109 Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis Thomas D. Dubose, Jr. , Pirouz Daeihagh Acid-Base Disorders The appropriate diagnosis and management of acid-base disorders in acutely ill patients necessitates accurate and timely…
110 Disorders of Water Balance S. Rob Todd Water, the body’s most abundant constituent, accounts for approximately 50% of lean body mass in females and 60% of lean body mass…
212 Organ Donation After Cardiac Death Sherilyn Gordon Burroughs, R. Mark Ghobrial Historical Perspective The increasing gap between the number of organs available for transplantation and the number of patients…
201 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Zsolt J. Balogh, Frederick A. Moore Definitions To date, the most common way to measure intraabdominal pressure (IAP) is the intravesical technique via a urinary catheter…
26 Rashes and Fever Cheston B. Cunha, Burke A. Cunha Clinical Approach The clinical diagnostic approach to rash and fever in the intensive care unit (ICU) depends on whether the…
226 Mass Critical Care Ariel L. Shiloh, Richard H. Savel, Sharon Leung, Anthony J. Carlese, Vladimir Kvetan Natural and manmade disasters have always been a part of life and are…
49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction V. Marco Ranieri, Cesare Gregoretti, Vincenzo Squadrone The clinical management of patients with acute respiratory failure is based on the assumption that significant abnormalities in respiratory mechanics,…
142 Tuberculosis Edward D. Chan, Marinka Kartalija Epidemiology The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one-third of the world’s population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.1 From this pool, approximately…
179 Hydrocarbons Kapil Sharma, Kurt C. Kleinschmidt Hydrocarbons are a diverse array of chemicals composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon atoms. Some hydrocarbon derivatives such as various halogenated hydrocarbons also…
134 Central Nervous System Infections Karen C. Bloch Central nervous system (CNS) infections represent life-threatening conditions that frequently require treatment in a critical care unit. These infections may be challenging…
