ACP Manual of Critical Care

Section I. General Aspects of Critical Care

A. Commonly Performed ICU Procedures

Ch. 1 Central Venous Catheterization, Ravi Sundaram and Gnanaraj Joseph

Ch. 2 Right Heart Catheterization, Anthony Saleh

Ch. 3 Pericardiocentesis & Temporary Cardiac Pacing, Bilal Malik and Suhail Allaqaband

Ch. 4. Bronchoscopy, Sandeep Mehrishi and Udaya Prakash

Ch. 5 Use of Endoscopic Procedures in the Intensive Care Setting, Maurice A. Cerulli

Ch. 6 Use of Ultrasonography in the Critical Care Unit, Paul Mayo

Ch. 7 Chest Imaging, Sabiha Raoof

Ch. 8 Administrative Aspects of Critical Care, Lauren Yedvab

B. Resuscitative Techniques

Ch. 9 Fluid Resuscitation, Naveed Shahid and Sunil Mehra

Ch. 10 The Use of Pressors to Support Circulation, Young H. Lee and Alan S. Multz

Ch. 11 Administration of Blood and Blood Products, Judith A. Luce

Ch. 12 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, André de Corla-Souza and Joan McInerney

C. Respiratory Support and Monitoring

Ch. 13 Monitoring Mechanical Ventilatory Support, Douglas Haden and Neil Ross MacIntyre, Jr.

Ch. 14 Securing the Airway, Karl Cribbin

Ch. 15 Use of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy at Bedside, Arthur Sung, Ann L. Rutt, and David Feller-Kopman

Ch. 16 Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation

Ch. 16, Pt. I Mechanical Ventilation, Frew Gebreab and Anthony Saleh

Ch. 16, Pt. II Ventilatory Management of Specific Causes of Acute Respiratory Failure, Robert M. Kacmarek

Ch. 17 Importance of Positioning in the Critically Ill Patient, Richard K. Albert

D. Miscellaneous Issues Specific to the Critical Care Unit

Ch. 18 Management of Anxiety, Agitation, and Depression, Kamil Jaghab

Ch. 19 Use of Sedatives and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Ali Mojaverian and Michael R. Dubin

Ch. 20 Pain Management, Akhtar Purvez

Ch. 21 Prognostication Systems, Erfan Hussain and Mitchell C. Jacobs

Ch. 22 Health Care Associated Infections, Maria Ninivaggi

Ch. 23 Nutrition Assessment and Support, Lisa Musillo

Ch. 24 Ethics in the Intensive Care Unit, Imran Aurangzeb and Steven Walerstein

Ch. 25 Perioperative Care of the Critically Ill Patient, Kaleem M. Rizvon and Samia Qazi

Section II. Systemic Disorders

A. Cardiovascular Critical Care

Ch. 26 Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction, Suhail Allaqaband and Tanvir Bajwa

Ch. 27 Cardiogenic Shock, Suhail Allaqaband and Tanvir Bajwa

Ch. 28 Heart Failure, Afshan Hameed, Suhail Allaqaband, and Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola

Ch. 29 Recognition and Management of Common Arrhythmias, Vikram Nangia and Masood Akhtar

Ch. 30 Acute Pericarditis, Pericardial Effusion, and Cardiac Tamponade, Ramagopal J. Tumuluri and Suhail Allaqaband

Ch. 31 Aortic Dissection, Ramagopal J. Tumuluri and Suhail Allaqaband

Ch. 32 Hypertensive Emergencies, David B. Case

B. Pulmonary Critical Care

Ch. 33 Acute Respiratory Failure, Nausherwan K. Burki

Ch. 34 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Liziamma George

Ch. 35 Status Asthmaticus, Mani S. Kaavuru and Muzaffar Ahmad

Ch. 36 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations, Andreas c. Kyprianou and Alan M. Fein

Ch. 37 Upper Airway Obstruction, José C. Yataco and Atul C. Mehta

Ch. 38 Pneumonia, Michael S. Niederman

Ch. 39 Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis, Mehdi Khosravi and Kenneth E. Wood

Ch. 40 Pneumothorax, Andreas C. Kyprianou and Ashok M. Karnik

Ch. 41 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Arunabh Talwar

Ch. 42 Critical Care and Sleep Disorders, Gerard T. Lombardo

C. Critical Care of Renal Diseases

Ch. 43 Peritoneal Dialysis, Ultrafiltration, Hemofiltration, and Hemodialysis, George Coritsidis

Ch. 44 Acute and Chronic Renal Failure, Lawrence E. Stam and Kotresha Neelakantappa

Ch. 45 Electrolyte Disorders, Sandeep Mehrishi and Donald A. Feinfeld

Ch. 46 Acid-Base Disorders, Ghulam Saydain and Donald A. Feinfeld

D. Critical Care of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases

Ch. 47 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hypoglycemia, Salini C. Kumar and Alice K. Lee

Ch. 48 Thyroid Storm, Myxedema Coma, and Adrenal Crisis, James A. Kruse

E. Critical Care of Hematological and Oncological Diseases

Ch. 49 Hemorrhagic Disorders, Bhoomi Mehrotra

Ch. 50 Thrombotic Disorders, Michael Garrison

Ch. 51 Oncologic Emergencies

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