Main description:

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios include management of seizures and acute intracranial hypertension, sepsis, liver failure, brain death, bleeding and thrombosis, and treating hospital acquired infections in the ICU. Written by experts in the field, Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for critical care specialists and practitioners who treat adult patients in critical care settings.

Contents:

1 Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status EpilepticusChristopher Begley, Debra Roberts
2 Overcoming Conflicts in ICU Care of Surgical PatientsAnthony Dinallo, Jonathan Decker, Adam Kopelan
3 Perioperative Management of the Patient with a Mechanical Circulatory Support Device or Heart TransplantMark Jay Zucker, Leeor M. Jaffe
4 Damage Control in the Trauma ICU Yanjie Qi
5 Liver Failure in the ICUPriyanka Rajaram, Ram Subramanian
6 Harm and Quality in the ICUJennifer A. LaRosa
7 Surveillance and Prevention of Hospital Acquired InfectionsChristian A. Engell
8 Sepsis and Septic Shock Anand Kumar, Victor Tremblay
9 Advanced Practice Providers in the ICU: Models for a Successful Multiprofessional Team Heather Meissen, Aimee Abide
10 Critical Care Billing, Coding, and Documentation Michael J. Apostalakos
11 Shock and Vasopressors - State of the Art Update Michael Kouch, R. Philip Dellinger
12 Brain Death Margie Hodges Shaw, David C. Kaufman
13 Nutrition Support Therapy during Critical IllnessJayshil Patel, Ryan T. Hurt, Manpreet Mundi
14 Advanced and Difficult Airway Management in the ICUJagroop S. Saran, Joseph W. Dooley
15 Hemodynamic Monitoring - What's Out There? What's Best For You?Heath E. Latham
16 Bleeding and Thrombosis in the ICUDonald S Houston, Ryan Zarychanski
17 Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism in PregnancyLars-Kristofer N. Peterson
18 Challenges in Oxygenation and Ventilation Julia West, Caroline M Quill
19 Poisoning and Toxicity - The New AgeKim Kwai, Patrick Hinfey