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Chapter Title 1 Sudden Deterioration of Neurological Status 2 Agitation/Delirium 3 Management of Acute Pain 4 Fever and Hypothermia 5 Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure 6 Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure 7 Tachycardia and Bradycardia 8 Arterial Hypoxemia 9 Acute Respiratory Failure 10 Polyuria 11 Oliguria 12 Disturbances of Acid-base Balance 13 Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia 14 Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia 15 Hyperphosphatemia and Hypophosphatemia 16 Hypomagnesemia 17 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 18 Hypoglycemia 19 Anemia 20 Thrombocytopenia 21 Coagulopathy 22 Jaundice 23 The Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding 24 Ileus 25 Diarrhea 26 Rashes 27 Chest Pain 28 Biochemical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Acute Myocardial Injury 29 Biochemical, Cellular, and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuronal Death and Secondary Brain Injury in Critical Care 30 Critical Neuropathophysiology 31 Advanced Bedside Neuromonitoring 32 Coma 33 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 34 Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke 35 Nontraumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 36 Seizures in the Critically Ill 37 Neuromuscular Disorders in the ICU 38 Traumatic Brain Injury 39 Spinal Cord Injury 40 Neuroimaging 41 Intensive Care after Neurosurgery 42 Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care 43 Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function 44 Principles of Gas Exchange 45 Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation 46 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM MECHANICS AND RESPIRATORY MUSCLE FUNCTION 47 Heart-Lung Interaction 48 Assist - Control Mechanical Ventilation 49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction 49 Patient-Ventilator Interaction 50 Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation 51 Noninvasive Ventilation 52 High Frequency Ventilation 53 Extracorporeal Life Support 54 Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy 55 Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy 56 Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care 57 Imaging of the Chest 58 Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 59 Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia 60 Severe Asthma Exacerbation 61 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 62 Pulmonary Embolism 63 Other Embolic Syndromes (Air, Fat, Amniotic Fluid) 64 Pulmonary Hypertension 65 Pleural Disease and Pneumothorax 66 Community Acquired Pneumonia 67 Nosocomial Pneumonia 68 Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient 69 Lung Transplantation 70 Burns and Inhalation Injury 71 Drowning 72 Acute Parenchymal Disease in Infants and Children 73 Pulmonary Edema 74 Hemodynamic Monitoring 75 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis 76 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Management and Complications 77 Invasive Cardiac Procedures 78 Supraventricular Arrhythmias 79 Ventricular Arrhythmias 80 Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers 81 Sudden Cardiac Death ? Implantable Defibrillators 82 Severe Heart Failure 83 Myocarditis and Acute Myopathies 84 Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease in Children 85 Pericardial Diseases 86 Emergent Valvular Disorders 87 Infectious Endocarditis 88 Hypertensive Urgencies and Crisis 89 Cardiac Surgery: Indications and Complications 90 Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States 91 Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock 92 Inotropic Therapy 93 Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock 94 Critical Care Nutrition 95 Nutritional Issues in Children 96 Portal hypertension 97 Ascites 98 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 99 Hepatorenal Syndrome 100 Hepatopulmonary Syndrome 101 Hepatic Encephalopathy 102 Fulminant Hepatic Failure 103 Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis 104 Acute Pancreatitis 105 Peritonitis and Intra-Abdominal Infection 106 Ileus and Mechanical Bowel Obstruction 107 Toxic Megacolon and Ogilvie's Syndrome 108 Clinical Assessment of Renal Function 109 Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis 110 Disorders of Water Balance 111 Disorders