- Sudden Deterioration of Neurological Status
- Agitation and Delerium
- Management of Acute Pain in the Intensive Care Unit
- Fever
- Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure
- Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure
- Tachycardia and Bradycardia
- Arterial Hypoxemia
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Pulmonary Edema
- Polyuria
- Oliguria
- Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
- Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia
- Hyperphosphatemia and Hypophosphatemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Coagulopathy in the ICU
- Jaundice
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Ascites
- Acute Abdominal Pain
- Ileus
- Diarrhea
- Rashes and Fever
- Chest Pain
- Biochemical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Acute Myocardial Injury
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Monitoring
- Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation
- Tracheal Intubation
- Tracheostomy
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Renal Replacement Therapy
- Targeted Temperature Management and Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Venovenous and Venoarterial ECMO)
- Nutritional Support in Adults
- Nutritional Support in Children
- Early Ambulation in the ICU
- Role of Early Mobilization in the Prevention of ICU-Acquired Weakness
- Advanced Bedside Monitoring
- Coma
- Use of Brain Injury Biomarkers in Critical Care Settings
- Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation
- Delerium
- Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
- Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Seizures in the Critically Ill
- Neuromuscular Disorders in the Critically Ill
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Neuroimaging
- Intensive Care After Neurosurgery
- Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care
- Patient-Ventilator Interaction
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation
- Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care
- Imaging of the Chest
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia
- Severe Asthma Exacerbation
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumothorax
- Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Drowning
- Acute Parenchymal Disease in Pediatric Patients
- Acute Coronary Syndromes: Therapy
- Supraventricular Arrhythmais
- Ventricular Arrhythmais
- Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers
- Myocarditis and Acute Cardiomyopathies
- Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease in Children
- Pericardial Disease
- Emergency Heart Valve Disorders
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Hypertensive Crisis: Emergency and Urgency
- Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States
- Resuscitation From Circulatory Shock
- Inotropic Therapy
- Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock
- Portal Hypertension: Critical Care Considerations
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Fulminant Hepatic Failure
- Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitits
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis and Intraabdominal Infection
- Ileus and Mechanical Bowel Obstruction
- Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie’s Syndrome
- Clinical Assessment of Renal Function
- Biomarkers Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis
- Water Metabolism
- Disorders Of Calcium and Magnesium Metabolism
- Fluid and Volume Therapy in the ICU
- Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Urinary Tract Obstruction
- Contrast Dye-Induced Acute Knee Injury
- Glomerulonephritis
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Prevention, Control of Nosocomial Infection
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-Positive Bacteria
- Antimicrobial Agents with Primary Activity Against Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria
- Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract
- Vascular Catheter-Related Infections
- Septic Shock
- Sepsis and Multiple Organ System Failure in Children
- Infections of the Urogenital Tract
- Central Nervous System Infections
- Infections of Skin, Muscle and Soft Tissue
- Head and Neck Infections
- Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Fungal Infections
- Influenza
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria and Other Tropical Infections in the Intensive Care Unit
- Acute Viral Syndromes
- Clostridium Difficile Colitis
- Anemia and RBC Transfusion
- Blood Component Therapy
- Venous Thromboembolism in Medical-Surgical Critically Ill Patients
- Monitoring of Coagulation Status
- Anticoagulation in the Intensive Care Unit
- Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
- Cardiovascular and Endocrinological Changes Associated with Pregnancy
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
- Acute Pulmonary Complications of Pregnancy
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Neurological Complications of Pregnancy
- Hyperglycemia and Blood Glucose Control
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Thyroid Disorders
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Metabolic and Endocrine Crises in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- General Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
- Poisoning: Overview of Approaches for Evaluation and Treatment
- Resuscitation of Hypovolemic Shock
- Mediastinitis
- Epistaxis
- Management of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient
- Intensive Care Unit Management of Lung Transplant Patients
- Management of the Postoperative Liver Transplant Patient
- Intenstinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: The Ultimate Treatment for Intestinal Failure
- Aortic Dissection
- Splanchnic Ischemia
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Extremity Compartment Syndromes
- Thromboembolization and Thrombolytic Therapy
- Atheroembolization
- Pressure Ulcers
- Burns, Including Inhalation Injury
- Thoracic Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Pelvic and Major Long Bone Fractures
- Pediatric Trauma
- Management of the Brain-Dead Organ Donor
- Donation After Cardiac Death (Non-Heart Beating Donation)
- Conversations with Families of Critically Ill Patients
- Resource Allocation in the Intensive Care Unit
- Basic Ethical Principles in Critical Care
- Determination of Brain Death
- Building Teamwork to Improve Outcomes
- The Pursuit of Performance Excellence
- Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction: Adults
- Severity of Illness Indices and Outcome Prediction: Children
- Long Term Outcomes of Critical Illness
- Mass Critical Care
- Telemedicine in Intensive Care
- Teaching Critical Care
Online Only Chapters:
E1: Difficult Airway Management for Intensivists
E2: Bedside Ultrasonography
E3: Central Venous Catheterization
E4: Arterial Cannulation and Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement
E5: Bedside Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
E6: Cardioversion and Defibrillation
E7: Transvenous and Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing
E8: Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
E9: Pericardiocentesis
E10: Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
E11: Thoracentesis
E12: Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal
E13: Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
E14: Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Protected Specimen Bronchial Brushing
E15: Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
E16: Esophageal Balloon Tamponade
E17: Nasoenteric Feeding Tube Insertion
E18: Lumbar Puncture
E19: Jugular Venous and Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension Monitoring
E20: Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
E21: Indirect Calorimetry
E22: Extracorpeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation
E23: Bedside Laparoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
E24: Pediatric Intensive Care Procedures