Critical Care Procedures Diagnostic Testing and ICU Policies -- Airway Management -- Oxygenation Without Intubation -- Blood Gas Sampling -- Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Drainage Tube Management -- Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation -- Enteral Feeding Tubes -- Common Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit: Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, and Pericardiocentesis -- Noninvasive Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit -- Endoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit -- Radiologic Imaging in the Critically Ill Patient -- Critical Care Research and Regulatory Compliance -- Nursing Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting: The Role of the Nurse in the ICU -- Transport of Critically Ill Patients -- Pathophysiologic Disease States Encountered in the Critically Ill Patient -- Respiratory Failure -- Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) -- Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism -- Heart Failure -- Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Acute Liver Failure -- Acute Renal Injury -- Sepsis Syndromes -- Bleeding Diathesis -- Nutrition Assessment and Nutrition Therapy in Intensive Care Unit Patients -- Oxygen Content, Delivery, and Uptake -- Circulatory Shock -- Critical Care Neurology -- Neuromyopathies in the Critically Ill -- Neurosurgical Emergencies -- Disorders of Thermoregulation -- Infections in the Intensive Care Unit -- Critical Care Endocrinology -- Evaluation and Management of Toxicological Emergencies -- Metabolic Disturbances of Acid–Base and Electrolytes -- Special Problems in the Critically Ill Trauma Patient -- Ethics in Critical Care -- Psychological Dysfunction in the Intensive Care Unit Patient -- Host Defenses -- Burn Critical Care -- ICU Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient -- Postoperative Care of the Cardiac Surgery Patient -- Obstetrical Care in the ICU Patient -- Specific Treatments in the Critically Ill Patient -- Modes of Mechanical Ventilation: Part 1 -- Mechanical Ventilation – Part II: Monitoring of Respiratory Mechanics During Mechanical Ventilation and Ventilator Strategies -- Noninvasive Ventilation -- Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation -- Mechanical Hemodynamic Support -- Pharmacologic Hemodynamic Therapy of Shock -- Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Antiarrhythmic Drug Management -- Acute Coronary Syndromes -- Hypertensive Crisis -- Dialysis -- Use of Blood Components -- Antimicrobials -- Use of Analgesics and Sedatives in Critical Care -- Use of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Intensive Care Unit -- Prophylactic Regimens in the Intensive Care Unit -- Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit.

The second edition of this best-selling study guide and text covers all aspects of critical care medicine. Written by a diverse group of physicians and health care personnel, it is of interest to all professionals who care for the ICU patient. The unique format includes key points highlighted in the margins for quick reference and self-assessment questions and answers at the end of each chapter. The text is supported by case studies, tables, and numerous illustrations that detail key procedures. The new edition has been revised substantially to reflect the most current research and guidelines, and new chapters have been added to make this the most practical and comprehensive study guide and text available today.