Short description
Presents facts and formulas that represent the essentials of patient care in the adult ICU.
Long description
Ideal for quick reference at the bedside, The Little ICU Book is a smaller, condensed, compact, and portable version of The ICU Book, Third Edition . Most of the chapters in the larger book have been retained in the little book, but each chapter has been completely rewritten to include only the most essential information. The content is presented in outline format for easy access, and the book is densely packed with facts and formulas that represent the essentials of patient care in the adult ICU.
Review
Critical Care Medicine, 01-JUL-09, Volume 37, Issue 7, Edward E. Conway, Jr., MD, MS, FCCM, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY -- This book is anything but just a book of facts and formulas. It is a wonderful pocket-sized 781-page delight that covers the basics of critical care pathophysiology and disease recognition and management in an easy to read, exceedingly well-illustrated text... I am hopeful that the title will not deter readers from adding this invaluable resource to their intensive care unit library because it is so much more than a book on facts and formulas. It is an excellent pocket-sized resource and should be required reading for all students, residents, fellows, and nurses who care for patients in intensive care units. It is an absolute bargain...and should be in everyone's lab coat pocket and should be available in every unit for frequent usage. Clearly the old adage that 'good things come in small packages' was meant to describe this book. -Critical Care Medicine
Table of contents
- I: PREVENTIVE PRACTICES IN THE CRITICALLY ILL Chapter 1: Infection Control in the ICU Chapter 2: Stress-Related Mucosal Injury Chapter 3: Venous Thromboembolism II: VASCULAR ACCESS Chapter 4: Vascular Catheters Chapter 5: Establishing Venous Access Chapter 6: The Indwelling Vascular Catheter III: HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING Chapter 7: The Pulmonary Artery Catheter Chapter 8: Cardiac Filling Pressures Chapter 9: Systemic Oxygenation IV: DISORDERS OF CIRCULATORY FLOW Chapter 10: Hemorrhage and Hypovolemia Chapter 11: Colloid and Crystalloid Resuscitation Chapter 12: Acute Heart Failure(s) Chapter 13: Cardiac Arrest V: CRITICAL CARE CARDIOLOGY Chapter 14: Acute Coronary Syndromes Chapter 15: Tachycardias VI: COMMON PULMONARY DISORDERS Chapter 16: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Chapter 17: Asthma and COPD in the ICU VII: MECHANICAL VENTILATION Chapter 18: Basics of Mechanical Ventilation Chapter 19: Modes of Positive-Pressure Breathing Chapter 20: The Ventilator-Dependent Patient Chapter 21: Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation VIII: ACID-BASE DISORDERS Chapter 22: Acid-Base Interpretations Chapter 23: Organic Acidoses Chapter 24: Metabolic Alkalosis IX: RENAL AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS Chapter 25: Oliguria and Acute Renal Failure Chapter 26: Hypertonic and Hypotonic Conditions Chapter 27: Potassium Chapter 28: Magnesium Chapter 29: Calcium and Phosphorus X: TRANSFUSION PRACTICES IN CRITICAL CARE Chapter 30: Anemia and Erythrocyte Transfusions Chapter 31: Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Transfusions XI: INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION IN THE ICU Chapter 32: Fever in the ICU Chapter 33: Infection, Inflammation, and Multiorgan Injury Chapter 34: Pneumonia in the ICU Chapter 35: Sepsis from the Abdomen and Pelvis XII: NUTRITION AND METABOLISM Chapter 36: Nutritional Requirements Chapter 37: Enteral Tube Feeding Chapter 38: Total Parenteral Nutrition Chapter 39: Adrenal and Thyroid Dysfunction XIII: CRITICAL CARE NEUROLOGY Chapter 40: Disorders of Mentation Chapter 41: Disorders of Movement Chapter 42: Acute Stroke XIV: PARENTERAL DRUG THERAPIES IN THE ICU Chapter 43: Analgesia and Sedation Chapter 44: Antimicrobial Therapy Chapter 45: Hemodynamic Drugs XV: TOXICOLOGY Chapter 46: Pharmaceutical Toxins and Antidotes XVI: APPENDICES Appendix 1: Units and Conversions Appendix 2: Selected Reference Ranges Appendix 3: Additional Formulas