Cardiac Intensive Care

• Introduction1. Evolution of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Past, Present, & Future2. Ethical Issues in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit3. Physical Examination in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit4. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Cardiac Intensive Care UnitAcute Myocardial Infarction5. Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction6. Reperfusion Therapies for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction7. Right Ventricular Infarction8. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction9. Arrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction10. Conduction Disturbances in Acute Myocardial Infarction11. Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Myocardial InfarctionMyocardial Diseases12. Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema13. Right Ventricular Failure14. Cardiogenic Shock in Heart Failure15. Acute Fulminant Myocarditis16. Stress CardiomyopathyArrhythmic Diseases17. Sudden Cardiac Death18. Electrical Storm and Ventricular Tachycardia19. Diagnosis and Treatment of Unstable Supraventricular TachycardiaValvular Diseases20. Acute Unstable Presentation of Valvular Heart DiseasePericardial Diseases21. Acute Pericardial DiseaseAortic Diseases22. Acute Unstable Presentations of Aortic SyndromesPulmonary and Pulmonary Vascular Diseases23. Acute Respiratory Failure24. Massive and Submassive Acute Pulmonary Embolism25. Acute Unstable Presentations of Pulmonary HypertensionMiscellaneous Conditions26. Acute Unstable Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy27. Hypertensive Emergencies28. Distributive Shock29. Overdose of Cardiotoxic Drugs30. Cardiorenal SyndromesPharmacologic Agents in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit31. Anticoagulation: Antithrombin Therapy32. Antiplatelet Therapy33. Inotropic and Other Vasoactive Agents34. Intensive Diuresis35. Anti-Arrhythmic Pharmacotherapy36. Sedatives and Analgesics in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit37. Key Pharmacologic Interactions in the Cardiac Intensive Care UnitAdvanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques38. Central Venous Access Procedures39. Temporary Cardiac Pacing40. Pericardiocentesis41. Intensive Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit42. Acute Renal Replacement Therapy43. Emergency Airway Management44. Mechanical Ventilation and Advanced Respiratory Support45. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Critical Care After Cardiac Arrest46. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices47. Durable Ventricular Assist Device: Indications, Technical Considerations, and Management of Complications48. Heart Transplantation: Indications, Technical Considerations, and Management of Complications49. Palliative Care in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit50. Care of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Survivor

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