Cardiopulmonary Critical Care

Completely updated and revised, the Third Edition of this popular resource concentrates exclusively on the cardiocirculatory and respiratory aspects of caring for the critically ill. Readers receive a scholarly, scientific overview of the physiologic principles that form the basis of current modes of care for failing circulatory and respiratory systems. Unlike other references of its kind, it provides detailed discussions of the common, difficult-to-manage problems encountered in the critical care unit.Reviews of last edition:"Well written...a state-of-the-art discussion...provide[s] useful insight into the reasoning behind many of the practices in the ICU."--Chest"Physicians practicing chest ICU should consider investing in this book."--The Journal of Vascular Surgery Emphasizes the growing knowledge of the chemical basis for tissue injury and the role that inflammatory mediators play in cardiocirculatory failure in chapters on asthma, sepsis, respiratory distress, and septic shock. Provides brand-new chapters on the effects of injury in unusual situations such as diving and high altitude. Discusses modern concepts in the treatment of myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, adult respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, pneumonia, and much more. Reviews the effects of various ventilatory modes on pulmonary and circulatory function. FEATURES: Divides content into three sections: the pathophysiologic basis of cardiorespiratory failure, general principles of treating patients with cardiac, circulatory, and respiratory failure, and the clinical care of specific cardiac, circulatory, and respiratory diseases encountered in critical care. Discusses current topics of importance, including the role of cytokines in acute pulmonary injury, the biochemical basis of myocardial function, the control of cardiac output in normal and abnormal situations, oxygen transport and utilization, pulmonary mechanics in critical care, intensive care radiology, invasive and noninvasive treatment of acute and chronic respiratory failure, and more.