| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 400 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status Epilepticus; Case #1: Intracranial Hypertension; Case #2: Status Epilepticus; References; Chapter 2: Overcoming Conflicts in ICU Care of Surgical Patients; Case Presentation; Introduction; Surgeon-Patient Relationship; Communication; Surgical vs. Medical Intensivist; Conflict Between Surgeon and Intensivist; Closed vs. Open ICU; Discussion; References; Chapter 3: Perioperative Management of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Patient; Introduction; Case Presentation |
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Initial Considerations post-operative Considerations; Anticoagulation Considerations; Additional Considerations; Post-readmission Considerations; Posttransplant Considerations; Posttransplant Arrhythmias; Allograft Dysfunction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Damage Control in the Trauma ICU; Prehospital Course; Emergency Room Course; Past Medical/Surgical History; Home Medications; Social History; Admission Laboratory Results; Operating Room Course; Trauma ICU Course; Hypothermia; Acidosis/Circulatory Support; Coagulopathy; Second Operating Room Course |
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Subsequent Trauma ICU Course and Abdominal Closure epilogue; Summary; References; Chapter 5: Liver Failure in the ICU; Case 1; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters and Diagnostic Testing; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Case 2; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters; Diagnostic Considerations; Case Summary; Case 3; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters and Diagnostic Testing; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Case 4 |
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History of Present Illness Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 6: Harm and Quality in the ICU; Case Study; Differential Diagnoses; Introduction; Reportable Metrics; Quality: Six Sigma, CUSP, and Just Culture; Six Sigma; CUSP; Communication and Culture; Summary; References; Chapter 7: Surveillance and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections; Case 1; Reporting of Ventilator-Associated Events (VAE); VAE; Avoidance of Intubation If Possible; Minimize Sedation; Maintain and Improve Physical Conditioning |
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Minimize Pooling of Secretions Above the Endotracheal Tube Cuff elevate the Head of the Bed; Maintain Ventilator Circuits; Summary of VAE; Case 2; Reporting of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections; Symptomatic Catheter-Associated UTI [27]; Asymptomatic Catheter-Associated UTI [27]; CAUTI; Prevention of CAUTI; Summary of CAUTI; Case 3; Reporting of a Hospital-Acquired Central-Line Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI); CLABSI; Prevention of CLABSI; Summary of CLABSI; Case 4; Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection; CDI |
| Summary |
This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of adult critical care medicine. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a scenario commonly encountered with an adult patient in the ICU. Case scenarios include management of seizures and acute intracranial hypertension, sepsis, liver failure, brain death, bleeding and thrombosis, and treating hospital acquired infections in the ICU. Written by experts in the field, Adult Critical Care Medicine: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for critical care specialists and practitioners who treat adult patients in critical care settings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infections |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 13, 2018) |
| Subject |
Critical care medicine -- Case studies
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Critical care medicine.
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Critical Care
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Intensive care medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Critical care medicine
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
LaRosa, Jennifer A., editor
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| ISBN |
9783319944241 |
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331994424X |
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