Acknowledgments

Foreword to the First Edition   Dwight C. McGoon, MD

Foreword to the Second Edition (abridged)   Burton E. Sobel, MD

Foreword to the Third Edition   L. Henry Edmunds, Jr., MD

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

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Ventilators and Respiratory Management

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Arrhythmias

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Temporary Pacemakers

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The Denbrillator

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Hemodynamic Monitoring and the Swan-Ganz Catheter

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Hemodynamic Management

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Continuous Infusion Agents

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The Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

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Cardiac Assist Devices

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Heart Transplantation

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Cardiac Arrest and Near Arrest

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Thoracic Imaging in Acute Disease

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Management of Acute Coronary Ischemia

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Acute Management of Valvular Heart Disease

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Postoperative Bleeding

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Chest Trauma

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Chest Tubes

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Management of Acute Pulmonary Disease

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Problems Following Noncardiac Thoracic Surgery

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Aortic. Emergencies

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Acute Kidney Injury

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Sedation and Analgesia

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Additional Topics

Self-Assessment Quizzes

House Officer’s Guide to ICU Care—Emergency Response Sheet

Index