SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. CLINICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 2ND EDITION

• Part One Surgical Critical Care 1
1 Respiratory and Cardiovascular Physiology 3
2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Oxygen Delivery, and Shock 15
3 ECMO 23
4 Arrhythmias, Acute Coronary Syndromes, and Hypertensive Emergencies 33
5 Sepsis and the Inflammatory Response to Injury 51
6 Hemodynamic and Respiratory Monitoring 59
7 Airway and Perioperative Management 69
8 Acute Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation 79
9 Infectious Disease 89
10 Pharmacology and Antibiotics 97
11 Transfusion, Hemostasis, and Coagulation 109
12 Analgesia and Anesthesia 121
13 Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Psychiatric Disorders 129
14 Acid�]Base, Fluid, and Electrolytes 135
15 Metabolic Illness and Endocrinopathies 145
16 Hypothermia and Hyperthermia 153
17 Acute Kidney Injury 159
18 Liver Failure 169
19 Nutrition Support in Critically Ill Patients 177
20 Neurocritical Care 189
21 Thromboembolism 199
22 Transplantation, Immunology, and Cell Biology 209
23 Obstetric Critical Care 219
24 Pediatric Critical Care 227
25 Envenomations, Poisonings, and Toxicology 239
26 Common Procedures in the ICU 253
27 Diagnostic Imaging, Ultrasound, and Interventional Radiology 261

• Part Two Emergency Surgery 273
28 Neurotrauma 275
29 Blunt and Penetrating Neck Trauma 287
30 Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Vascular Injury 299
31 Abdominal and Abdominal Vascular Injury 307
32 Orthopedic and Hand Trauma 317
33 Peripheral Vascular Trauma 327
34 Urologic Trauma and Disorders 337
35 Care of the Pregnant Trauma Patient 345
36 Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 359
37 Small Intestine, Appendix, and Colorectal 371
38 Gallbladder and Pancreas 385
39 Liver and Spleen 393
40 Incarcerated Hernias 403
41 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections and Other Soft Tissue Infections 409
42 Obesity and Bariatric Surgery 415
43 Thermal Burns, Electrical Burns, Chemical Burns, Inhalational Injury, and Lightning Injuries 423
44 Gynecologic Surgery 431
45 Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 439
46 Pediatric Surgery 453
47 Geriatrics 465
48 Telemedicine and Telepresence for Surgery and Trauma 477
49 Statistics 483
50 Ethics, End�]of�]Life, and Organ Retrieval 491
Index 501

A unique question-and-answer book for surgical residents and trainees that covers all surgical aspects of critical care and acute or emergency medicine
This is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind question-and-answer text for medical professionals and apprentices concentrating on the growing subspecialty of surgery in critical care and emergency surgery. Covering all surgical aspects of critical care and acute or emergency surgery, it is an ideal learning and review text for surgical residents and trainees who care for these patients and those taking the Surgical Critical Care Board Examination.
Edited by highly experienced professionals, and written in an engaging style, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery: Clinical Questions and Answers focuses exclusively on the unique problems and complexity of illnesses of the critically ill and injured surgical patient, and covers the specialist daily care such patients require. It reflects the latest advances in medical knowledge and technology, and includes fully revised and updated questions throughout, with additional topics addressed in a new companion website.
• Unique question-and-answer book on the growing specialty of critical care and acute surgery
• Ideal for US boards candidates
• Covers trauma and burns as well as critical care
• 8 page full-color insert showing high quality surgical photos to aid study
• Supplementary website including additional questions

Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, Second Edition is an excellent resource for medical students, residents, fellows, and surgeons, as well as those in non-surgical specialties.