Emergency Department Critical Care

1. Front Matter

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2. Shock Overview

   • Sara Y. Baker, Amanda F. Tarkowski, Jay L. Falk

   Pages 1-20

3. Airway Management

   • John P. Gaillard

   Pages 21-54

4. Acute Respiratory Failure

   • Jarrod M. Mosier

   Pages 55-64

5. Noninvasive and Mechanical Ventilation

   • John P. Gaillard, Michael Schinlever

   Pages 65-87

6. Asthma and COPD

   • Jonathan Auerbach, Lillian Emlet

   Pages 89-102

7. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

   • Zachary D. Levy, Todd L. Slesinger, Brian J. Wright

   Pages 103-112

8. Pulmonary Embolism and Massive DVT for Emergency Critical Care

   • Timothy J. Ellender, David Hackenson, Emily Gundert

   Pages 113-129

9. Acute Coronary Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction

   • Zachary D. Levy, Qiuping Zhou

   Pages 131-140

10. Cardiac Dysrhythmias

    • Neil Christopher, Wan-Tsu W. Chang

    Pages 141-163

11. Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Pacemakers

    • Ayan Sen

    Pages 165-192

12. Cardiac Arrest and the Post-arrest Syndrome

    • Torben K. Becker, Jonathan Elmer

    Pages 193-199

13. Heart Failure

    • Christopher J. Hogan

    Pages 201-212

14. Hypertensive Emergencies

    • Aimee Wendelsdorf, Brian T. Wessman

    Pages 213-221

15. Management of Emergency Department Patients with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

    • Adam B. Schlichting, Nicholas M. Mohr

    Pages 223-244

16. Acute Liver Failure and Acute Decompensation of Chronic Liver Failure

    • Samantha L. Wood

    Pages 245-260

17. Vascular Emergencies

    • Michael T. McCurdy, Kami Hu

    Pages 261-281

18. Renal Emergencies

    • Marie-Carmelle Elie, Charles Hwang, Mark Segal

    Pages 283-300

19. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders in Emergency Critical Care

    • Sage P. Whitmore, Kyle J. Gunnerson

    Pages 301-329

20. Sepsis and Septic Shock

    • Gina Hurst, Jayna Gardner-Gray, Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, Brad A. Johnson, Lauren N. Rodriguez, Emanuel P. Rivers

    Pages 331-347

This comprehensive book provides practical guidance on the care of the critical patient in the emergency department.  It focuses on the ED physician or provider working in a community hospital where, absent the consulting specialists found in a large academic center, the provider must evaluate and stabilize critically ill and injured patients alone. Structured in an easily accessible format, chapters present fundamental information in tables, bullet points, and flow diagrams. Emergency medicine scenarios covered across 38 chapters include acute respiratory failure, spinal cord Injuries, seizures and status epilepticus, care of the newborn, and end-of-life care.


Written by experts in the field, Emergency Department Critical Care is an essential resource for practicing emergency physicians and trainees, internists and family physicians, advance practice nurses, and physician’s assistants who provide care in emergency departments and urgent care centers.

• community-based critical care medicine
• critical care medicine
• emergency department
• emergency medicine
• community-based emergency physicians

• College of Medicine, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, USA

  Joseph R. Shiber

• Resuscitation & Emergency Critical Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

  Scott D. Weingart

Lead Editor: 
Joseph R. Shiber, MD, FACEP, FACP, FCCM

Professor of Surgery, Neurology, and Emergency Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL



Consulting Editor:
Scott D. Weingart, MD FCCM
Department of Resuscitation & Emergency Critical Care
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
USA

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