TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons, Polly E. [1954-]
AU  - Wiener-Kronish, Jeanine P. [1951-]
TI  - Critical care secrets
T2  - Secrets series
SN  - 0323085008
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Elsevier Mosby
KW  - CRITICAL CARE
KW  - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
KW  - EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
N1  - General approach to the critically ill patient -- General approach to trauma victims -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Assessments of oxygenation Pulse oximetry, capnography, and blood gas analysis -- Hemodynamic monitoring -- Fluid therapy -- Nutrition in critically ill patients -- Mechanical ventilation/non-invasive -- Discontinuation of mechanical ventilation -- Arterial and central venous catheters -- Ultrasound in the intensive care unit -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) -- Tracheal intubation and airway management -- Tracheotomy and upper airway obstruction -- Chest tubes - Bronchoscopy -- Pacemakers and defibrillators -- Circulatory assist devices -- Acute bacterial pneumonia -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Cor pulmonale -- Acute respiratory failure/acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute chest syndrome - Hemoptysis -- Venous thromboembolism and fat embolism -- Heart failure and valvular heart disease -- Acute myocardial infarction -- Dysrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias -- Aortic dissection -- Pericardial disease (pericarditis and pericardial tamponade) -- Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock - Endocarditis -- Meningitis and encephalitis in the intensive care unit -- Disseminated fungal infections -- Multidrug-resistant bacteria - Bioterrorism -- Skin and soft tissue infections - Influenza -- Immunocompromised host-- Hypertension -- Acute renal failure -- Renal replacement therapy and rhabdomyolysis -- Hypokalemia and hyperkalemia -- Hyponatremia and hypernatremia -- Gastrointestinal bleeding in the critically ill patient -- Acute pancreatitis -- Hepatitis and cirrhosis -- Acute abdomen and peritonitis-- Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state -- Management of hyperglycemia in the critically ill -- Adrenal insufficiency in the intensive care unit -- Thyroid disease in the intensive care unit -- Blood products and coagulation -- Thrombocytopenia and platelets -- Disseminated intravascular coagulation -- Oncologic emergencies (including hypercalcemia) -- Rheumatologic disease in the intensive care unit -- Coma-- Brain death -- Status epilepticus -- Stroke -- Guillain-Barre syndrome -- Myasthenia gravis-- Alcohol withdrawal -- Burns and frostbite -- Pneumothorax -- Flail chest and pulmonary contusion -- Cardiac trauma -- Liver and heart transplantation -- Use of paralytic agents in the intensive care unit -- Pain management in the intensive care unit -- Sedation and delirium -- Disaster medicine: impact on critical care operations -- Allergy and anaphylaxis - Hypothermia -- Heat stroke -- General toxicology and toxidromes -- Analgesics and antidepressants -- Toxic alcohol poisoning -- Poisoning by cardiovascular drugs -- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome -- Care of the critically ill pregnant patient - Ethics -- Palliative care -- Organ donation - Intensive care unit organization, management, and value -- Quality assurance and patient safety in the intensive care unit -- Scoring systems for comparison of disease severity in icu patients
N2  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
UR  - https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20100662043
ER  -