- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Amendments and Errata
- Chapter 1 The critical care continuum
- Chapter 2 The critical care environment
- Chapter 3 The patient in the critical care environment
- Chapter 4 Nursing skills to support critical care patients
- Chapter 5 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 8 Laboratory monitoring
- Chapter 9 Miscellaneous monitoring
- Chapter 10 Respiratory support: mechanical ventilation
- Chapter 11 Caring for the patient on intermittent positive pressure ventilation
- Chapter 12 Cardiac disorders
- Chapter 13 Neurological care
- Chapter 14 Renal disorders
- Chapter 15 Gastrointestinal dysfunction and nutrition
- Chapter 16 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction
- Chapter 17 Trauma
- Chapter 18 The major incident and critical care
- Chapter 19 Haematology
- Chapter 20 Immunological disorders
- Chapter 21 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 22 Obstetric emergencies
- Chapter 23 Poisoning
- Chapter 24 Evaluating the effects of critical care
- Index
(p. 237) Cardiac disorders
- Chapter:
- (p. 237) Cardiac disorders
- Author(s):
Sheila K. Adam
and Sue Osborne
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199215904.003.12
The cardiovascular system 238
Blood pressure and blood flow 240
Determinants of cardiac performance I 242
Determinants of cardiac performance II 244
Oxygen delivery and consumption 246
Pacing 248
Hypotension 250
Hypertension 254
Assessment of the patient with chest pain 256
Acute coronary syndromes 258...
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- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Amendments and Errata
- Chapter 1 The critical care continuum
- Chapter 2 The critical care environment
- Chapter 3 The patient in the critical care environment
- Chapter 4 Nursing skills to support critical care patients
- Chapter 5 Cardiovascular monitoring
- Chapter 6 Respiratory monitoring
- Chapter 7 Neurological monitoring
- Chapter 8 Laboratory monitoring
- Chapter 9 Miscellaneous monitoring
- Chapter 10 Respiratory support: mechanical ventilation
- Chapter 11 Caring for the patient on intermittent positive pressure ventilation
- Chapter 12 Cardiac disorders
- Chapter 13 Neurological care
- Chapter 14 Renal disorders
- Chapter 15 Gastrointestinal dysfunction and nutrition
- Chapter 16 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, and multiple organ dysfunction
- Chapter 17 Trauma
- Chapter 18 The major incident and critical care
- Chapter 19 Haematology
- Chapter 20 Immunological disorders
- Chapter 21 Metabolic disorders
- Chapter 22 Obstetric emergencies
- Chapter 23 Poisoning
- Chapter 24 Evaluating the effects of critical care
- Index