Includes bibliography and index

Chapter 1: Patient tracking system -- Chapter 2: Common laboratory in critical care -- Chapter 3: Diagnostic tests in critical care -- Chapter 4: Respiratory physiology and assessment -- Chapter 5: Thrombophilia and pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis -- Chapter 6: Neurological physiology and assessment -- Chapter 7: Urine sodium, vasopressin and hormones -- Chapter 8: Surgical management of liver metastases from colorectal cancer -- Chapter 9: Acid-base disorders in critical care -- Chapter 10: Arterial blood gas test -- Chapter 11: Mechanical ventilation in critical care -- Chapter 12: Neurophysiological testing and intraoperative monitoring -- Chapter 13: Positive airway pressure, shirley drain and syringe driver