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THE ICU BOOK

PAUL L. MARINO, MD, PhD, FCCM

I BASIC SCIENCE REVIEW
1. Circulatory Blood Flow
2. Respiratory Gas Transport
3. The Threat of Oxidant Injury

II STANDARD PRACTICES IN PATIENT CARE
4. Vascular Access
5. The Indwelling Vascular Catheter
6. Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis
7. Venous Thromboembolism
8. Analgesia and Sedation

III HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
9. Arterial Blood Pressure
10. The Pulmonary Artery Catheter
11. Central Venous Pressure and Wedge Pressure
12. Thermodilution: Methods and Applications
13. Tissue Oxygenation

IV DISORDERS OF CIRCULATORY FLOW
14. Hemorrhage and Hypovolemia
15. Colloid and Crystalloid Resuscitation
16. Acute Heart Failures
17. Cardiac Arrest
18. Hemodynamic Drugs

V MYOCARDIAL INJURY
19. Early Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction
20. Tachyarrhythmias

VI ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE
21. Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia
22. Oximetry and Capnography
23. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
24. Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
25. Respiratory Pharmacotherapy

VII MECHANICAL VENTILATION
26. Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
27. Patterns of Assisted Ventilation
28. The Ventilator-Dependent Patient
29. Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation

VIII INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
30. The Febrile Patient
31. Infection, Inflammation, and Multiorgan Injury
32. Nosocomial Pneumonia
33. Sepsis from the Abdomen and Pelvis
34. The Immunocompromised Patient
35. Antimicrobial Therapy

IX ACID-BASE DISORDERS
36. Acid-Base Interpretations
37. The Organic Acidoses
38. Metabolic Alkalosis

X FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
39. Acute Oliguria
40. Hypertonic and Hypotonic Syndromes
41. Potassium
42. Magnesium
43. Calcium and Phosphorus

XI BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY
44. Erythrocyte Transfusions
45. Platelet Disorders and Replacement

XII NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
46. Nutrient and Energy Requirements
47. Enteral Nutrition
48. Parenteral Nutrition
49. Adrenal and Thyroid Dysfunction

XIII NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
50. Disorders of Mentation
51. Disorders of Movement
52. Stroke and Related Disorders

XIV PHARMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
53. Pharmaceutical Toxins and Antidotes
54. Drug Dosing Adjustments in the ICU

XV APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Units and Conversions