Cerebrovascular

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Cerebrovascular

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsCVANicardipineNitroprussideAlteplaseNIHS scaleHemorrhageIntracranial hypertensionMannitolHyperventilate Table 3.1 General supportive care for patients with an acute cerebrovascular accident…

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Pulmonary

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Pulmonary

(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   Key wordsCOPDAsthmaticusAlbuterolTerbutalineIpratropiumEosinophilicPneumonitisFibrosisEpinephrineOxygen Table 13.1 Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Management of stable disease • Note:…

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Endocrinology

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(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA   KeywordsKetoacidosisHyperglycemiaInsulinThyrotoxicMyxedemaLugol’sPropylthiouracilMethimazoleBasalPrandial Table 6.1 Management of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state • Identify precipitating factors    ○  ○ Infection,…

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Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Difficult Weaning in Critical Care: A Rationale Approach

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Spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) failure Clinical assessment subjective tools Agitation and anxiety Depressed mental status Cyanosis, diaphoresis Evidence of increased breathing effort  Nasal flaring  Excessive use of accessory muscles of…

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High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen in Acute Respiratory Post-extubation Failure in Pediatric Patients: Key Practical Topics and Clinical Implications

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Fig. 52.1 Mechanism by which HFO therapy obtains better oxygen concentrations in relation to low-flow systems 52.3 Mechanism of Action [3] HFO accomplishes washout of nasopharyngeal dead space. The extrathoracic…

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Home Mechanical Ventilation in Ventilator-Dependent Children: Criteria, Outcome, and Health Organization

Oct 12, 2016 by in CRITICAL CARE Comments Off on Home Mechanical Ventilation in Ventilator-Dependent Children: Criteria, Outcome, and Health Organization

and Punkaj Gupta1 (1) Department of Pediatrics Divison of Pediatric, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, University Of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock Arkansas, USA   KeywordsNeuromuscular diseasePediatricsNoninvasive ventilationMechanical ventilationNoninvasive weaning Abbreviations…

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Organization of a Weaning Unit

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Fig. 46.1 Bedside attended session of muscular active training involving the upper limbs Fig. 46.2 An advanced recovery phase: patient’s flat walking using a rollator but still needing the ventilatory…

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