Use of Paralytic Agents in The Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 71 Use of Paralytic Agents in The Intensive Care Unit David W. Miller, MD , Jean-François Pittet, MD 1 What are neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBs)? NMBs (also called muscle…
Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion
Chapter 68 Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion Susan R. Wilcox, MD , Edward A. Bittner, MD, PhD 1 What are the most common injuries in patients sustaining blunt chest trauma?…
Acute Renal Failure
Chapter 42 Acute Renal Failure Dinkar Kaw, MD , Joseph I. Shapiro, MD 1 How is acute renal failure (ARF) diagnosed? ARF is a rapid loss of glomerular filtration rate…
Poisoning by Cardiovascular Drugs
Chapter 81 Poisoning by Cardiovascular Drugs Aaron B. Skolnik, MD , Susan R. Wilcox, MD 1 What are the clinical effects of digoxin toxicity? Although all nodal agents such as…
Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis
Chapter 5 Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis Philip E. Bickler, MD, PhD Pulse oximetry 1 What is pulse oximetry and how does it work? Pulse oximetry is the…
General Approach to Trauma Patients
Chapter 2 General Approach to Trauma Patients Peter J. Fagenholz, MD , Hasan B. Alam, MD, FACS 1 Which trauma patients need to be admitted to the intensive care unit…
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Chapter 63 Guillain-Barré Syndrome Ala Nozari, MD, PhD , Corey R. Fehnel, MD , Lee H. Schwamm, MD, FAHA 1 What is Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)? Also known as acute polyradiculoneuritis,…
CPR Devices
The importance of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation The performance of high-quality, uninterrupted chest compressions is an important determinant of outcome from cardiac arrest (Box 19.1). Observational studies have shown that chest…
In-Hospital CPR
Introduction Patients and their relatives expect a prompt, effective response to in-hospital cardiac arrest. All clinical staff must be able to recognise the physiological and clinical signs of deterioration and…
Cardiorespiratory Arrest in Advanced Pregnancy
Introduction Maternal cardiorespiratory arrest is fortunately an infrequent yet catastrophic event. Triennial audits from the UK have repeatedly confirmed that major haemorrhage, thromboembolism, amniotic fluid embolism and hypertensive disease of…
