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 EmergenciesLinda Carmosino Ch. 52 Adverse Effects of Chemotherapeutic Agents, Sarada Krishnamurthy and Alan Dosik F. Critical Care of Infectious Diseases Ch. 53 Antimicrobial Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit, Stephan L. Kamholz Ch. 54 The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Septic Shock, Steven Y. Chang, Jonathan Edelson, and Alan M. Fein Ch. 55 Infective Endocarditis, Tabassum Yasmin and Getachew Feleke Ch. 56 Infections in HIV Patients and Other Immunocompromised Hosts (Excluding Pulmonary and CNS Infections), Neelam Patel and Muddasar Chaudry Ch. 57 Respiratory Failure in Patients with HIV Infection, Mangala Narasimhan and Mark J. Rosen Ch. 58 Infections of the Central Nervous System, Mohamed Bakry and Fernando Pujol Ch. 59 Other Serious Community-Acquired and Nosocomial Infections, William R. Berrington and W. Conrad Liles G. Critical Care of Gastrointestinal Diseases Ch. 60 Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Bharat K. Misra Ch. 61 Acute Abdomen and Acute Pancreatitis, Hassan Borghei and Vincent Notar-Frrancesco Ch. 62 Acute Liver Failure, Mohammad Sultan Khuroo H. Critical Care of Neurological Diseases Ch. 63 Seizures, Satish Kadakia and Bernard Berkowitz Ch. 64 Muscular Weakness, Joel S. Delfiner Ch. 65 Coma and Brain Death, Ayman Bishay and Imran Wahedna Ch. 66 Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders, Sophia R. Sharfstein I. Critical Care of Rheumatological and Autoimmune Diseases Ch. 67 Autoimmune Diseases, Prachi Anand and Steven Carsons Ch. 68 Anaphylaxis, Marianne Frieri J. Environmental Emergencies Ch. 69 Temperature-Related Illnesses, Sreenivasa R. Chanamolu, Venkata D. Bandi, and Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli Ch. 70 Burns, Roger L. Simpson Ch. 71 Near Drowning, Anup Banerjee and Praveen N. Mathur Ch. 72 Poisoning and Drug Overdose, Kent Smitherman and Janice L. Zimmerman K. Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient Ch. 73 Critical Care of the Pregnant Patient, Kyle Hogarth and Jesse Hall Appendixes I. Part One: Commonly used Parameters and Formulae in Critical Care I-1. Hemodynamic Variables
I-2. Pulmonary Formulae
I-3. Renal Formulae
I-4. Common Conversion Formulae
I-5. Estimated Osmolol Concentrations of Organic Solvents
I-6. Metabolism and Nutrition I. Part Two: Commonly Used Laboratory Tests and Their Interpretation I-7. Cardiac Enzymes
I-8. Nutritional Assessment Using Plasma Proteins
I-9. Patterns of Liver Function Test Abnormalities
I-10. Pancreatic Function Evaluation
I-11. Acute-Phase Reactants
I-12. Causes of Lactic Acidosis
I-13. Causes of Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities in Acute Illness II: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Protocols II-1. Management of Pulseless Arrest
II-2. Management of Tachycardia
II-3. Management of Bradycardia III: Cardiovascular System III-1. Management of Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction
III-2a. Clues to Etiology (Ventricular vs. Supraventricular Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia (WCT)
III-2b. Distinguishing VT from SVT With Aberrancy
III-3. Medications Used For Treating Hypertensive Emergencies IV: Shock States and Related Issues IV-1. Sepsis, Septic Shock, and Multiorgan Dysfunction
IV-2. APACHE II Scoring System
IV-3. Management of Sepsis (Including Early Goal-Directed and Subsequent Therapy)
IV-4. Hemodynamic Parameters in Shock
IV-5a. Properties of Vasopressor Receptors in Regulating Hemodynamics
IV-5b. Doses and Effects of Medications Used for Hemodynamic Regulation
IV-6. Initial Management of Anaphylaxis for Patient Presenting with Urticaria, Pruritis, Stridor, Respiratory Distress, or Hypotension V: Pulmonary System V-1. Etiology of Respiratory Failure
V-2. Definition of Acute Lung Injury/ARDS
V-3. NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network Mechanical Ventilation Protocol Summary
V-4. Mechanical Ventilation in COPD
V-5. Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation for COPD Exacerbation
V-7. Patient Ventilator/Dyssynchrony
V-8. Weaning Guidelines
V-9. Oxygen Delivery Systems
V-10. Management of Acute Exacerbation of Bronchial Asthma
V-11a. Diagnostic Approach for Pulmonary Embolism
V-11b. Well’s Pre-Test Probability for Pulmonary Embolism
V-11c. Management of Pulmonary Embolism
V-12. Management of Severe Pneumonia
V-13. Chest Roentgenographic Patterns in HIV-Infected Patients
V-14. Management of Pneumothorax
V-15. Management of Upper Airways Obstruction VI: Central Nervous System VI-1. Management of Acute Stroke ( VI-2. Glasgow Coma Scale
VI-3. Suggested Protocol for Convulsive Status Epilepticus VII: Renal System VII-1. Expected Compensation of Simple Acid Base Disorders
VII-2. Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, and End-Stage Kidney Disease (RIFLE) Classification
VII-3. Management of Hypernatremia
VII-4. Management of Hyponatremia
VII-5. Composition of Intravenous Fluids Commonly Used in Critical Care Units VIII: Endocrine System VIII-1. Management of Adult Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Coma IX: Hematologic System IX-1. Management of Thrombocytopenia
IX-2. Management of Elevated PTT/Normal PT
IX-3. Management of Elevated PT X: Infectious Diseases X-1. Empiric Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia
X-2. Management of Suspected Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection XI: Gastrointestinal System XI-1. Hepatic Encephalopathy Clinical Stages
XI-2. Child-Pugh Classification XII: Miscellaneous XII-1a. Initial Evaluation of Suspected Overdose/Poisoned Patient
XII-1b. Common Causes of Toxins/Poisons and Their Clinical Findings
XII-1c. Laboratory Derangements in Some Common Poisonings
XII-2. Management of Agitated Patient
XII-3. FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) Scale for Pain Assessment in Nonverbal Patients Who are Unable to Provides Reports of Pain
XII-4. Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS)
XII-5. Nutrition Support
Index