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, CONTENTS
UNIT I Foundations of Critical Care UNIT VI Gastrointestinal Alterations
Nursing
27 Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology, 657
1 Critical Care Nursing Practice, 1 28 Gastrointestinal Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
2 Ethical Issues, 12 Procedures, 669
3 Legal Issues, 24 29 Gastrointestinal Disorders and Therapeutic
4 Genetic Issues, 39 Management, 681
5 Patient and Family Education, 58
6 Psychosocial Alterations and Management, 75
7 Nutrition Alterations and Management, 88 UNIT VII Endocrine Alterations
8 Pain and Pain Management, 114
9 Sedation, Agitation, Delirium Management, 137 30 Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology, 705
10 End-of-Life Care, 147 31 Endocrine Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Procedures, 716
32 Endocrine Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 725
UNIT II Cardiovascular Alterations
11 Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology, 161 UNIT VIII Multisystem Alterations
12 Cardiovascular Clinical Assessment, 184
13 Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures, 199 33 Trauma, 764
14 Cardiovascular Disorders, 290 34 Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction
15 Cardiovascular Therapeutic Management, 359 Syndrome, 801
35 Burns, 840
36 Organ Donation and Transplantation, 864
UNIT III Pulmonary Alterations 37 Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies, 903
16 Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology, 411
17 Pulmonary Clinical Assessment, 431 UNIT IX Special Populations
18 Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures, 445
19 Pulmonary Disorders, 456 38 The Obstetric Patient, 923
20 Pulmonary Therapeutic Management, 487 39 The Pediatric Patient, 943
40 The Older Adult Patient, 965
41 The Perianesthesia Patient, 983
UNIT IV Neurologic Alterations
21 Neurologic Anatomy and Physiology, 520 APPENDIXES
22 Neurologic Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Procedures, 550 A: Nursing Management Plans of Care, 1006
23 Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 575 B: Physiologic Formulas for Critical Care, 1049
UNIT V Kidney Alterations
24 Kidney Anatomy and Physiology, 608
25 Kidney Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic
Procedures, 620
26 Kidney Disorders and Therapeutic Management, 631