Contents

Contributors

Reviewers

Preface

Section I. The Essentials

   1. Assessment of Progressive Care Patients and Their Families

       Mary Fran Tracy

   2. Planning Care for Progressive Care Patients and Their Families

       Mary Fran Tracy

   3. Interpretation and Management of Basic Cardiac Rhythms

       Carol Jacobson

   4. Hemodynamic Monitoring

       Leanna R. Miller

   5. Airway and Ventilatory Management

       Robert E. St. John and Maureen A. Seckel

   6. Pain and Sedation Management

       Yvonne D’Arcy and Suzanne M. Burns

   7. Pharmacology

       Earnest Alexander

   8. Ethical and Legal Considerations

       Sarah Delgado

Section II. Pathologic Conditions

   9. Cardiovascular System

       Barbara Leeper

 10. Respiratory System

       Maureen A. Seckel

 11. Multisystem Problems

       Ruth M. Kleinpell

 12. Neurologic System

       Dea Mahanes

 13. Hematologic and Immune Systems

       Diane K. Dressler

 14. Gastrointestinal System

       Deborah A. Andris, Elizabeth Krzywda, Carol Rees Parrish, and Joe Krenitsky

 15. Renal System

       Carol Hinkle

 16. Endocrine System

       Christine Kessler

 17. Trauma

       Allen C. Wolfe and Benjamin W. Hughes

Section III. Advanced Concepts in Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

 18. Advanced ECG Concepts

       Carol Jacobson

 19. Advanced Cardiovascular Concepts

       Barbara Leeper

 20. Advanced Neurologic Concepts

       Dea Mahanes

Section IV. Key Reference Information

 21. Normal Values Table

       Suzanne M. Burns

 22. Pharmacology Tables

       Earnest Alexander

 23. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms

       Suzanne M. Burns

 24. Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide

       Carol Jacobson

 Index