CURRENT Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Critical Care delivers authoritative and clinically focused guidance in a concise, find-it-now format. Following the trusted LANGE approach, it includes a review of the etiology, relevant pathophysiology, and clinical symptoms as a prelude to diagnosis and treatment. Coverage includes everything from renal failure and surgical infections to coronary heart disease. There is a strong emphasis on evidence-based medicine throughout.

Features:

* Comprehensive overview of 39 key critical care topics, covering critical care basics, medical critical care, and the essentials of surgical critical care
* Valuable perspectives on the latest technologies, equipment, therapeutic strategies, and interventions
* Addresses common but difficult-to-diagnose critical care problems and delivers “approach to the patient” strategies
* NEW! Important treatment strategies for venous thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis, asthma, sepsis, and many more
* NEW! Current recommendations for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, transfusions, goal-directed therapy in sepsis, mechanical ventilation, use of pulmonary artery catheters, and glycemic control
* NEW! PMID numbers on all references for easy look-up

Table of contents

1. Philosophy & Principles of Critical Care


2. Fluids, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base


3. Transfusion Therapy


4. Pharmacotherapy


5. Intensive Care Anesthesia & Analgesia


6. Nutrition


7. Imaging Procedures


8. Intensive Care Monitoring9. Transport


10. Ethical, Legal, & Palliative/End-of-Life Care Considerations


11. Shock & Resuscitation


12. Respiratory Failure


13. Renal Failure


14. Gastrointestinal Failure in the ICU

15. Infections in the Critically Ill


16. Surgical Infections


17. Bleeding & Hemostasis


18. Psychiatric Problems


19. Care of the Elderly Patient


20. Critical Care of the Oncology Patient


21. Cardiac Problems in Critical Care


22. Coronary Heart Disease


23. Cardiothoracic Surgery


24. Pulmonary Disease


25. Endocrine Problems in the Critically Ill Patient


26. Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia, & the Critically Ill Patient


27. HIV Infection in the Critically Ill Patient


28. Dermatologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit


29. Critical Care of Vascular Disease & Emergencies


30. Critical Care of Neurologic Disease


31. Neurosurgical Critical Care


32. Acute Abdomen


33. Gastrointestinal Bleeding


34. Hepatobiliary Disease


35. Burns


36. Poisonings & Ingestions

37. Care of Patients with Environmental Injuries


38. Critical Care Issues in Pregnancy


39. Antithrombotic Therapy