Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
Chapter 44 Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia Stuart L. Linas, MD , Shailendra Sharma, MD Hypokalemia 1 Is serum potassium level an accurate estimate of total body potassium? No. The majority of…
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State
Chapter 50 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State Joel J. Schnure, MD , Jack L. Leahy, MD 1 What is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)? DKA is a serious acute metabolic decompensation…
Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Chapter 89 Scoring Systems for Comparison of Disease Severity in Intensive Care Unit Patients Benoit Misset, MD , Islem Ouanes, MD 1 What are severity scores? Scoring systems have been…
Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 10 Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation Theodore W. Marcy, MD, MPH , Jenny L. Martino, MD, MSPH 1 What proportion of patients can be readily removed from mechanical ventilation? The…
Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock
Chapter 32 Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock David Shimabukuro, MDCM , Richard H. Savel, MD, FCCM, Michael A. Gropper, MD, PhD 1 What is sepsis? Sepsis is an overwhelming…
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chapter 3 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation David Shimabukuro, MDCM Most of the information provided in this chapter can be reviewed in greater detail by referring to specific guidelines published by the American…
Thyroid Disease in the Intensive Care Unit
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…
Acute Abdomen and Peritonitis
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….
Disseminated Fungal Infections
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…
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
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…
