Airway Management

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FIGURE 39.1 Standard bag-valve-mask setup. Note that the bag is self-inflating, so it can be used with (usual) or without (in emergencies) an external gas supply. The “tail” of the…

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Lung and Heart Transplantation

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FIGURE 71.1 Volume of lung transplants in the United States. There has been significant increase in the volume of lung transplantation in the past decade, mostly due to increase in…

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Echocardiography

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SCANNING TECHNIQUES The examination will be briefly presented. Adequate texts and atlases on this topic are numerous and can be easily accessed. With recent improvements in echocardiographic technologies, and two-dimensional…

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Venous Oximetry

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INITIAL THERAPY If Sv̄O2 is low in association with a low CO, optimization procedures with fluids or inotropic agents should occur immediately. When titrating inotropic infusions, a lack of response…

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Interventional Radiology

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FIGURE 36.1 Typical drainage tray. A: Layout and contents of the Safe-T-Centesis catheter drainage tray. The kit includes patient prep supplies, a 6-French temporary pigtail drainage catheter, and a fluid…

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Neuroimaging

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FIGURE 30.1 Postcontrast axial T1-weighted MRI. A large left frontal mass results in subfalcine herniation with shift of the ventricles and septum pellucidum to the right across midline (black line)….

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Mechanical Ventilation

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FIGURE 102.1 The effects of gravity on ventilation–perfusion ratio (VA/Q). In the upright subject, gravity affects VA, Q, and concomitantly, the VA/Q ratio. Gravitational forces pull on both the gases…

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Important Intensive Care Procedures

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FIGURE 35.1 Site for generous injection of local anesthetic prior to chest tube insertion, usually at the fourth intercostal space, above the rib margin, at midaxillary line. If available, and…

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