Nutritional Therapy
Chapter 15 Nutritional Therapy Jennifer M. Dolan Critical illness results in a well-orchestrated set of metabolic consequences encompassed by the terms hypermetabolism and hypercatabolism. The former refers to an increased…
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Therapeutic Hypothermia
Chapter 49 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Therapeutic Hypothermia David A. Fried, Marion Leary and Benjamin S. Abella Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is defined as the immediate cessation of…
Idiopathic and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenias
Chapter 63 Idiopathic and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenias Marcelo Blaya and Marc J. Kahn Moderate to severe thrombocytopenia is a major feature of several disorders that accompany or lead to stays in…
Cardiogenic Shock and Other Pump Failure States
Chapter 8 Cardiogenic Shock and Other Pump Failure States Frank E. Silvestry Although acute circulatory shock occurs as a consequence of a wide variety of conditions, all result in inadequate…
Barotrauma and Chest Tubes
Chapter 35 Barotrauma and Chest Tubes Travis M. Polk and Patrick M. Reilly Barotrauma refers to lung injury caused by high ventilatory pressures. Despite heightened awareness of ventilator-induced lung injury…
Telemedicine Applied to the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 111 Telemedicine Applied to the Intensive Care Unit Craig M. Lilly, Steven A. Fuhrman and Michael Ries Telemedicine in the intensive care unit (ICU) allows critical care specialists to…
Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, and Chart Documentation
Chapter 108 Medical Malpractice, Risk Management, and Chart Documentation Jason B. Turowski and Scott Manaker Although intensive care unit (ICU) physicians aim to “do no harm,” at times undesirable outcomes…
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
Chapter 55 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia C. Crawford Mechem Hypothermia and hyperthermia are potentially fatal emergencies caused by environmental exposure, underlying disease processes, or drugs. Although therapy is often initiated in…
Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness in Medical Housestaff and Appropriate Countermeasures
Chapter 106 Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness in Medical Housestaff and Appropriate Countermeasures Indira Gurubhagavatula, Barry Fields and Ilene M. Rosen In the past century, average sleep duration fell from 9…
Providing Culturally Competent Care
Chapter 105 Providing Culturally Competent Care Horace M. DeLisser Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are not only medically complex, but also diverse in terms of culture, race, ethnicity,…
