Cardiopulmonary critical care

Content: Pathogenesis of acute lung injury --
Pulmonary gas exchange --
Pathohysiology of the pulmonary vascular bed --
Mechanical cardiopulmonary interactions in critical care --
Peripheral control of venous return in critical illness : role of the splanchnic vascular compartment --
The muscles of respiration --
Cardiac function --
Oxygen transport and utilization --
The microcirculation and tissue oxygenation --
Pulmonary mechanics in critical care --
Principles of mechanical ventilation and weaning --
Ventilatory control in the critical care setting --
Critical care radiology --
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation --
Pharmacologic and ventilatory support of the circulation in critically ill patients --
Acute myocardial infarction --
Cardiac rhythm disorders in the critical care setting : pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management --
Acute respiratory distress syndrome --
Heart-lung interactions in sepsis --
Community-acquired pneumonia --
Hospital-acquired pneumonia and pneumonia in the immunosuppressed host --
Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism --
Status asthmaticus --
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease --
Smoke inhalation injury --
Hyperbaric medicine --
Pulmonary failure caused by high altitude.