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. 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

Includes index.

General Approach to the Critically Ill Patient -- General Approach to Trauma Patients -- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Assessments of Oxygenation -- Pulse Oximetry, Capnography, and Blood Gas Analysis -- Hemodynamic Monitoring -- Fluid Therapy -- Nutrition in Critically ill Patients -- Mechanical and Noninvasive Ventilation -- Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation -- Arterial and Central Venous Catheters -- Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit -- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation -- Tracheal Intubation and Airway Management -- Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction -- Tracheotomy and Upper Airway Obstruction -- Bronchoscopy -- Pacemakers and Defibrillators -- Circulatory Assist Devices -- Acute Bacterial Pneumonia -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Cor Pulmonale -- Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Acute Chest Syndrome -- Hemoptysis -- Venous Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism -- Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease -- Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Pericardial Disease (Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade) -- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock -- Endocarditis -- Meningitis and Encephalitis in the Intensive Care Unit -- Disseminated Fungal Infections -- Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria -- Bioterrorism -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections -- Acute Renal Failure -- Renal Replacement Therapy and Rhabdomyolysis -- Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia -- Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia. Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Critically Ill Patient -- Acute Pancreatitis -- Hepatitis and Cirrhosis -- Acute Abdomen and Peritonitis -- Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State -- Management of Hyperglycemia in the Critically Ill -- Adrenal Insufficiency in the Intensive Care Unit -- Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit -- Blood Products and Coagulation -- Thrombocytopenia and Platelets -- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation -- Oncologic Emergencies (Including Hypercalcemia) -- Rheumatologic Disease in the Intensive Care Unit -- Coma -- Brain Death -- Status Epilepticus -- Stroke -- Guillain-Barre Syndrome -- Myasthenia Gravis -- Alcohol Withdrawal -- Burns and Frostbite -- Pneumothorax -- Flail Chest and Pulmonary Contusion -- Cardiac Trauma -- Liver and Heart Transplantation -- Use of Paralytic Agents in The Intensive Care Unit -- Pain Management in The Intensive Care Unit -- Sedation and Delirium -- Disaster Medicine : Impact On Critical Care Operations -- Allergy and Anaphylaxis -- Hypothermia -- Heat Stroke -- General Toxicology and Toxidromes -- Analgesics and Antidepressants -- Toxic Alcohol Poisoning -- Poisoning by Cardiovascular Drugs -- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome -- Care of the Critically Ill Pregnant Patient -- Ethics -- Palliative Care -- Organ Donation -- Intensive Care Unit Organization, Management, and Value -- Quality Assurance and Patient Safety in The Intensive Care Unit -- Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in Intensive Care Unit Patients.