Foreword and How To Use This Book. ix Author Information.x Acknowledgements. xi List of Abbreviations . xiii PART I Introduction 1 Section 1 A Brief Introduction to Critical Care.3 Section 2 Intubation of the Critically Unwell Patient.13 PART II The Cases 23 Case 1 The Patient with Rising Vasopressor Requirements .25 Case 2 The Patient with Respiratory Distress I .

37 Case 3 The Patient with Respiratory Distress II.48 Case 4 The Patient with Abdominal Pain and Vomiting.60 Case 5 The Patient Involved in a Road Traffic Collision.71 Case 6 The Patient with a Raised Temperature.82 Case 7 The Patient with Haematemesis.94 Case 8 The Patient Who Is Difficult to Ventilate .104 Case 9 The Patient with Chest Pain.118 Case 10 The Out-of- Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patient.

130 Case 11 The Patient with Hyponatraemia .139 Case 12 The Patient in Status Epilepticus.155 Case 13 The Patient Who is Hypotensive.165 Contents ftoc.indd 7 10/20/2022 15:10:00 viii Contents Case 14 The Patient Who Deteriorates Post Intubation.177 Case 15 The Patient with Reduced Consciousness.187 Case 16 The Patient Who had A Stroke.201 Case 17 The Patient with Chest Pain and a Rash.

213 Case 18 The Young Patient Who Collapses .225 Case 19 The Patient Who has Taken an Overdose .238 Case 20 The Unwell Obstetric Patient.254 Case 21 The Patient in Cardiac ICU.265 Case 22 The Patient Who was in A House Fire.280 Case 23 The Patient with Low Platelets.293 Case 24 The Patient with COVID-19.306 PART III Test Yourself 319 Multiple Choice Questions.

321 Single Best Answer Questions.327 Answers .333 Index .349.