Washington Manual of Critical Care

Prepared by residents and faculty at the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, this useful pocket manual contains easy-to-read algorithms for the management of more than 80 medical and surgical problems that arise in the intensive care unit. Chapters focus on specific problems and the algorithms provide straightforward approaches to the management of these issues. Coverage includes an entire section on procedures commonly performed in the intensive care unit; appendices include common equations in the ICU, drug-drug interactions, and common drug dosages and side effects.
New chapters include: Pulmonary Embolism, Clostridium difficile and Other Infectious Causes of Diarrhea, Fetal-Maternal Critical Care, Alternative Hemodynamic Monitoring, and Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring.

SECTION I MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK
1 Introduction to Shock
Marin H. Kollef
2 Hypovolemic Shock
Marin H. Kollef
3 Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Marin H. Kollef and Scott T. Micek
4 Cardiogenic Shock 14
Sundeep Viswanathan and Richard G. Bach
5 Anaphylactic Shock
Timothy J. Bedient and Marin H. Kollef
6 Mechanical Causes of Shock
Howard J. Huang

SECTION II MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
7 An Approach to Respiratory Failure
Warren Isakow
8 Initial Ventilator Setup
Warren Isakow
9 Upper Airway Obstruction
Warren Isakow
10 Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Timothy J. Bedient and Marin H. Kollef
11 Status Asthmaticus
Saad Ghafoor and Mario Castro
12 Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chad A. Witt and Marin H. Kollef
13 Sleep-Disordered Breathing in the Intensive Care Unit
Tonya D. Russell
14 Pulmonary Hypertension and
Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit
Murali M. Chakinala
15 Pulmonary Embolism
Hannah C. Otepka and Roger D. Yusen
16 Pleural Disorders in the Intensive Care Unit
Alexander C. Chen
17 Weaning of Mechanical Ventilation
Chad A. Witt
18 Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Michael Lippmann

SECTION III CARDIAC DISORDERS
19 Acute Myocardial Infarction
Jeremiah P. Depta and Andrew M. Kates
20 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Abnormalities
Sundeep Viswanathan and Marin Kollef
21 Aortic Dissection
Jay Shah and Alan C. Braverman
22 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Shane J. LaRue and Gregory A. Ewald
23 Approach to Hypertensive Emergencies
Derrick R. Fansler and Daniel H. Cooper

SECTION IV ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES
24 Electrolyte Abnormalities
Ahsan Usman and Seth Goldberg

SECTION V ACID–BASE DISORDERS
25 Metabolic Acid–Base Disorders
Peter Juran and Steven Cheng
26 Respiratory Acid–Base Disorders
Andrew Labelle

SECTION VI ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
27 Thyroid Disorders
William E. Clutter
28 Adrenal Insuf?ciency in Critical Illness
Timothy J. Bedient and Marin H. Kollef
29 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
David A. Rometo, Marin H. Kollef, and Garry S. Tobin
30 Glucose Control in the ICU
David A. Rometo, Marin H. Kollef, and Garry S. Tobin

SECTION VII ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
31 Oncologic Emergencies
Ryan Roop and Alex Denes

SECTION VIII TEMPERATURE REGULATION
32 Temperature Alterations
Derek E. Byers

SECTION IX TOXICOLOGY
33 Toxicology
Nicholas M. Mohr, Devin P. Sherman, and Steven L. Brody

SECTION X INFECTIOUS DISEASES
34 Central Nervous System Infections
Hitoshi Honda and Keith F. Woeltje
35 Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Bernard C. Camins
36 Nosocomial Pneumonia
Michael J. Durkin and Marin H. Kollef
37 Cellulitis/Fasciitis/Myositis
Kevin W. McConnell, John P. Kirby, and John E. Mazuski
38 Bacteremia and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
David K. Warren
39 Invasive Fungal Infection
Toshibumi Taniguchi and Keith F. Woeltje
40 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Stephen Y. Liang and Steven J. Lawrence
41 Prevention of Infection in the Intensive Care Unit
Amy M. Richmond
42 Clostridium dif?cile and Other Infectious Causes of Diarrhea
Linda D. Bobo and Erik R. Dubberke

SECTION XI RENAL DISORDERS
43 Acute Kidney Injury
Tingting Li and Anitha Vijayan
44 Renal Replacement Therapy
Tingting Li and Anitha Vijayan

SECTION XII HEPATIC DISEASES
45 Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Anupam Aditi and Jeffrey S. Crippin
46 Hyperbilirubinemia
Anupam Aditi and Jeffrey S. Crippin
47 End-Stage Liver Disease
Mrudula V. Kumar and Kevin M. Korenblat

SECTION XIII GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
48 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chandra Prakash Gyawali
49 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chandra Prakash Gyawali
50 Acute Pancreatitis
Mrudula Kumar and Daniel K. Mullady

SECTION XIV NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS
51 Status Epilepticus
Rajat Dhar
52 Acute Ischemic Stroke
Michael A. Rubin
53 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Rajat Dhar
54 Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ahmed Hassan
55 Coma
Michael A. Rubin
56 Declaration of Brain Death
Rajat Dhar
57 Delirium and Sedation
Michael A. Rubin
58 Acute Spinal Cord Disorders
Michael A. Rubin
59 Neuromuscular Disorders in the Critically Ill
Rajat Dhar
60 Traumatic Brain Injury and Elevated Intracranial Pressure
Ahmed Hassan
61 Neurologic Approach to Central Nervous System Infections
Michael A. Rubin

SECTION XV HAEMATOPOIETIC DISORDERS
62 Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Unit
Warren Isakow
63 Acute Management of the Bleeding Patient/Coagulopathy
Yen-Michael S. Hsu and Brenda J. Grossman
64 Transfusion Practices
James C. Mosley, III and Morey A. Blinder
65 Hypercoagulable States
James C. Mosley, III

SECTION XVI PREGNANCY
66 Maternal–Fetal Critical Care
Jeanine F. Carbone and Molly V. Houser
67 Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
Molly J. Stout and Laura A. Parks

SECTION XVII SURGICAL PROBLEMS
68 Trauma Care for the Intensive Care Unit
Kevin W. McConnell and Douglas J.E. Schuerer
69 The Acute Abdomen
Jennifer L. Gnerlich, Robb R. Whinney, and John P. Kirby
70 Management of the Organ Donor
Stephen R. Broderick and Varun Puri

SECTION XVIII NUTRITION IN THE ICU
71 Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit
Beth E. Taylor and Robert Southard

SECTION XIX PROCEDURES
72 Arterial Catheterization
Jeremy Kilburn
73 Central Venous Catheterization
Chad A. Wit
74 Endotracheal Intubation
Michael Lippmann
75 Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Alexander C. Chen
76 Chest Tube Insertion
Alexander C. Chen
77 Paracentesis
Chad A. Witt
78 Lumbar Puncture
Jennifer Alexander-Brett
79 Thoracentesis
Alexander C. Chen
80 Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Warren Isakow
81 Alternative Hemodynamic Monitoring
Jennifer Shaffer and Warren Isakow
82 Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring
Jennifer Shaffer and Warren Isakow
83 Pericardiocentesis
Jennifer Shaffer and Warren Isakow

SECTION XX END-OF-LIFE ISSUES
84 End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit
Jonathan M. Green

SECTION XXI APPENDICES
85 Common Equations and Rules of Thumb in the Intensive Care Unit
Warren Isakow
86 Drug–Drug Interactions
Jamie M. Rosini and Scott T. Micek
87 Common Drug Dosages and Side Effects
Lee P. Skrupky and Scott T. Micek