Preface; Part I. General Critical Care: 1. Shock; 2. Monitoring; 3. Airway management; 4. Mechanical ventilation; 5. The boarding ICU patient in the Emergency Department; Part II. Trauma: 6. General trauma principles; 7. Severe traumatic brain injury; 8. Spinal cord trauma; 9. Neck trauma; 10. Thoracic trauma; 11. Solid organ abdominal trauma; 12. Severe pelvic trauma; 13. Compartment syndrome; 14. Soft tissue injury: crush injury, arterial injury, and open fractures; 15. Burns; Part III. Neurologic Emergencies: 16. Ischemic strokes; 17. Intracranial hemorrhage; 18. Status epilepticus; 19. Acute spinal cord compression; Part IV. Cardiovascular Emergencies: 20. Acute coronary syndrome; 21. Tachyarrhythmias; 22. Bradyarrhythmias; 23. Post cardiac arrest; 24. Acute decompensated heart failure; 25. Aortic dissection; 26. Pericarditis and myocarditis; 27. Hypertensive emergencies; 28. Valvular diseases; Part V. Respiratory Emergencies: 29. Upper airway emergencies; 30. Asthma; 31. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); 32. Acute respiratory distress syndrome; 33. Massive hemoptysis; 34. Pulmonary embolism; Part VI. Gastrointestinal Emergencies: 35. Gastrointestinal bleeding; 36. Abdominal aortic aneurysms; 37. Acute pancreatitis; 38. Fulminant hepatic failure; 39. Acute mesenteric; 40. The surgical abdomen; 41. Abdominal compartment syndrome; 42. Esophageal perforation and mediastinitis; 43. Small bowel obstruction; Part VII. Renal Emergencies: 44. Acid-base interpretation; 45. Common electrolyte disorders (Na, K, Ca, Mg); 46. Acute kidney injury and emergent dialysis; 47. Rhabdomyolysis; Part VIII. Hematology-Oncology Emergencies: 48. Reversal of anticoagulation; 49. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS); 50. Neutropenic fever; 51. Tumor lysis syndrome; 52. Sickle cell emergencies; Part IX. Infectious Disease Emergencies: 53. Severe sepsis and septic shock; 54. Pneumonia; 55. Meningitis and encephalitis; 56. Infective endocarditis; 57. Necrotizing soft tissue skin infections; 58. Complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Part X. Endocrine Emergencies: 59. Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar; 60. Thyroid storm; 61. Adrenal crisis; 62. Pheochromocytoma; Part XI. Environmental Emergencies: 63. Anaphylaxis; 64. Hyperthermia; 65. Hypothermia; 66. Overdoses; Part XII. End of Life: 67. Care of the dying patient; Index.
