ICU Patient Care and Infection Control (2nd Edition)

Description

ICU Patient Care and Infection Control (2nd Edition) provides complete background knowledge and practical guidelines in the management of infection control and applied M-ICU care of serious patients with multidiscipline pathologies. The chosen topic, are actually the genuine patients seen by the author over three decades of his professional career in M-ICU . The book serves its real purpose in assisting young frontline doctors and senior ICU Nurses working in the M-ICU. It also helps the progressive trainee doctors preparing for ICU subspecialty exam.

Table of Contents

1. ICU Functioning
2. Prevention of Infections and Waste Disposal
3. Procedures, Blood Gases & Biochemical/Fluids Interpretations
4. Clinical Problems Related to Respiratory System & Use of Analgesia/Sedation
5. Severe Body Infections, Septicaemia Management, Choice of Antibiotics & Shock Syndrome
6. Commonly Used IV Cardiac and Other Drugs
7. Cardiac Arrhythmias & Others: Syncope, Pacemakers, Drug Interactions
8. Cardiac Problems Diagnostics, Drug Procedures and Management
9. Other Important Cardiovascular Problems
10. Assessment & Evaluation of Cardiac Patient Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery/Procedure
11. Miscellaneous Problems
12. Kidney Related Problems
13. Liver Related Diseases
14. Gastro Intestinal Problems
15. Diabetes Mellitus Metabolic Syndrome Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders and Emergencies
16. Central Nervous System Related Medical Problems
17. Febrile Illnesses
18. Blood Related Diseases
19. Bone Related, Connective Tissue Disorders & Rheumatological Emergencies
20. Brain, Nerves & Neuromuscular Disorders
21. Pain Management
22. CPR, Emergency Codes, Criteria of Brain Death