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Infective endocarditis 243 17 Neurological Alterations and Management 445
Aortic aneurysm 244 Concepts of neurological dysfunction 445
Ventricular aneurysm 245 Neurological therapeutic management 449
Summary 245 Central nervous system disorders 455
11 Cardiac Rhythm Assessment and Selected neurological cases 470
Management 251 Summary 472
The cardiac conduction system 251 18 Support of Renal Function 479
Arrhythmias and arrhythmia management 252 Related anatomy and physiology 480
Cardiac pacing 265 Pathophysiology and classification of renal
Cardioversion 280 failure 483
Ablation 285 Acute renal failure: clinical and diagnostic
Summary 285 criteria for classification and management 486
12 Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation 291 Renal dialysis 488
Cardiac surgery 291 Approaches to renal replacement therapy 491
Intra-aortic balloon pumping 302 Summary 501
Heart transplantation 308 19 Gastrointestinal, Liver and Nutritional
Summary 319 Alterations 506
13 Respiratory Assessment and Gastrointestinal physiology 506
Monitoring 325 Nutrition 508
Related anatomy and physiology 325 Nutrition support 509
Pathophysiology 333 Stress-related mucosal disease 513
Assessment 335 Liver dysfunction 516
Respiratory monitoring 338 Liver transplantation 522
Bedside and laboratory investigations 341 Glycaemic control in critical illness 525
Diagnostic procedures 344 Incidence of diabetes in Australasia 526
Summary 347 Summary 528
20 Management of Shock 539
14 Respiratory Alterations and Management 352 Pathophysiology 539
Incidence of respiratory alterations 352 Patient assessment 541
Respiratory failure 353 Hypovolaemic shock 542
Pneumonia 357 Cardiogenic shock 545
Respiratory pandemics 360 Distributive shock states 551
Acute lung injury 362 Anaphylaxis 554
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary Neurogenic/spinal shock 556
disease 364
Pneumothorax 366 Summary 557
Pulmonary embolism 367 21 Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome 562
Lung transplantation 369 Pathophysiology 563
Summary 374 Systemic response 564
15 Ventilation and Oxygenation Management 381 Organ dysfunction 567
Multiorgan dysfunction
569
Oxygen therapy 381 Summary 572
Airway support 383
Intubation 384
Tracheostomy 386 Section 3 Specialty Practice in
Complications of endotracheal intubation and Critical Care 579
tracheostomy 387 22 Emergency Presentations 581
Tracheal suction 387 Triage 582
Extubation 387 Extended roles 586
Mechanical ventilation 388 Retrievals and transport of critically ill patients 587
Non-invasive ventilation 389 Multiple patient triage/disaster 588
Invasive mechanical ventilation 392 Respiratory presentations 589
Summary 404 Chest pain presentations 591
16 Neurological Assessment and Monitoring 414 Abdominal symptom presentations 593
Neurological anatomy and physiology 414 Acute stroke 594
Neurological assessment and monitoring 431 Overdose and poisoning 596
Summary 440 Near-drowning 612