Clinical practice manual for pulmonary and critical care medicine|Manual for pulmonary and critical care medicine

Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, by Judd W. Landsberg, MD, is a unique point-of-care manual that provides essential information on managing inpatients and outpatients with common, serious respiratory and internal medicine presentation and problems. Easy-to-follow diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms are accompanied by case-based illustrations encountered on a daily basis by attendings, fellows, residents, and students. The bulleted format, concise approach, and familiar examples provide a framework for effective teaching, learning, and patient care.;Section 1: Pulmonary. Approach to oxygenation, hypoxemia and hypoxemic respiratory failure -- Ventilation and hypercapnic respiratory failure -- The chest radiograph -- Evaluating chronic dyspnea, dyspnea on exertion and exercise limitation -- Heart failure for the pulmonary critical care physician -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Exacerbation of obesity hypoventilation syndrome -- Lung cancer -- Aspergillus lung disease -- Oral anaerobic lung infection, aspiration pneumonia, lung abscess and empyema -- Chronic cough -- Cough syncope -- Bronchiectasis -- Sarcoidosis -- Acute venous thromboembolic disease -- Pneumothorax (PTX) and bronchopleural fistulas (BPF): air in the pleural space -- Smoking cessation -- Diffuse parenchymal lung disease and its mimics -- Section 2: Critical care. Shock -- Invasive mechanical ventilation -- Non-invasive ventilatory support with BIPAP -- Tracheostomy -- Hemoptysis -- Salt and water: the physiology of volume and tonicity regulation -- Diabetic emergencies -- The obtunded inpatient with normal vital signs -- Bedside presentations in the ICU -- Code status -- Advanced care planning and the family meeting- -- Compassionate, terminal extubation -- ICU pearls.

Clinical Practice Manual for Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, by Judd W. Landsberg, MD, is a unique point-of-care manual that provides essential information on managing inpatients and outpatients with common, serious respiratory and internal medicine presentation and problems. Easy-to-follow diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms are accompanied by case-based illustrations encountered on a daily basis by attendings, fellows, residents, and students. The bulleted format, concise approach, and familiar examples provide a framework for effective teaching, learning, and patient care.

• Identifies common but important misconceptions that are regularly encountered in pulmonary and critical care training.
• Uses a concise, bulleted format throughout, helping you find key information quickly.
• Illustrates cases with primary data such as x-rays, monitor strips, ventilator wave forms, and other familiar documentation.
• Helps you develop your ability to effectively explain your thought process in the clinical setting to other practitioners at the bedside.
• Serves as a ‘teachers guide’ for clinician educators, organizing topics in an easy to teach fashion, amenable to ‘chalk talks’ and bedside didactics
• Provides focused discussions of basic physiology and pathophysiology related to pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Table of Contents Section 1 Pulmonary 1. Approach to Oxygenation, Hypoxemia and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure 2. Ventilation and Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure 4. The Chest Radiograph 5. Evaluating Chronic Dyspnea, Dyspnea on Exertion and Exercise Limitation 6. Heart Failure for the Pulmonary Critical Care Physician 7. Pulmonary Hypertension 8. Exacerbation of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome 9. Lung Cancer 10. Aspergillus Lung Disease 11. Oral Anaerobic Lung Infection, Aspiration Pneumonia, Lung Abscess and Empyema 12. Chronic Cough 13. Cough Syncope 14. Bronchiectasis 15. Sarcoidosis 16. Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease 17. Pneumothorax (PTX) and Bronchopleural Fistulas (BPF): Air in the Pleural Space 18. Smoking Cessation 19. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease and Its Mimics Section 2 Critical Care 20. Shock 21. Invasive Mechanical ventilation 22. Non-Invasive Ventilatory Support with BIPAP 23. Tracheostomy 24. hemoptysis 25. Salt and Water: The Physiology of Volume and Tonicity Regulation 26. Diabetic Emergencies 27. The Obtunded Inpatient with Normal Vital Signs 28. Bedside Presentations in the ICU 29. Code Status 30. Advanced Care Planning and the Family Meeting- 31. Compassionate, Terminal Extubation 32. ICU Pearls This is a unique point-of-care manual that provides essential information on managing inpatients and outpatients with common, serious respiratory and internal medicine presentation and problems. Easy-to-follow diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms are accompanied by case-based illustrations encountered on a daily basis by attendings, fellows, residents, and students. The bulleted format, concise approach, and familiar examples provide a framework for effective teaching, learning, and patient care