Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit

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Chapter 53 Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit Annis Marney, MD, MSCI 1 What thyroid conditions require intensive care? Thyroid storm: Life-threatening thyrotoxicosis (accounts for 1%-2% of admissions for…

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Acute Abdomen and Peritonitis

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Chapter 49 Acute Abdomen and Peritonitis William E. Charash, MD, PhD , Sarah Pesek, MD 1 What is an acute abdomen? Any abdominal process that requires urgent (often surgical) intervention….

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Disseminated Fungal Infections

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Chapter 35 Disseminated Fungal Infections Themistoklis Kourkoumpetis, MD , Eleftherios E. Mylonakis, MD, PhD, FIDSA 1 What is the definition of disseminated fungal infection? We define disseminated fungal infection as…

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

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Chapter 82 Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Jennifer M. Hall, DO , James L. Jacobson, MD 1 What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)? NMS is a rare, potentially fatal, idiosyncratic complication of…

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Pain Management in The Intensive Care Unit

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Chapter 72 Pain Management in The Intensive Care Unit Philip McArdle, MB, BCh, BAO, FFARCSI , Jean-François Pittet, MD 1 Do critically ill patients require analgesia? Intensive care unit (ICU)…

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Assessments of Oxygenation

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Chapter 4 Assessments of Oxygenation Asheesh Kumar, MD , Michael E. Canham, MD , Ulrich H. Schmidt, MD, PhD 1 What do arterial blood gas (ABG) instruments measure? The current…

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Oncologic Emergencies (Including Hypercalcemia)

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Chapter 57 Oncologic Emergencies (Including Hypercalcemia) Marie E. Wood, MD 1 Define oncologic emergency A unique set of complications associated with patients with cancer requiring emergent evaluation and treatment. 2…

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Pacemakers and Defibrillators

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Chapter 18 Pacemakers and Defibrillators Scott C. Streckenbach, MD , Kenneth Shelton, MD 1 What are the general principles of cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) management according to the Heart…

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Hemodynamic Monitoring

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Chapter 6 Hemodynamic Monitoring Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, MD, MBA , Jonathan E. Charnin, MD 1 What is the purpose of hemodynamic monitoring? Oxygen and fuels are brought to the tissues and…

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Chapter 28 Acute Myocardial Infarction Cameron Donaldson, MD , Harold L. Dauerman, MD 1 Who is at risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)? Nonmodifiable: older age, noncardiac atherosclerotic disease, first-degree…

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