Adult Critical Care Medicine : a Clinical Casebook /: a Clinical Casebook. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jennifer A. LaRosa, editor.
• Editors: LaRosa, Jennifer A
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Status Epilepticus; Case #1: Intracranial Hypertension; Case #2: Status Epilepticus; References; Chapter 2: Overcoming Conflicts in ICU Care of Surgical Patients; Case Presentation; Introduction; Surgeon-Patient Relationship; Communication; Surgical vs. Medical Intensivist; Conflict Between Surgeon and Intensivist; Closed vs. Open ICU; Discussion; References; Chapter 3: Perioperative Management of the Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Patient; Introduction; Case Presentation. Initial Considerations post-operative Considerations; Anticoagulation Considerations; Additional Considerations; Post-readmission Considerations; Posttransplant Considerations; Posttransplant Arrhythmias; Allograft Dysfunction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Damage Control in the Trauma ICU; Prehospital Course; Emergency Room Course; Past Medical/Surgical History; Home Medications; Social History; Admission Laboratory Results; Operating Room Course; Trauma ICU Course; Hypothermia; Acidosis/Circulatory Support; Coagulopathy; Second Operating Room Course. Subsequent Trauma ICU Course and Abdominal Closure epilogue; Summary; References; Chapter 5: Liver Failure in the ICU; Case 1; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters and Diagnostic Testing; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Case 2; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters; Diagnostic Considerations; Case Summary; Case 3; History of Present Illness; Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters and Diagnostic Testing; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Case 4. History of Present Illness Past Medical History; Physical Exam; Laboratory Parameters; Differential Diagnosis; Case Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 6: Harm and Quality in the ICU; Case Study; Differential Diagnoses; Introduction; Reportable Metrics; Quality: Six Sigma, CUSP, and Just Culture; Six Sigma; CUSP; Communication and Culture; Summary; References; Chapter 7: Surveillance and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections; Case 1; Reporting of Ventilator-Associated Events (VAE); VAE; Avoidance of Intubation If Possible; Minimize Sedation; Maintain and Improve Physical Conditioning. Minimize Pooling of Secretions Above the Endotracheal Tube Cuff elevate the Head of the Bed; Maintain Ventilator Circuits; Summary of VAE; Case 2; Reporting of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections; Symptomatic Catheter-Associated UTI [27]; Asymptomatic Catheter-Associated UTI [27]; CAUTI; Prevention of CAUTI; Summary of CAUTI; Case 3; Reporting of a Hospital-Acquired Central-Line Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI); CLABSI; Prevention of CLABSI; Summary of CLABSI; Case 4; Reporting of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection; CDI.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 400 pages)
• Subjects: 616.02/8; Medicine; Critical care medicine -- Case studies; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Critical Care; Critical care medicine; Medical -- Critical Care; Intensive care medicine; Case Reports; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319944241
• Related ISBNs: 331994424X; 9783319944234; 3319944231
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 13, 2018).
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