilcox, Edward A. Bittner Chapter 69 - Cardiac Trauma , Pages 482-487 , Ali Y. Mejaddam, Marc A. DeMoya Chapter 70 - Liver and Heart Transplantation , Pages 489-495 , Claus U. Niemann, Abbas Ardehali Chapter 71 - Use of Paralytic Agents in The Intensive Care Unit , Pages 497-503 , David W Miller, Jean-François Pittet Chapter 72 - Pain Management in The Intensive Care Unit , Pages 504-511 , Philip McArdle, Jean-François Pittet Chapter 73 - Sedation and Delirium , Pages 512-519 , Pratik Pandharipande, Arna Banerjee Chapter 74 - Disaster Medicine: Impact On Critical Care Operations , Pages 521-526 , John R. Benjamin, Edward E. George Chapter 75 - Allergy and Anaphylaxis , Pages 527-533 , Susan A. Vassallo Chapter 76 - Hypothermia , Pages 534-540 , Peter J. Fagenholz, Edward A. Bittner Chapter 77 - Heat Stroke , Pages 541-544 , William J. Benedetto Chapter 78 - General Toxicology and Toxidromes , Pages 545-551 , Aaron B. Skolnik, Susan R. Wilcox Chapter 79 - Analgesics and Antidepressants , Pages 552-557 , Aaron B. Skolnik, Susan R. Wilcox Chapter 80 - Toxic Alcohol Poisoning , Pages 558-561 , Aaron B. Skolnik, Susan R. Wilcox Chapter 81 - Poisoning by Cardiovascular Drugs , Pages 562-564 , Aaron B. Skolnik, Susan R. Wilcox Chapter 82 - Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome , Pages 565-570 , Jennifer M. Hall, James L. Jacobson Chapter 83 - Care of the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient , Pages 571-576 , Stephen E. Lapinsky Chapter 84 - Ethics , Pages 577-581 , Alexandra F.M. Cist Chapter 85 - Palliative Care , Pages 582-587 , Ursula McVeigh, Allan Ramsay Chapter 86 - Organ Donation , Pages 588-592 , Benjamin T. Suratt, Kapil Patel Chapter 87 - Intensive Care Unit Organization, Management, and Value , Pages 593-597 , Daniel Yagoda, Ulrich H Schmidt, J. Perren Cobb Chapter 88 - Quality Assurance and Patient Safety in The Intensive Care Unit , Pages 598-602 , Nitin Puri, Antoinette Spevetz, Carolyn E. Bekes Chapter 89 - Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in Intensive Care Unit Patients , Pages 603-608 , Benoit Misset, Islem Ouanes Index , Pages 609-644