Chapter 53 Hypertensive Crisis and Management of Hypertension Melissa B. Bleicher and Raymond R. Townsend Admission rates to the intensive care unit (ICU) for hypertensive crises have been declining, partly…
Chapter 67 Acute Neuromuscular Weakness Neil M. Masangkay and Shawn J. Bird The development of acute neuromuscular weakness is one of the more common neurologic syndromes requiring admission to the…
Chapter 25 Care of the Challenge-to-Wean Patient Courtney L. Dostal, Aditi Satti and Gerard J. Criner The advancement of intensive care has improved survival for critically ill patients, thereby increasing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
