Critical Care Secrets (Paperback)

Get the most out of your study and review with Critical Care Secrets! This easy-to-read book uses the popular and trusted Secrets Series® question-and-answer format to cover all areas of critical care medicine, focusing on the practical, "in-the-trenches" know-how you need to succeed both in practice, and on board and recertification exams. The easy-to-read approach of the Secrets books has been serving medical professionals for decades.

Salient features
* Expedite your reference and review with a question-and-answer format that's conversational and easy to read.
* Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from the authors, and "Key Points" boxes that provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content.
* Explore effective solutions to patients' medical and ethical problems related to a wide range of specialties, including pulmonology, surgery, anesthesiology, pharmacy, and infectious disease.
* Get the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for the critically ill.

Table of Contents
General Approach to the Critically
Ill Patient
2. General Approach to Trauma victims
3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
4. Assessments of Oxygenation
5. Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis
6. Hemodynamic Monitoring
7. Fluid Therapy
8. Nutrition in Critically Ill Patients
9. Mechanical Ventilation/Non-invasive
10. Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
11. Arterial and Central Venous Catheters
12. Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit
13. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO)
14. Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management
15. Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction
16. Chest Tubes
17. Bronchoscopy
18. Pacemakers and Defibrillators
19. Circulatory Assist Devices
20. Acute Bacterial Pneumonia
21. Asthma
22. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
23. Cor Pulmonale
24. Acute Respiratory Failure/ARDS and Acute Chest Syndrome/ALI
25. Hemoptysis
26. Venous Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism
27. Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease
28. Acute Myocardial Infarction
29. Dysrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias
30. Aortic Dissection
31. Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade)
32. Sepsis, Severe Sepsis Syndrome, and Septic Shock
33. Endocarditis
34. Meningitis and Encephalitis in the Intensive Care Unit
35. Disseminated Fungal Infections
36. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
37. Bioterrorism
38. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
39. H1N1/Influenza
40. Immunocompromised Host
41. Hypertension
42. Acute Renal Failure
43. Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis
44. Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
45. Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
46. Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically Ill Pa