Part I. GENERAL ICU TOPICS -- 1. Evidence Based Critical Care -- 2. "Less Is More": New Paradigm in Critical Care -- 3. "Classic" Papers -- 4. Critical Care Medicine 101 -- 5. House Officers Guidelines 1 -Housekeeping -- 6. House Officers Guidelines 2 - Procedures -- 7. Admission-Discharge Criteria -- 8. Chronic Critical Illness and the Long Term Sequela of Critical Care -- 9. Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Resuscitation -- 10. Assessment of Cardiac Function and Cardiac Output -- 11. Peri-Operative Fluid Optimization -- 12. Sepsis -- 13. The Stress Response, Stress Hyperglycemia and Stress Hyperlactemia -- 14. Understanding the Vital Signs: BP, HR, RR, TEMP, SaO2 ... and SV -- 15. Management of Pain, Agitation and Delirium -- 16. Hospital Acquired Infections and Their Prevention -- Part II. PULMONARY -- 17. The Bacterial Pneumonia's: A New Treatment paradigm -- 18. Fever -- 19. Mechanical Ventilation 101 -- 20. Non Invasive Ventilation -- 21. Liberation (Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation) -- 22. Arterial Blood Gas Analysis -- 23. ARDS -- 24. COPD Exacerbation -- 25. Acute Severe Asthma -- 26. Pleural Effusions and Atelectasis -- 27. Venous Thromboembolic Disease: DVT & PE -- Part III. CARDIAC -- 28. Hypertensive Crises -- 29. Acute Decompensated Cardiac Failure -- 30. Acute Coronary Syndromes -- 31. Arrhythmias -- Part IV. GASTROINTESTINAL -- 32. Nutrition in the ICU - It's Whey Cool -- 33. Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis -- 34. Acute & Chronic Liver Disease -- 35. GI Bleeding -- 36. Pancreatitis -- 37. Diarrhea & Constipation -- Part V. MISCELLANEOUS -- 38. Transfusion of Blood and Blood Products -- 39. Adrenal Insufficiency -- 40. Electrolyte Disturbances -- 41. Acute Kidney Injury -- 42. Acute Ischemic Stroke -- 43. Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage -- 44. Seizures & Status Epilepticus -- 45. Toxicology -- 46. Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome -- 47. Pregnancy Related Disorders -- 48. The Geriatric ICU Patient -- 49. Obesity in the ICU -- 50. Radiology -- 51. End-of-Life Issues -- 52. Words of Wisdom.