TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schell,Hildy M.
AU  - Puntillo,Kathleen A.
AU  - Scheetz,Linda
TI  - Critical care nursing secrets
T2  - Nursing secrets series
SN  - 0323041787 (pbk.)
PY  - 2006///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Mosby/Elsevier
KW  - Intensive care nursing
KW  - Examinations, questions, etc
KW  - Critical Care
KW  - methods
KW  - Examination Questions
KW  - Critical Illness
KW  - nursing
KW  - Nursing Care
N1  - Previously published: Philadelphia : Hanley & Belfus, c2001; Includes bibliographical references; Contents: I Cardiovascular -- 1 Cardiovascular assesment -- 2 Basic cardiac monitoring -- 3 Arrhythmias -- 4 Temporary pacing -- 5  Blood pressure monitoring: invasive and noninvasive -- 6 Hemodynamic monitoring -- 7 Cardiac output monitoring -- 8 Acute coronary syndromes -- 9 Heart failure -- 10 Pulmunary hypertension -- 11 Aortic aneurism and dissection -- 12 Postoperative management of the cardiac surgery patient -- 13 Heart and lung transplantation -- 14 Intraaortic balloon pump therapy -- 15 Venticular assist devices -- 16 Defibtillation and cardioversion -- 17 Deep vein thrombosis and pulmunary embolism -- 18 Vasoactive medications -- 19 Central venous catheters -- II Tissue oxygenation and acid-base -- 20 Shock -- 21 Sv02, Scv02, and AvD02 monitoring -- 22 Intraabdominal compartment syndrome -- 23 Acid-base disorders and arterial blood gas interpretation -- III Respiratory -- 24 Respiratory assessment -- 25 Airway management -- 26 Acute repiratory failure -- 27 Acute asthmaticus -- 28 Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome -- 29 Pulse oximetry and capnography -- 30 Oxygen delivery systems -- 31 Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation -- 32 Endotracheal and trachaestomy tube management -- 33 Mechanical and ventilation and weaning -- 34 Sunctioning -- 35 Positioning for optimal pulmonary function -- 36 Chest tube management -- 37 Extracorporeal life support and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- IV Infection control, hematology, oncology and immunology -- 38 Fever -- 39 Sepsis and systemic inflamatory response syndrome -- 40 Infection control -- 41 Infectious disease and antibiotics -- 42 Oncologic emergencies -- 43 Leukemias and bone marrow transplantation -- 44 Thrombocytopenia: HIT, ITP, and TTP -- 45 Coagulopathy and transfusion -- V Neurology -- 46 Noninvasive neusologic monitoring -- 47 Invasive neuroloogic monitoring -- 48 Stroke monitoring and management -- 49 Seizure assessment and management -- 50 Neuromuscular disorders: Guillain-Barre syndrome and myasthenia gravis -- VI 51 Nutrition assessment and management -- 52 Diarrhea -- 53 Feeding tubes: placement and management -- 54 Acute pancreatitis -- 55 Liver dysfunction and failure -- 56 Gastrointestinal bleeding -- 57 Acute Renal failure -- 58 Continuous renal replacement therapies -- 59 Liver, pancreas and renal transplantation -- 60 Rhabdomolyosis -- VII Metabolic and endocrine -- VIII Metabolic and endocrine -- 61 Hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus -- 62 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hypergltcemic hyperosmolar state -- 63 Endocrine disorders -- 64 Electrolyte disturbances -- VII Pain, sedation and neurumuscular blockade -- 65 Delirium -- 66 Sedation -- 67 Pain management -- 68 Epidural analgesia -- 69 Neuromuscular blocking agents -- IX Drugs and alcohols -- 70 Drug overdoses -- 71 Alcohol withdrawal -- X Skin, wound care, and physical therapy -- 72 Skin and wound assessment -- 73 Skin and soft tissue infections -- 74 Pressure ulcer assessment and management -- 75 Physical therapy -- XI Family and end-of-life issues -- 76 Family care -- 77 End-of-life care -- 78 Brain death and organ procurement -- 79 Critically III obstetric patients
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