Main description:

This book focuses on specific issues in cardiac critical care faced by Indian physicians managing Indian patients.

Contents:

Section 1 Basics in ICU

1. Blood Gases in Coronary Care Unit

2. Electrolyte Abnormalities

3. Hyponatremia in Heart Failure

4. Ventilator Settings in Cardiac ICU

5. Noninvasive Ventilation

6. Weaning in Patients with Cardiac Diseases

7. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

8. Hemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiac Critical Care Units

Section 2 Heart Failure

9. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

10. Inotropes

11. Value of IABP and Assist Devices in Critical Care Unit

12. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiac ICU

Section 3 Arrhythmias and Resuscitation

13. Bradyarrhythmias in Critical Care

14. Atrial Tachyarrhythmias

15. Ventricular Arrhythmias

16. Basic Life Support

17. Advanced Life Support

18. Cardiac Arrest Survivor

Section 4 Acute Coronary Syndrome

19. Caring for a Thrombolysed Patient

20. Nonthrombolysed STEMI

21. Practical Tips in Managing a Patient with USA/NSTEMI

22. ECG Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Challenging Situations

23. Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndrome

24. Postmyocardial Infarction Angina or Reinfarction: Always a Diagnostic Challenge in Critical Care Unit

25. Reinfarction

26. Cardiogenic Infarction in Acute Myocardial Infarction

27. Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction

28. Stent Thrombosis in Drug-eluting Stents Era

29. Management of Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention Complications

30. Anticoagulants in Cardiac Critical Care

Section 5 Cardiac Emergencies

31. Cardiac Tamponade

32. Accelerated Hypertension

33. Management of Pulmonary Embolism

34. Acute Dissection of Aorta

35. Acute Limb Threatening Ischemia

36. Unexplained Hypotension in ICU Setting

37. Acute Dyspnea

38. Emergency Cardiovascular Drugs

39. Emergency Procedures in Cardiac Critical Care

40. Stress Cardiomyopathy: Recognition and Management

Index