The Pharmacist's Expanded Role in Critical Care Medicine

There are few textbooks aimed specifically at critical care pharmacists, particularly in terms of their potential role in diagnosis. Recognizing this important gap, the editors of this comprehensive book have gathered together 55 chapters that provide an overview of core aspects of critical care patient management from the pharmacist's perspective. The chapters, written by an international team of more than 100 experts, provide an important update on the physiological and pathological mechanisms of key areas of critical illness and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to these conditions for the pharmacist. There are chapters focusing on specific diseases or conditions, including shock, acute liver failure, acute kidney injury, delirium, and acute pulmonary embolism; chapters on interpretation of diagnostic tests, such as radiology and electrocardiography; chapters on therapeutic interventions, including mechanical ventilation, intravenous fluids, renal replacement therapy, ECMO, nutrition, and blood transfusion; and chapters on specific groups of ICU patients, including obstetric, oncology, transplant, and burn patients. Two of the chapters, on the approach to clinical reasoning in critical care and sustainable pharmacy practice in the ICU, are unique chapters to pharmacy education and training.

Providing an up-to-date overview of topics related to critical care and emphasizing the importance of correct diagnosis in providing appropriate and optimal treatment, this collection will help prepare ICU pharmacists for their multifaceted responsibilities as members of the ICU team, including an expanded role in limiting misdiagnosis. This book will serve as a useful resource for all pharmacists involved in the management of critically ill patients, whatever their level of experience and training.

Approach to Clinical Reasoning in Critical Care. - Approach to ECG Interpretation in Critical Care. - Chest Radiography in Critical Care. - Mechanical Ventilation. - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. - Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. - Acute Asthma Exacerbation in the Intensive Care Unit. - Acute Pulmonary Embolism. - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. - Acute Coronary Syndrome. - Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. - Right Ventricular Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension. - Cardiac Arrhythmias. - Shock. - Cardiac Arrest. - Traumatic Brain Injury. - Acute Ischemic Stroke. - Status Epilepticus and Refractory Status Epilepticus. - Delirium in the ICU: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. - Acute Pancreatitis. - Acute Liver Failure. - Decompensated Cirrhosis. - Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults. - Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. - Critical Care of the Abdominal Surgery Patient. - Acute Kidney Injury. - Acid-Base Disorders. - Renal Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit. - Common Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. - Severe Infections Early After Solid Organ Transplantation. - Pulmonary Infections in People with HIV. - Invasive Fungal Infections in the Intensive Care Unit. - Hypertensive Emergencies. - Diabetes Emergencies. - Oncologic Emergencies. - Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. - Management of Drug Overdose and Intoxications in the ICU. - The Management of Critical Illness in Obstetric Patients. - Critical Care of the Burn Patient. - Management of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the Intensive Care Unit. - Pharmacotherapy of Trauma and the Role of the Pharmacist. - Prescription for Prevention: A Focus on Preventing Complications in the ICU. -Comprehensive Fluid Therapy in Critical Care: Guidelines and Best Practices for Fluid Stewardship. - Approach to Thrombocytopenia in the ICU. - Sustainable Pharmacy Practice in the ICU. - Pain and Sedation: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit. - Neuromuscular Blockade in Critically Ill Adults. - Rapid Sequence Intubation. - Anticoagulation in the Intensive Care Unit. - Vasopressor Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit. - Antimicrobial Management in the Intensive Care Unit. - Glycemic Control in the Intensive Care Unit. - Fluid Resuscitation in the Intensive Care Unit. - Rational Use of Blood Products in the Intensive Care Unit. - Clinical Nutrition in Critical Illness.