The Protocol Book for Intensive Care 5e

The new edition of this intensive care manual brings clinicians fully up to date with the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of acute cardiac emergencies and related medical disorders.

Organised by organ system, the book also covers pulmonary emergencies, stroke, endocrine and central nervous system disorders, and rheumatology.

The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised to present the latest guidelines in intensive care, and provides up to date descriptions of unique presentations, differential diagnosis, and management of critical diseases and disorders.

The comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, diagrams, and tables.

Key points

• Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of acute cardiac emergencies and related disorders
• Also covers critical care of disorders in other organ systems
• Thoroughly revised new edition presenting latest guidelines in intensive care
• Previous edition (9789350907405) published in 2014

1.Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

2.Management of Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

3.Cardiogenic Shock

4.Acute Heart Failure

5.Management of Chronic Heart Failure

6.Syncope

7.Atrial Fibrillation

8.Tachycardias

9.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

10.Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction

11.Vascular Emergencies

12.Acute Cardiac Care in Pediatric Practice

13.Hypertensive Crisis

14.Acid-Base Disturbances

15.Electrolyte Imbalance

16.Management of Adult Severe Acute Asthma

17.Management of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

18.Mechanical Ventilation

19.Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

20.Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

21.Stroke

22.Acute Kidney Injury

23.Endocrine Emergencies

24.Rheumatological Emergencies

25.Antimicrobial Therapy Including Management of Septic Shock

26.Cardiac Surgery: PostoperativeCare

27.Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Emergency