Practical emergency resuscitation and critical care / edited by Kaushal Shah, Jarone Lee, Kamal Medlej, Scott D. Weingart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shah, Kaushal, editor.

Lee, Jarone, editor.

Medlej, Kamal, editor.

Weingart, Scott, editor.

Cambridge University Press.

President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Fund.

Series:

Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cambridge medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency medicine.

Resuscitation.

Critical care medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical care medicine.

Resuscitation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical Care.

Emergency Medical Services.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care.

Emergency Medical Services.

Resuscitation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 478 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. General Critical Care:

Shock;

Monitoring;

Airway management

Mechanical ventilation

The boarding ICU patient in the Emergency Department; Part II. Trauma:

General trauma principles

Severe traumatic brain injury;

Spinal cord trauma

Neck trauma

Thoracic trauma

Solid organ abdominal trauma

Severe pelvic trauma

Compartment syndrome;

Soft tissue injury: crush injury, arterial injury, and open fractures

Burns; Part III. Neurologic Emergencies

Ischemic strokes

Intracranial hemorrhage

Status epilepticus

Acute spinal cord compression; Part IV. Cardiovascular Emergencies:

Acute coronary syndrome

Tachyarrhythmias

Bradyarrhythmias

Post cardiac arrest

Acute decompensated heart failure

Aortic dissection

Pericarditis and myocarditis

Hypertensive emergencies

Valvular diseases; Part V. Respiratory Emergencies

Upper airway emergencies

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Massive hemoptysis

Pulmonary embolism; Part VI. Gastrointestinal Emergencies

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Abdominal aortic aneurysms

Acute pancreatitis

Fulminant hepatic failure

Acute mesenteric

The surgical abdomen

Abdominal compartment syndrome

Esophageal perforation and mediastinitis

Small bowel obstruction; Part VII. Renal Emergencies

Acid-base interpretation

Common electrolyte disorders (Na, K, Ca, Mg)

Acute kidney injury and emergent dialysis

Rhabdomyolysis; Part VIII. Hematology-Oncology Emergencies

Reversal of anticoagulation

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS)

Neutropenic fever

Tumor lysis syndrome

Sickle cell emergencies; Part IX. Infectious Disease Emergencies

Severe sepsis and septic shock

Pneumonia

Meningitis and encephalitis; 56. Infective endocarditis

Necrotizing soft tissue skin infections

Complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Part X. Endocrine Emergencies: 59. Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar

Thyroid storm

Adrenal crisis

Pheochromocytoma; Part XI. Environmental Emergencies

Anaphylaxis

Hyperthermia

Hypothermia

Overdoses; Part XII. End of Life

Care of the dying patient; Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the President Emeritus Martin Meyerson Fund.

ISBN:

1139523937

9781139523936

Publisher Number:

99957532364

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.