Clinical Intensive Care and Acute Medicine (Paperback, 2 Revised edition)

Preface to first edition; Preface to second edition; 1. A systematic approach to caring for the seriously ill; 2. Organisation of an Intensive Care Unit; 3. Routine care of the seriously ill; 4. Fluid therapy and electrolytes; 5. Nutrition and metabolism; 6. Acid base balance; 7. Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxants; 8. Shock and anaphylaxis; 9. Multiorgan failure; 10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 11. Body temperature disorders; 12. Transport of the seriously ill; 13. Infection; 14. Trauma; 15. Poisoning; 16. Acute respiratory failure; 17. Interpretation of the portable chest film; 18. Specific respiratory problems; 19. Ventilatory techniques; 20. Cardiorespiratory monitoring; 21. Acute cardiovascular failure; 22. Specific cardiovascular problems; 23. Acute cranial disasters; 24. Specific intercranial problems; 25. Critical care neurology; 26. Acute renal failure; 27. Critical care gastroenterology; 28. Critical care haematology; 29. Critical care endocrinology; 30. Obstetrics emergencies; 31. Economics, outcome and ethics intensive care; Appendix 1. SI units; Appendix 2. Normal biochemical values; Appendix 3. Normal haematological/clotting values; Appendix 4. Normal urine values; Appendix 5. Normal CSF values; Appendix 6. Respiratory physiology and blood gases; Appendix 7. Cardiorespiratory abbreviations; Appendix 8. Toxicology; Index.