Chapter 75 Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Asthma Audreesh Banerjee and Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr. Severe asthma exacerbations (or “attacks”) can progress to respiratory failure that requires admission to the…
Chapter 110 Rapid Response Systems Rapid Response Teams and Medical Emergency Teams Scott A. Keeney, Babak Sarani and William Schweickert In 2008, the Joint Commission (JC, formerly named the Joint…
Chapter 96 Critical Care for the Orthopedic Patient Samir Mehta Although orthopedic patients with isolated extremity injuries or those undergoing elective procedures rarely require care within an intensive care unit…
Chapter 2 Approach to Mechanical Ventilation Michael J. Frazer and Paul N. Lanken Knowing how mechanical ventilators ventilate, their common operating modes, and the complications associated with their use is…
Chapter 86 Perioperative Approach to the High-Risk Surgical Patient Clifford S. Deutschman and Jason C. Brainard The changes in cellular and biochemical functions that accompany and follow major surgery differ…
Chapter 82 Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State, and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis Gbemisola A. Adeseun and Debbie L. Cohen Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), and alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) are disease…
Chapter 52 Acute Heart Failure Syndromes Lee R. Goldberg and Esther Vorovich Since the 1980s, the incidence and prevalence of chronic heart failure have been increasing rapidly with estimates showing…
Chapter 77 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Nuala J. Meyer and Harold I. Palevsky Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are different manifestations of the disease process…
Chapter 92 Major Vascular Procedures Melissa L. Kirkwood and Edward Y. Woo The care of patients with vascular disease in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging and requires an…
Chapter 73 Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome John P. Reilly and Paul N. Lanken The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common in the intensive care unit…
