167 Diabetes Insipidus Serge Brimioulle Diabetes insipidus is a disorder of water metabolism associated with polyuria, urine hypotonicity, and hypernatremia.1–3 The quantitative criteria include urine output greater than 200 mL/h or…
129 Pathophysiology of Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Konrad Reinhart, Frank Bloos Pathophysiology of Sepsis The term sepsis is derived from a Greek word meaning “putrid.” It was believed that…
74 Hemodynamic Monitoring Andrew Rhodes, R. Michael Grounds, E. David Bennett Hemodynamic monitoring is the intermittent or continuous observation of normal or altered physiologic parameters pertaining to the circulatory system,…
213 Beyond Technology Caring for the Critically Ill Phillip D. Levin, Charles L. Sprung Over the last half century, intensive care has grown from the position of a fledgling specialty…
139 Fungal Infections Paul O. Gubbins Medical advances continue to improve the prognosis of patients with cancer and other immunodeficiencies. In the past 50 years, the field of transplantation has…
175 Antidepressant Drug Overdose John W. Kreit Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and extremely important disease. The most recent national survey found a prevalence of 6.6% during the…
195 Management of Patients After Heart, Heart-Lung, or Lung Transplantation Juan C. Salgado, Arthur J. Boujoukos Lung Transplantation Lung transplantation offers hope for improved survival and quality of life for…
34 Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke Amer M. Malik, Lawrence R. Wechsler Stroke is currently recognized as the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of adult…
172 Anticonvulsants Marek A. Mirski The treatment of seizures in the intensive care unit (ICU) involves two distinct elements: (1) acute termination of all clinical and electrographic seizure activity and…
42 Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care Patrick M. Kochanek, Robert W. Hickey, Hülya Bayir, Ericka L. Fink, Randall A. Ruppel, Robert S.B. Clark In this chapter we outline the…
