Author Biography

Dhruva Chaudhry MD (Medicine) DNB (Medicine) DM (PCCM) FAMS FICP FICCM FNCCP
Senior Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Pt BD Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, IndiaSubhal Bhalchandra Dixit MD (Medicine) FCCM FICCM FICP
Director, Department of Critical Care ICU, Sanjeevan Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaDeepak Govil MD EDIC FCCM
Director, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anaesthesiology, Medanta—The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Table of Contents

Section 1: General Considerations
1. Approach to Critically Ill Patients
2. Routine Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients
3. Airway Management
4. Sedation in Intensive Care Unit
5. Clinical Review: Scoring Systems in Critical Care
6. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Critically Ill Patients
7. Disorders of Acid–Base Balance in Critically Ill Patients

Section 2: Cardiovascular System
8. Approach to Critically Ill Patient with Cardiovascular Disease
9. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Including Mechanical Cardiac Support
10. Acute Coronary Syndromes (Except Acute Myocardial Infarction)
11. Acute Myocardial Infarction
12. Cardiac Arrhythmias
13. Cardiogenic Shock: Role of Mechanical Support Devices
14. Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade
15. Critically Ill Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
16. Hypertensive Emergencies
17. Aortic Diseases in Intensive Care Unit
18. Drugs in Cardiac Diseases (Antiplatelet, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs)

Section 3: Hemodynamic Monitoring
19. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
20. Arterial Line Cannulation and Care
21. Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
22. Central Venous Cannulation
23. Overview and Importance of Hemodynamic Monitoring
24. Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
25. Predictors and Markers of Perfusion

Section 4: Respiratory
26. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Respiratory Disease
27. Pulmonary Embolism
28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
29. Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
30. Mechanical Ventilation
31. Mechanical Ventilation: Noninvasive Including High-flow Nasal Cannula
32. Mechanical Ventilation: Weaning
33. Extracorporeal Therapy in Intensive Care Unit
34. Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia
35. Pleural Diseases in Intensive Care Unit
36. Tracheostomy and Its Care
37. Heart–Lung Interaction: Physiology, Clinical Relevance, and Application in Critical Care Practice
38. Aerosol Therapy in Ventilated Patients

Section 5: Central Nervous System
39. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Central Nervous System Disease
40. Status Epilepticus
41. Ischemic Stroke
42. Intracranial Hemorrhage
43. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
44. Myasthenia Gravis and Other Neuromuscular Disorders in Intensive Care Unit
45. Meningoencephalitis: Cause, Approach, and Management
46. Clinical Review: Neuromonitoring in Critical Care

Section 6: Renal System
47. Approach to A Critically Ill Patient with Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit
48. Biomarkers in Acute Kidney Injury
49. Renal Replacement Therapy: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis, and Filters
50. Regional Anticoagulation
51. Drug Dosing in Renal Disease and Extracorporeal Therapies

Section 7: Infectious Diseases in ICU
52. Approach to Fever in the Intensive Care Unit
53. Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection
54. Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection
55. Hospital-associated Pneumonia Including Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
56. Tropical Infection in Intensive Care Unit
57. Sepsis and Septic Shock
58. Invasive Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Settings
59. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
60. Diarrhea in the Intensive Care Unit

Section 8: Gastrointestinal System
61. Approach to a Patient with a Gastrointestinal Problem
62. Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Upper and Lower)
63. Hepatic Encephalopathy
64. Acute Pancreatitis
65. Hepatorenal Syndrome
66. Gastrointestinal Intolerance to Feeds
67. Intra-abdominal Hypertension

Section 9: Endocrine System
68. Approach to a Critically Ill Patient with Endocrine System Disorder
69. Diabetic Emergencies
70. Adrenal Insufficiency in Intensive Care Unit
71. Hyperthyroid Crisis
72. Myxedema Coma

Section 10: Toxicology
73. Management of a Poisoned Patient: Critical Care Perspective
74. Organophosphorus Poisoning
75. Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning
76. Other Common Poisons
77. Snake Bite: Toxicology
78. Alcohol, Methyl Alcohol Poisoning
79. Paraquat Poisoning
80. Environmental Injuries: High Altitude and Drowning

Section 11: Surgical Intensive Care
81. Approach to a Postoperative Critically Ill Patient
82. Acute Intra-abdominal Sepsis
83. Mesenteric Ischemia
84. Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care
85. Neurosurgical Postoperative ICU Care
86. Perioperative Blood Transfusion Strategies

Section 12: Transplant
87. Critical Care after Liver Transplantation
88. Cardiac Transplant
89. Critical Care of Lung Transplant Recipient
90. Kidney Transplantation: A Primer for Intensive Care

Section 13: Polytrauma
91. Head Injury
92. Vertebral and Spinal Cord Injury in Polytrauma
93. Thoracic Trauma
94. Resuscitation in Trauma
95. Gunshot and Blast Injuries
96. Thermal Injury (Burns, Scald, and Frost Bite)

Section 14: Geriatric
97. Approach to Critically Ill Geriatric Patient
98. Glucose, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Disorders in the Geriatric Patient
99. Drug Metabolism, Dosing, Polypharmacy, and Drug Interactions in Elderly
100. End-of-life Care Decisions in Critical Care

Section 15: Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology
101. Anemia in Intensive Care
102. Thrombocytopenia in Intensive Care Unit: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
103. Oncologic Emergencies in the Intensive Care Unit
104. Clotting Catastrophe in Intensive Care Unit
105. Cytokine Storm and Immunomodulation
106. Blood Products Administration in Intensive Care Unit
107. Complications of Blood Product Transfusion
108. Connective Tissue Catastrophe in Intensive Care Unit

Section 16: Critical Care in the Obstetric Patient
109. HELLP Syndrome and Eclampsia
110. Bleeding in Pregnant Patient (Antepartum Hemorrhage, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Ectopic Pregnancy)
111. Physiology in a Critically Ill Obstetric Patient
112. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
113. Peripartum Cardiac Arrest with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
114. Recognizing a Critically Ill Parturient

Section 17: Radiology
115. Point-of-care Ultrasound at Bedside
116. Computed Tomography Scan Application in Critical Care
117. Role of Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit
118. Chest Radiographs in Critical Care
119. Neurological Assessment by Ultrasound in Critical Care

Section 18: Nutrition
120. Planning of Nutrition in a Critical Care Unit
121. Current Concepts of Enteral Nutrition
122. Evolution, Progress, and Present Status of Parenteral Nutrition
123. Current Status of Immunonutrition
124. Trace Elements, Antioxidants, and Vitamins
125. Nutrition in Liver Disease

Section 19: Miscellaneous: Ethical & Legal and Administrative
126. End-of-Life Care and Palliative Care in Indian ICUs: Barriers and Solutions
127. Diagnosis of Brain Death and Care of the Brain-dead Patient
128. Preparedness of Institution and ICU for Pandemic
129. Telemedicine in ICU: Current Status and Recommendations in India
130. Legal and Ethical Issues in Consent and Communications: Need to Evolve India-specific Laws, Ethical Codes, and Best-practices
131. Organization of ICU
132. Infection Control in ICU
133. ICU Designing and Planning
134. Antimicrobial Stewardship
135. Use of Artificial Intelligence in ICU

Section 20: COVID-19
(A) General
136. COVID-19: Pathophysiology and Clinical Features
137. Diagnosis of COVID-19 Infection
138. Immunology of COVID-19
(B) Management
139. COVID-19 Therapeutics
140. Management: Anticoagulation in COVID-19
141. Airway Management in COVID-19
142. Management of COVID-19 in ICU: Oxygen, Drug, Ventilation, and Adjuvant
143. Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: When, Why, and How
144. CARP in COVID-19
145. Procedures in COVID-19
(C) Clinical Manifestations
146. Clinical Manifestations: Neurological Manifestations and Complications in COVID-19
147. Cardiovascular Manifestations and Complications of COVID-19
148. Clinical Manifestations: Pulmonary Involvement in COVID-19 Including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Respiratory Failure
149. Clinical Manifestations: GIT and Renal Affection in COVID-19
(D) Post-acute COVID Care
150. Post-COVID-19 Acute Care
151. Chronic Critical Care
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