Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care An Evidence-Based Handbook

Looking for a concise and authoritative resource to help you manage the types of complex cardiac, pulmonary, and neurological emergencies you encounter as a resident or attending emergency room physician? Look no further than Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Handbook. This portable guide to rational clinical decision-making in the challenging – and changing – world of emergency critical care provides in every chapter a streamlined review of a common problem in critical care medicine, along with evidence-based guidelines and summary tables of landmark literature.
Features

• Prepare for effective critical care practice in the emergency room’s often chaotic and resource-limited environment with expert guidance from fellows and attending physicians in the fields of emergency medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, and neurocritical care.
• Master critical care fundamentals as experts guide you through the initial resuscitation and the continued management of critical care patients during their first 24 hours of intensive care.
• Confidently make sustained, data-driven decisions for the critically ill patient using expert information on everything from hemodynamic monitoring and critical care ultrasonography to sepsis and septic shock to the ED-ICU transfer of care.

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Section 1 Introduction

1. Emergency Critical Care – Robert Rodriguez

Section 2 Hemodynamic Monitoring

1. Tissue Oxygenation and Cardiac Output – Catherine S. Reid, Geoffrey K. Lighthall
Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring – Chad MyersArterial Blood Pressure Monitoring – Vidya Rao, John E. ArboThe Central Venous and Pulmonary Artery Catheter – Carlos Brun, Geoffrey K. Lighthall

Section 3 Critical Care Ultrasonography

1. Principles of Critical Care Ultrasonography – Philips Perera, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Thomas Mailhot, Sarah Williams, Diku P. Mandavia
Pulmonary Ultrasonography – Feras Khan, Anne-Sophie Beraud

Section 4 Pulmonary Critical Care

1. Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation – John-Emile Kenny, Stephan J. Ruoss
Ventilation Strategies in COPD, Asthma, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension – Jey Chung, Paul Mohabir, Stephen J. RuossAcute Pulmonary Edema – Nina Patel, Margaret NeffHigh Risk Pulmonary Embolism – Tsuyoshi MitariAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Darryl Abrams, Daniel BrodieExtracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation – Vidya Rao, Darryl Abrams, Cara Agerstrand, Daniel Brodie

Section 5 Cardiac Critical Care

1. Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock – Daniel Sedehi, Venu Menon
Right Ventricular Failure – Joshua Sternbach, Francois Haddad, John E. Arbo, Anne-Sophie BeraudHypertensive Crises – Anand Swaminathan, Michael P. JonesControversies in Arrhythmia Management – Sam SenturiaLeft Ventricular Assist Devices – Joseph Hsu, Rachel DotsonManagement of the Post-Cardiac Arrest Patient – Cappi Lay

Section 6 Neurological Critical Care

1. Acute Ischemic Stroke – Mohamed Teleb, Paul Sing
Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage – Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel , David Turkel-Parrella, Cappi Lay, Albert Goffi, Joshua StillmanSeizure and Status Epilepticus – Brandon Foreman, Anil MendirattaMyasthenic Crisis and Peripheral Neuromuscular Disorders – Christina Ulane

Section 7 Gastrointestinal and Hematological Critical Care

1. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage – Parvathi Myer, Shai Freidland
Acute Liver Failure and Hepatic Encephalopathy – Robert Wong, Glen LutchmanPancreatitis – Susan Quan, Walter ParkLeukemia – Martina Trinkaus,Sickle Cell Disease – Richard WardPlatelet Disorders and Hemostatic Emergencies – Shawn Kaku, Catherine T. JaminTransfusion Therapy – Michael P. Jones, John E. Arbo

Section 8 Sepsis and Septic Shock

1. Sepsis – Michael Scott, Michael Winters
Vasopressors and Inotropes – Matthew StrehlowPrinciples of Antimicrobial Therapy – Chanu Rhee, Michael KlompasInfections in the Immunocompromised Host – Maria Cristina Vazquez-Guillamet, Joshua Mooney, Joseph HsuBurns and Soft Tissue Infections – Carla M. Carvalho, Paul MaggioBiomarkers in Sepsis – David M. Maslove

Section 9 Disorders of Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Fluid Balance

1. Acid-Base Disorders – Tara Scherer, Corey Slovis
Electrolytes Disorders – Katy Deljoui, Michael McCurdyRhabdomyolysis – Audrey Wagner, Deborah M. SteinAcute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy – Emilee Ruth Willhem-Leen, Glen Chertow

Section 10 Endocrine Critical Care

1. Glycemic Control in the Critically Ill – Daniel Runde, Jarone Lee
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State – Catherine T. Jamin, Jeffrey MankoAdrenal Insufficiency – Thomas B. PereraThyroid Storm and Myxedema Coma – James Lantry III, John E. Arbo Geoffrey K. Lighthall

Section 11 Toxicological Critical Care

1. Cardiotoxins – Nicholas Connor, Silas W. Smith
Pulmonary Toxins – Hong Kim, Rama B. RaoToxicologic Hyperthermic Syndromes – Mai Takematsu, Rama B. RaoMetabolic Inhibitors – Lauren Shawn, Lewis S. NelsonCaustics – Payal Sud, Mark SuAnticoagulants – Betty Chen, Lewis S. NelsonDrugs of Abuse – Rana Biary, Jane Marie ProsserAlcohol Withdrawal – Nicole Bouchard

Section 12 Environmental Critical Care

1. Hypothermia – Morgan Eutermoser, Jay Lemery
Altitude Emergencies - Zina Semenovskaya, Christopher Davis, Jay LemeryDrowning and Dive-Related Emergencies – Samuel Gerson, Jose Evangelista III

Section 13 Sedation and Delirium

1. Delirium – Jin H. Han, Eduard E. Vasilevsis,E. Wesley Ely
Sedation of the Agitated Patient – Randall Wood, Jin H. HanInduction of Intubation and Sedation of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient – Jin H. Han, Pratik Pandharipande

Section 14 Geriatrics and Palliative Care

1. The Geriatric Patient – Mary Mulcare, Alexis Halpern, Michael Stern
Palliative Care in the Emergency Department – Lawrence Ho, J. Randall Curtis

Section 15 The ED-ICU Transfer of Care

1. Emergency Department Evaluation of the Critical Ill Patient – Geoffrey K. Lighthall, John E. Arbo
Severity of Illness Scores and Prognostication – David MasloveIndications for Contact and Respiratory Isolation – Chanu Rhee, Michael Klompas

Epilogue – Scott Weingart