John E Arbo MD - Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Handbook

EDITOR

John E. Arbo , MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Stephen J. Ruoss , MD

Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Co-Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Geoffrey K. Lighthall , MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Michael P. Jones , MD

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Program Director Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, New York

SPECIAL EDITOR: NEUROLOGY SECTION

Joshua Stillman , MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Director of the Stroke Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

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To John and Marlene for a lifetime of support, to Rani for her editorial genius, and to Morgan for never letting me forget the bigger picture

Darryl Abrams, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care
Department of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Assistant Attending Physician
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care
Department of Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Cara Agerstrand, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

John E. Arbo, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Attending Physician
Division of Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York

Anne-Sophie Beraud, MD, MS

Consulting Instructor
Division Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Staff Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Medicine
Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse, France

Rana Biary, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Division of Medical Toxicology
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Nicole Bouchard, MD, BSc

Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Medical Toxicology
Division of Emergency Medicine
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Daniel Brodie, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Carlos Brun, MD

Clinical Instructor
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
Attending and Intensivist
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California

Carla M. Carvalho, MD

Surgical Critical Care Fellow
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Betty C. Chen, MD

Acting Instructor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Attending Physician
Division of Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Glenn Chertow, MD, MPH

Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Jey K. Chung, MD

Fellow
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California

Nicholas J. Connors, MD

Medical Toxicology Fellow
Division of Medical Toxicology
Department of Emergency Medicine
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH

A. Bruce MontgomeryAmerican Lung Association Endowed Chair in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
University of Washington
Professor of Medicine, Section Head
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care