Advanced Respiratory Critical Care Book

Section I - Approach to the patient with respiratory failure
Physiology and pathophysiology Investigation and diagnosis of respiratory failure Microbiology Clinical decision making Indications for mechanical ventilation
Section II - Non-invasive treatment modalities
O2 therapy Non invasive ventilation CPAP
Section III - Invasive ventilation
Background and history Basics Modes of ventilation Adjuncts to ventilation
Section IV - The ventilated patient
Types of ETT Tracheostomy Humidification and suctioning Monitoring Role of physiotherapy Complications of ventilation Effect of mechanical ventilation on control of breathing Patient ventilator asynchrony Heart lung interaction Gas exchange Sedation and sleep Ventilating patients outside ICU Weaning Extubation Long term ventilation Outcome and follow-up
Section V -Treatment of specific diseases
ARDS Asthma Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema Conventional immune modifiers and biologic therapies COPD Drug induced lung disease Extrapulmonary causes of respiratory failure Inhalational injury Interstitial lung disease Miscellaneous Pleural disease Pneumonia Pulmonary embolus Pulmonary haemorrhage Pulmonary vascular disease Respiratory disease in pregnancy Respiratory disease in the haematology patient Thoracic surgery Trauma
Section VI - Landmark papers in respiratory intensive care
Landmark papers in respiratory intensive care