Download or read book Hepatology and Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Rahul S. Nanchal and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Hepatology and Critical Care. Articles include: Acute on Chronic and Decompensated Chronic Liver Failure, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Respiratory Complication in Liver Disease, GI Issues in Liver Disease, Bridging the Patient with Liver Disease to Transplant or Recovery, Infections in Liver Disease, Kidney Injury in Liver Disease, The Liver in Critical Illness, Hematological Issues in Liver Disease, Pharmacological Issues in Liver Disease and more!

Download or read book Life Threatening Infections Part 1 An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Anand Kumar and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue is the first of a two-part series on Life-Threatening Infections, edited by Dr. Anand Kumar. Article topics include: Meningitis and other non-viral CNS infections, Encephalitis and viral meningitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia/Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Clostridial gangrene and bacterial myositis, Acute peritonitis and bowel perforations, Post-operative wound and surgical site infections and Fulminant viral hepatitis.

Download or read book Gastrointestinal Issues in Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Rahul S. Nanchal and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Gastrointestinal Critical Care. Articles include: Non variceal Upper Gastrointestinal bleeds; Lower Gastrointestinal bleeds; Mesenteric Ischemia; Peritonitis; The open abdomen and intra abdominal infections; Gut motility issues in critical illness; Gut as the motor of multiple organ dysfunction; Intra abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome; Abdominal circulatory interactions in critical illness; Severe acute pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis; and Nutrition in the critically ill.

Download or read book Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Peter J. Papadakos and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies in the ICU. Articles include: Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation in the Pregnant Patient, Anesthetic Complications in Pregnancy, Neurologic Complications in Pregnancy, Renal Failure in Pregnancy, Management Complex Cardiac Issues in the Pregnant Patient, Liver Failure in Pregnancy, Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy, Ethical Issues in Pregnancy, and more!

Download or read book Acute Kidney Injury An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by John Kellum and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Drs. John Kellum and Dana Fuhrman, focuses on Acute Kidney Injury. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Acute Kidney Injury and Disease, AKI in Cardiac Surgery, AKI in Sepsis, Hepatorenal Disease, Cardiorenal Syndrome, Onconephrology, Renal Functional Reserve and more.

Download or read book Nephrology An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by John Kellum and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. John Kellum has assembled an essential update on the topic of Nephrology as it relates to Critical Care Medicine. Articles include: Diagnostic criteria, Biomarkers for AKI, Sepsis-induced AKI,Drug-induced AKI, Cardio-renal syndrome,Surgery Associated AKI,Contrast-induced AKI, Principles of Fluid Therapy,Fluid composition and clinical effects, Renal replacement therapy, and Understanding acid-base.

Download or read book Toxicology An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Janice L. Zimmerman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Janice L. Zimmerman, focuses on Toxicology. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles for toxicology, Use of extracorporeal techniques in poisonings, Drugs of Abuse, Cardiovascular Drug Toxicity, Anticoagulant and Anti-platelet Drug Toxicity and Psychotropic Agents.

Download or read book Life Threatening Infections Part 2 An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Anand Kumar and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in a two-part series on Life-Threatening Infections. Article topics include: Biowarfare/Bioterrorism pathogens, Infections in neutropenics, Infections in AIDS, Influenza and endemic viral pneumonias, Resistant gram negative infections, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Fulminant viral myocarditis, and Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection.

Download or read book Pediatric Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Margaret M. Parker and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-04-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics edited by Dr. Margaret Parker on Pediatric Critical Care features topics such as:1. Acute Respiratory Failure, Post-op Cardiac Surgery, Septic Shock, Acute Renal Failure, Traumatic Brain Injury, Encephalitis, Status Asthmaticus, Status Epilepticus, Bleeding/coagulopathy, and Transfusion.

Download or read book Neurocritical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Lori Shutter and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-11-06 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Lori Shutter and Deepa Malaiyandi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neurocritical Care, a rapidly growing specialty of complex care. Top experts in the field provide up-to-date articles on important clinical trials and evidence-based care of the critically ill patient with neurological injury. - Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including current management of acute ischemic stroke; status epilepticus: a neurological emergency; neurotrauma and ICP management; neuropharmacology in the ICU; artificial intelligence and big data science in neurocritical care; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurocritical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Download or read book Critical Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Patient An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Kenneth McCurry and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-11-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Kenneth McCurry and Dr. Ali Al-Khafaji, focuses on Critical Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Patient. Dr. McCurry’s section of the issue is devoted to Heart and Lung Transplants and includes the following topics: Long term outcomes of transplantation; Mechanical ventilation; Pulmonary hypertension therapy; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Perioperative management of the lung graft following lung transplantation; Perioperative management of the heart graft following heart transplantation; Renal complications following lung and heart transplantation; and Infection and other complications following transplanation. Dr. Al-Khafaji’s section of the issue is devoted to Liver, Kidney, and Small Bowel Transplants and includes the following topics: The immediate postoperative period; Live donor liver transplant; Graft dysfunction and management; Extracorporeal devices; Infectious complication following solid organ transplants; and Cardiac, renal, neurological, and gastrointestinal complications.

Download or read book Hepatic Critical Care written by Rahul Nanchal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the critical care of the patient with acute, acute on chronic and chronic liver failure as well as the peri-operative care of the patient with liver transplantation. Each of these disease processes is unique in pathophysiological manifestations, underpinnings of physiology and treatment options. Patients with acute, chronic or acute on chronic liver failure are a growing fraction of ICU admissions. Hepatic Critical Care serves as the essential reference for both practicing intensivists at community hospitals and tertiary referral centers. This textbook is also targeted towards trainees specifically interested in taking care of patients with liver disease and liver transplantation.

Download or read book Nonmalignant Hematology An Issue of Critical Care Clinics written by Robert I. Parker and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-07-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics include: A Critical re-appraisal of Factor VIIa; Thrombocytopenia: Hit vs non-HIT causes; Transfusion Reactions: Newer concepts on the pathophysiology, incidence, treatment and prevention of TRALI; The utility of diagnostic scoring systems for DIC; Newer anticoagulants; Anemia in the ICU; The role of plasmapheresis in critical illness; The use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the ICU; and Coagulopathy in the ICU: DIC vs Liver disease. Is this distinction important?

Download or read book Pediatric Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Lauren R. Sorce and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Lauren R. Sorce and Joy D. Howell bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pediatric Critical Care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as point-of-care ultrasound for pediatric critical care providers; transfusion strategies in the 21st century; global pediatric critical care; workforce diversity; and more. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including pediatric redeployment: unique challenges created by COVID-19; ECMO then and now; PCCM in 21st century and beyond; pediatric critical care outcomes; cardiac output monitoring; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pediatric critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Download or read book Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Robert Kliegman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert M. Kliegman and Brett J. Bordini bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as critical genetic arrhythmia disorders, uncommon causes of rhabdomyolysis, status epilepsy syndromes, autoimmune encephalitis, rapid-onset paralysis and weakness, and more. - Contains 17 relevant, practice-oriented topics including understanding cognitive diagnostic errors in the ICU; rapid WES/WGS in the ICU; diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis; when "sepsis is not sepsis: MAS, HLH, malignancies and other sepsis mimics; all that wheezes is not asthma or bronchiolitis; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on undiagnosed and rare diseases in critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Download or read book Biomarkers in Critical Care An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Mitchell Levy and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mitchell M. Levy, focuses on Biomarkers in Critical Care. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The History of Biomarkers; Biomarkers for Identifying Infection; Procalcitonin: Where Are We Now?; Soluble TREM-1: Diagnosis or Prognosis?; Lubricin as a Biomarker in Sepsis; Check Point Inhibitors and Their Role in Immunosuppression in Sepsis; Metabolomics and the Microbiome as Biomarkers in Sepsis; Lactate: Where Are We Now?; Predicting Renal Dysfunction; Biomarkers in the Evolution of ARDS; Biomarkers and RV Dysfunction; Biomarkers and Precision Medicine: State of the Art; The Use of Biomarkers for Population Homogeneity in Clinical Trials; and The Future of Biomarkers.

Download or read book Critical Care of the Cancer Patient An Issue of Critical Care Clinics E Book written by Stephen M. Pastores and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Stephen M. Pastores and Dr. Wendy R. Greene, focuses on Critical Care of the Cancer Patient (Pastores) and Geriatric Critical Care (Greene). Dr. Pastores' section of the issue is devoted to Critical Care of the Cancer Patient and includes the following topics: Triage and Prognostication of Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; ICU Organization and Interdisciplinary Care for Critically Ill Patients with Cancer; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Management of Drug Toxicities; Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill Patient with Cancer; Infectious Disease Complications in Cancer Patients; and Palliative, Ethics, and End-of-Life Care Issues in the Cancer Patient. Dr. Green's section of the issue, devoted to Geriatric Critical Care, includes the following topics: The effect of aging physiology on critical care; The frailty syndrome: a critical issue in geriatric oncology; Detection of delirium in the intensive care unit: comparison of confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit with confusion assessment method ratings; Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice; The effect of dementia in the critically ill geriatric patient; Nutritional assessment: a primary component of multidimensional geriatric assessment in the ICU; Rehabilitation concerns in the geriatric critically ill and injured; and Geriatric palliative care.