TY - BOOK AU - Marini,John J. AU - Wheeler,Arthur P. TI - Critical care medicine: the essentials SN - 9780781798396 (pbk.) : AV - RC86.8 .M386 2010 U1 - 616.028 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Philadelphia, Pa., London PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Critical care medicine KW - Critical Care KW - methods KW - Emergencies N1 - Previous ed.: 2005; Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; Hemodynamics -- Hemodynamic monitoring -- Support of the failing circulation -- Arrhythmias, pacing, and cardioversion -- Respiratory monitoring -- Airway intubation -- Indications and options for mechanical ventilation -- Practical problems and complications of mechanical ventilation -- Positive end-expiratory and continuous positive airway pressure -- Weaning and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation -- Intensive care unit imaging -- Acid-base disorders -- Fluid and electrolyte disorders -- Blood conservation and transfusion -- Pharmacotherapy -- Nutritional assessment and support -- Analgesia, sedation, and therapeutic paralysis -- General supportive care -- Quality improvement and cost control -- Cardiopulmonary arrest -- Acute coronary syndromes -- Hypertensive emergencies -- Venous thromboembolism -- Oxygenation failure, ARDS, and acute lung injury -- Ventilatory failure -- ICU infections -- Severe sepsis -- Thermal disorders -- Acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy -- Clotting and bleeding disorders and anticoagulation therapy -- Hepatic failure -- Endocrine emergencies -- Drug overdose and poisoning -- Neurological emergencies -- Chest trauma -- Acute abdomen -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Burns and inhalational injury N2 - Useful for students in critical care rotations and residents, this concise handbook presents the essential of medical and surgical critical care in an easy-to-read format. The authors explain the pathophysiology underlying clinical disorders and the key principles of diagnosis and patient management ER -