Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 27 Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease Martin M. LeWinter, MD , Neil Agrawal, MD 1 What are the causes of cardiomyopathy resulting in the syndrome of heart failure…
Blood Products and Coagulation
Chapter 54 Blood Products and Coagulation George Kasotakis, MD , Hasan B. Alam, MD, FACS 1 What components of blood are available for transfusion? Components available for transfusion include whole…
General Toxicology and Toxidromes
Chapter 78 General Toxicology and Toxidromes Aaron B. Skolnik, MD , Susan R. Wilcox, MD 1 What are the most common causes of death by poisoning? In order from most…
Chest Tubes
Chapter 16 Chest Tubes Gwendolyn M. van der Wilden, MSc , David R. King, MD, FACS 1 What is a chest tube? A chest tube is properly called a tube…
Aortic Dissection
Chapter 30 Aortic Dissection Asheesh Kumar, MD , Rae M. Allain, MD 1 Define aortic dissection An aortic dissection is a tearing of the layers within the aortic wall, classically…
Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Acute Chest Syndrome
Chapter 24 Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Acute Chest Syndrome Prema R. Menon, MD , Gilman B. Allen, MD 1 What is acute respiratory failure…
Pneumothorax
Chapter 67 Pneumothorax Madison Macht, MD , Michael E. Hanley, MD 1 What are the major etiologic classifications of pneumothoraces? Pneumothoraces are classified as spontaneous or traumatic: Spontaneous: Spontaneous pneumothoraces…
Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically ill Patient
Chapter 46 Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically ill Patient George Kasotakis, MD , George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD, MSEd 1 What are the anatomic definitions of upper versus lower gastrointestinal…
Liver and Heart Transplantation
Chapter 70 Liver and Heart Transplantation Claus U. Niemann, MD , Abbas Ardehali, MD, FACS Liver transplantation 1 How many liver transplantations are performed in the United States annually? Approximately…
Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade)
Chapter 31 Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade) Stuart F. Sidlow, MD , C. William Hanson, III , MD 1 What is the structure of the pericardium? The pericardium is…
