Chapter 4 – Respiratory Critical Care in the Elderly
Chapter 4 Respiratory Critical Care in the Elderly Jonathan M. Siner and Margaret A. Pisani Key Points The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome rises with age and is likely…
Chapter 5 – Neurocognitive Dysfunction and Geriatric Neurocritical Care
Chapter 5 Neurocognitive Dysfunction and Geriatric Neurocritical Care Tracy J. McGrane , Pratik P. Pandharipande and Christopher G. Hughes Key Points Acute brain dysfunction is common among the elderly population…
Chapter 3 – Principles of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Chapter 3 Principles of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy John W. Devlin and Jeffrey F. Barletta Key Points Older adults frequently experience adverse drug events in the intensive care unit (ICU), due to…
Chapter 2 – Chronic Critical Illness in Geriatric Patients
Chapter 2 Chronic Critical Illness in Geriatric Patients Amit Bardia and Shamsuddin Akhtar Key Points Chronic critical illness is used to describe patients who survive the initial acute episode of…
Chapter 1 – Epidemiology of Critical Illness in the Elderly
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Critical Illness in the Elderly Kristin Oliveira and Linda L. Maerz Key Points Caring for the aging population is one of the most important challenges of…
Chapter 3b – Pharmacology Answers
Abstract Pharmacology Answers Chapter 3b Pharmacology Answers Question 1: TTFTF Racemic mixtures are mixtures of different enantiomers in equal proportions. While the mixture may contain equal amounts of the two…
Chapter 1b – Physiology Answers
Abstract Physiology Answers Chapter 1b Physiology Answers Question 1: TFTFF Atrial contraction accounts for 10% of ventricular filling at rest. At high heart rates this ratio increases to 40% due…
Chapter 5b – Clinical Anaesthesia Answers
Abstract Clinical Anaesthesia Answers Chapter 5b Clinical Anaesthesia Answers Question 1: FFFTF Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare autosomal dominant condition. If this patient’s biological father had MH his risk…
Chapter 5a – Clinical Anaesthesia Questions
Abstract >Clinical Anaesthesia Questions Chapter 5a Clinical Anaesthesia Questions Question 1 A 35-year-old male presents with a perforated duodenal ulcer, requiring an emergency laparotomy. He tells you that his father…
Chapter 4b – Physics Answers
Abstract Physics Answers Chapter 4b Physics Answers Question 1: FTFFT SI stands for Système Internationale (d’Unités). There are seven base units (from which all other units can be derived). A…
