Neurointensive care unit : clinical practice and organization /: clinical practice and organization. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sarah E. Nelson, Paul A. Nyquist, editors.
• Other Names: Nelson, Sarah E; Nyquist, Paul
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Series Editor Introduction -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Pathways for Intervention -- 1: Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure -- Introduction -- Intracranial Anatomy and Physiology -- Anatomy -- Physiology -- Diagnosis of Elevated ICP -- Clinical Symptoms -- Physical Examination Findings and Herniation Syndromes -- Causes of Increased ICP -- Algorithm for Management of ICP -- Monitoring ICP -- Patient Triage and Flow -- Individual Methods for ICP Control -- Head Positioning -- Hyperventilation -- Osmolar Therapy -- Sedation -- Seizure Control Hypothermia -- Decompressive Craniectomy -- Barbiturates -- Steroids -- Paralysis -- Conclusions -- References -- 2: Emergent Treatment of Status Epilepticus -- Definitions and Epidemiology -- Etiology -- SE Patients: Triage to the Neurointensive Care Unit -- Diagnostic Workup -- General -- EEG -- Imaging -- Management of SE -- Initial SE Management -- Refractory SE and Super-refractory SE -- SE Pharmacology -- Complications of SE -- In-Hospital Decision-Making -- SE Outcomes and Discharge Destinations -- Clinical Outcomes -- Prognostic Scores -- Conclusion -- References 3: Acute Airway Management and Ventilation in the Neurocritical Care Unit -- Introduction -- The Decision to Intubate -- Acute Airway Management -- Assessing Difficulty -- Initial Management -- Pharmacotherapy for Airway Management -- Induction Agents -- Neuromuscular Blockade -- Mechanical Ventilation -- Volume Versus Pressure Control -- Ventilatory Modes -- Airway Concerns in Specific Neurologic Conditions -- Cervical Spine Injury -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Acute Stroke -- Status Epilepticus -- Neuromuscular Disorders -- Extubation and Tracheostomy -- References 4: Cardiac Complications in Neurocritical Care Patients -- Introduction -- Hypertension -- Cardiomyopathy -- Shock -- Cardiogenic Shock -- Septic Shock -- Neurogenic Shock -- Hemorrhagic Shock -- Myocardial Infarction -- STEMI -- NSTEMI -- EKG Abnormalities and Arrhythmias -- EKG Abnormalities -- Arrhythmias -- Cardiac Arrest -- Pharmacology -- References -- 5: Therapeutic Hypothermia in Neurocritical Care -- History of TH -- Therapeutic Hypothermia: Definitions and Mechanism -- Definitions -- Mechanism -- Indications for Therapeutic Hypothermia Induced Normothermia for Fever Prevention in Neurocritical Care -- Critical Care Management During Therapeutic Hypothermia -- Monitoring Temperature -- Induction of TH -- Maintenance of TH -- Rewarming -- Adverse Effects of TH -- Conclusion -- References -- 6: Pharmacological Challenges in Neurocritical Care -- Introduction -- Principles of Pharmacokinetic Changes in Adult Critically Ill Patients -- Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination (ADME) -- Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) -- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) -- Plasmapheresis -- Obesity -- Therapeutic Classes
• Publisher Details: Cham : Humana Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (390 pages)
• Subjects: 616.8/0428; Neurological intensive care; Neurological intensive care; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030365486; 3030365484
• Related ISBNs: 9783030365479
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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