Critical care medicine at a glance / Richard Leach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leach, Richard M. (Haematologist)

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Class of 1948 School of Medicine Library Fund.

Series:

At a glance series (Oxford, England)

At a glance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical care medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Critical care medicine.

Critical Care--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care--methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages).

polychrome

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Units, symbols and abbreviations; How to use your textbook; Part 1: General; 1: Recognizing the unwell patient; Recognizing the acutely unwell patient; Assessment of the acutely ill patient; 2: Managing the critically ill patient; Organization; Admission and discharge guidelines; General supportive care; Severity of Illness Scoring Systems; Cost of critical care medicine; 3: Monitoring in critical care medicine; Haemodynamic monitoring; Respiratory monitoring; Organ and tissue oxygenation

4: The electrocardiogramElectrocardiogram features; Electrocardiogram interpretation; 5: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Advanced life support; Post-resuscitation care; Prognosis; 6: Oxygen transport; Oxygen delivery; The oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve; Oxygen consumption; Relationship between oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption; 7: Shock; Definition and causes; Clinical features; Investigations and monitoring; Assessment; Complications; Management; 8: Circulatory assessment; 9: Fluid management: pathophysiological factors; Fluid administration

Aims of fluid administrationFactors affecting fluid and electrolyte administration; 10: Fluid management: assessment and prescription; Assessment (algorithm 1); Resuscitation (algorithm 2); Routine maintenance (algorithm 3); Replacement and/or redistribution (algorithm 4); General fluid management; Types of fluid; 11: Fluid management: fluid choice; Fluid choice; 12: Inotropes and vasopressors; 13: Failure of oxygenation and respiratory failure; 14: Oxygenation and oxygen therapy; Oxygen therapy; Other techniques to improve oxygenation; 15: Airways obstruction and management

Upper airways obstructionAirways management; 16: Non-invasive ventilation; Negative pressure ventilation; Positive pressure ventilation; Indication for NIV and CPAP; 17: Endotracheal intubation; Indications for ETI; Preparation for ETI (Figure 17a); Intubation; Difficult intubation; Complications; Endotracheal tube care; 18: Mechanical ventilation; Indications for mechanical ventilation; Ventilator set-up; Ventilatory mode; Physiological responses to mechanical ventilation; Complications of mechanical ventilation; 19: Respiratory management, weaning and tracheostomy

Management of ventilated patientsExtubation and weaning; Tracheostomy (Figure 19c); 20: Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance; Arterial blood gases (ABGs); A simple method to analyse arterial blood gases; Acid-base balance; Control of acid-base balance; The relationship between pH, HCO3- and Pco2; 21: Analgesia, sedation and paralysis; Analgesics; Sedative-anxiolytics; Neuromuscular paralytic agents; 22: Enteral and parenteral nutrition; Assessment of nutritional requirements; Enteral nutrition; Total parenteral nutrition; Immunonutrition; 23: Hypothermia and hyperthermia; Hypothermia

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 25, 2014).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1948 School of Medicine Library Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Leach, Richard M. Critical Care Medicine at a Glance

ISBN:

9781118302750

1118302753

Publisher Number:

99960023977

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.