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This practical, clinically-oriented pocket handbook provides the essential information needed for quick reference in intensive care, coronary care, PACU'�"s, telementry units, and other critical care settings.

Preface

Section 1. Normal Values

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1.1 Normal Values Table

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Section 2. Assessment

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2.1 Prearrival and Admission Quick Check Assessments

(1)

2.2 Comprehensive Admission Assessment Requirements

(1)

2.3 Suggested Questions for Review of Past History Categorized by Body System

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2.4 Ongoing Assessment Template

(1)

2.5 System Assessment

(1)

2.6 Chest Pain Assessment

(1)

2.7 Pain Assessment Tools for Critically Ill Patients

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2.8 CAM-ICU Worksheet

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2.9 Glasgow Coma Scale

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2.10 Sensory Dermatomes

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2.11 Edema Rating Scale

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2.12 Peripheral Pulse Rating Scale

(1)

2.13 Physiologic Effects of Aging

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Section 3. Cardiovascular System

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3.1 ECG Lead Placement for a Three-Wire System

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3.2 ECG Lead Placement for a Five-Wire System

(2)

3.3 Twelve-Lead ECG Placement

(1)

3.4 Waves, Complexes, and Intervals

(1)

3.5 Heart Rate Determination

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3.6 Heart Rate Determination Using the Electrocardiogram Large Boxes

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3.7 Nomogram for Rate Correction

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3.8 Recommended Leads for Continuous ECG Monitoring

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3.9 Advantages of Common Monitoring Leads 31

3.10 Evidence-Based Practice: Bedside Cardiac Monitoring for Arrhythmia Detection

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3.11 Evidence-Based Practice: ST Segment Monitoring

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3.12 Cardiac Rhythms, ECG Characteristics, and Treatment Guide

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3.13 Normal 12-Lead ECG Waves

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3.14 Normal ST Segment and T Waves

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3.15 Zones of Myocardial Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction With Associated ECG Changes

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3.16 ECG Patterns Associated With Myocardial Ischemia

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3.17 ECG Patterns Associated With Acute Myocardial Injury

(1)

3.18 ECG Changes Associated With Myocardial Infarction

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3.19 Typical Plasma Profiles

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3.20 Clinical Presentation of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction

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3.21 Evidence-Based Practice: ACS-ST Elevation MI and non-ST Elevation MI

(1)

3.22 Causes of Axis Deviations

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3.23 Pacemaker Codes

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3.24 Dual-Chamber Pacing Modes

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3.25 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:2

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3.26 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Frequency of 1:1

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3.27 Inaccurate Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Timing

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3.28 Universal Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Algorithm

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3.29 Algorithm for Ventricular Fibrillation and Pulseness Ventricular Tachycardia

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3.30 Algorithm for Pulseness Electrical Activity (PEA)

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3.31 Algorithm for Asystole

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3.32 Algorithm for Bradycardia (With the Patient Not in Cardiac Arrest)

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3.33 Algorithm for Tachycardia-Overview

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3.34 Algorithm for Narrow Complex Tachycardia

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3.35 Algorithm for Stable Ventricular Tachycardia

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3.36 Problems Encountered With Arterial Catheters

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3.37 Inaccurate Arterial Pressure Measurements

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3.38 Pulmonary Artery Port Functions

100

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3.39 Pulmonary Artery in the Wedge Position

101

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3.40 Referencing and Zeroing the Hemodynamic Monitoring System

102

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3.41 Assessing Damping Concepts From Square Wave Test

103

(1)

3.42 Pressure Waveforms Observed During Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertion

104

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3.43 Pulmonary Artery Waveform and Components

106

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3.44 Effect of a Mechanical Ventilator Breath on PA Waveform

107

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3.45 Reading End Expiration Before a Spontaneous Breath

108

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3.46 Evidenced-Based Practice: Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurement

109

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3.47 Problems Encountered With Pulmonary Artery Catheters

110

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3.48 Inaccurate Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measurements

116

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3.49 Troubleshooting Problems With Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurements

119

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3.50 Common Inotropic Therapies in Treating Abnormal Hemodynamics

123

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3.51 Common Preload Reducers for Abnormal Hemodynamics

123

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3.52 Common Afterload Reducing Agents

124

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Section 4. Respiratory System

125

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4.1 Normal Chest X-Ray

126

(1)

4.2 Mediastinal Structures Visible on a Chest X-Ray

127

(1)

4.3 Acid-Base Abnormalities

128

(1)

4.4 Indications for Mechanical Ventilation

129

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4.5 Traditional Wean Criteria (Pulmonary Specific)

130

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4.6 Burns' Wean Assessment Program (BWAP)

131

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4.7 Algorithm for Managing Ventilator Alarms and/or Acute Respiratory Distress

133

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4.8 Ventilatory Troubleshooting Guide

134

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Section 5. Pharmacology Tables

157

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5.1 Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines

158

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5.2 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

184

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5.3 Vasoactive Agents

187

(3)

5.4 Antiarrhythmic Agents

190

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5.5 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

196

(3)

5.6 Tips for Calculating Intravenous Medication Infusion Rates

199

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Section 6. Neurologic Concepts

201

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6.1 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Systems

202

(1)

6.2 Intracranial Pressure Waveforms

203

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6.3 Functional Losses from SCI

205

(1)

6.4 Clinical Presentation of Brain Tumors Related to Location

206

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Section 7. Transfer Guidelines

207

7.1 Transport Within the Hospital: Personnel and Equipment Requirements

208

(1)

7.2 Monitoring During Transfer

209

(1)

7.3 Pretransfer Coordination and Communication

210

Marianne Chulay RN DNSc FAAN is a Consultant, Clinical Research and Critical Care Nursing in Chapel Hill, NC

Suzanne M. Burns, RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN, FCCM is Professor of Nursing, Acute and Specialty Care at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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