Lung Biology in Health and Disease Volume 214 Practical Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Disease Management

Including previously unpublished guidelines and recent care descriptions not available in any other text, this reference provides illustrative chapters on the identification, diagnosis, and management of commonly encountered diseases and conditions in the care of the critically-ill patient. Researching the most recent clinical trials and supplying a extensive amount of tables, references, and figures, this guide examines issues significantly affecting the efficacy of care in the ICU, such as nutritional formulations, sedation methods, pain control, life-support technology, and the electronic health record. Front Cover 1 Introduction 14 Preface 16 Contributors 20 Contents 24 1. Practical Management of the Patient with Acute Lung Injury 32 2. Critical Care for Acute Severe Asthma 64 3. Management of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Critical Care Unit 102 4. Hemoptysis 156 5. Pneumonia in the ICU 198 6. Pulmonary Embolism 218 7. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure 252 8. Acute Coronary Syndrome 318 9. Management of Congestive Heart Failure with aFocus on the Role of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide 346 10. Sepsis 374 11. Management of Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 420 12. Neurologic Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit Setting 450 13. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Renal Failure in the Intensive Care Unit 476 14. Nutritional Support of the Critically Ill Patient 510 15. Assessment and Management of Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit 540 16. Infection Control Issues in the Intensive Care Unit 572 17. Practical Medical Ethics in Intensive Care 608 18. The Electronic Intensive Care Unit 626 Index 664 Specifically focusing on the immediate management and diagnosis of patients in the intensive care unit, the first volume of this reference contains expert reviews and practical care recommendations for patients with acute respiratory failure. The second book provides illustrative chapters on the identification, diagnosis, and management of commonly encountered diseases and conditions in the care of the critically-ill patient