Oh's Intensive Care Manual

Dr Jonathan Handy is a top consultant anaesthetist based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the Royal Marsden and serves as Honorary Senior Lecturer for University College London. He is also Clinical Lead for North West London Critical Care Network. Dr Handy is heavily involved in research, including the molecular physiology of critical illness. He is an editor for the journal 'Anaesthesia' and has been involved in developing and teaching various educational courses.

• PART 1 - Organisation Aspects1 - Design and organisation of intensive care units2 - Critical care Outreach & rapid response systems3 - Severity Scoring and Outcome Prediction4 - Transport of the critically ill patients5 - Physiotherapy in intensive care6 - Critical care nursing7 - Ethics8 - Common problems after ICU9 - Clinical information systems10 - Trials11 - Palliative care12 - ICU and the elderly13 - Team based health care delivery14 - Genetics and SepsisPART 2 - Shock 15 - Overview of shock16 - Haemodynamic monitoring17 - Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome18 - Monitoring oxygenation19 - Hyperlactatemia in Critical IllnessPART 3 - Acute Coronary Care 20 - Acute cardiac investigations and interventions21 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including defibrillation)22 - Cardiac arrhythmias (combine with drugs)23 - Cardiac pacing24 - Acute Heart failure and Pulmonary Hypertension25 - Valvular and congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis26 - Postoperative cardiac intensive care27 - Echocardiography in intensive carePART 4 - Respiratory Failure28 - Oxygen therapy29 - Airway management and acute airway obstruction30 - Acute respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease31 - Mechanical ventilator support32 - Humidifiers and inhalation therapy33 - Acute respiratory distress syndrome include fat embolism34 - Pulmonary embolism35 - Acute severe asthma36 - Pneumonia37 - Noninvasive ventilation38 - Respiratory monitoring39 - Chest imaging40 - Ultrasound in the ICU 41 - ECMOPART 5 - Gastroenterological Emergencies 42 - Acute gastrointestinal bleeding43 - Acute pancreatitis44 - Hepatic failure45 - Abdominal Surgical Catastrophes46 - Implications of solid tumours for Intensive CarePART 6 - Acute Renal Failure 47 - Acute Kidney Injury48 - Renal Replacement TherapyPART 7 - Neurological Disorders 49 - Disorders of consciousness50 - Status epilepticus51 - Acute cerebrovascular complications52 - Cerebral protection53 - Brain death54 - Meningitis and encephalomyelitis55 - Tetanus56 - Delirium57 - ICU acquired weakness58 - Neuromuscular disordersPART 8 - Endocrine Disorders 59 - Diabetic emergencies60 - Diabetes insipidus and other polyuric syndromes61 - Thyroid emergencies62 - Adrenocortical insufficiency63 - Acute calcium disordersPART 9 - Obstetric Emergencies 64 - Preeclampsia and eclampsia65 - Obstetric emergencies66 - Severe cardiac disease in pregnancyPART 10 - Infections and Immune Disorders 67 - Anaphylaxis68 - Host defence and immunodeficiency69 - HIV and AIDS70 - Sepsis and Septic shock71 - Nosocomial infections72 - Severe soft tissue infections73 - Fungal infection74 - Principles of antibiotic use in the ICU75 - Tropical diseasesPART 11 - Severe and Multiple Trauma76 - Severe and multiple injuries77 - Severe head injuries78 - Faciomaxillary and upper airway injuries79 - Chest injuries80 - Spinal injuries81 - Abdominal and pelvic injuriesPART 12 - Environmental Injuries 82 - Submersion83 - Burns84 - Thermal disorders85 - Electrical safety and injuries86 - Envenomation87 - Blast and ballistic trauma88 - BioterrorismPART 13 - Pharmacologic Considerations 89 - Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug monitoring in acute illness90 - Poisoning and drug intoxication91 - Sedation and pain management in intensive care92 - Vasopressors and inotropes93 - Vasodilators and antihypertensivesPART 14 - Metabolic Homeostasis 94 - Acid-base balance and disorders95 - Fluid and electrolyte therapy96 - Enteral and parenteral nutritionPART 15 - Haematological Management 97 - Blood transfusion98 - Colloids and blood products99 - Plasmapheresis, therapeutic plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy100 - Haemostatic failure101 - Haematological malignancyPART 16 - Transplantation 102 - Organ donation103 - Liver transplantation104 - Heart and lung transplantationPART 17 - Paediatric Intensive Care 105 - The critically ill child106 - Upper airway obstruction in children107 - Acute respiratory failure in children108 - Paediatric fluid and electrolyte therapy109 - Sedation and analgesia in children110 - Shock and cardiac disease in children111 - Neurological emergencies in children112 - Paediatric trauma113 - Treatment limitation and organ procurement114 - Paediatric poisoning and envenomation115 - Paediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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