Fig. 12.1 The glycolysis pathway 12.2 Pyruvic Acid Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is an organic acid, the simplest of alpha-keto acids (obtained by pyrolysis of tartaric acid). The anionic form of…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Davide Chiumello (ed.)Practical Issues Updates in Anesthesia and Intensive Care10.1007/978-3-319-18066-3_10 10. Noninvasive Ventilation Outside the Critical Care Unit Cesare Gregoretti1 , Alessio Mattei2 and Annalisa Carlucci3 (1) Department of Anesthesia Emergency, Citta’ della…
Fig. 3.1 Different molecules of Ig The G class is considered prototypical and is formed by two heavy chains (H) with variable weight between 50 and 70 kDa and two…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Davide Chiumello (ed.)Practical Issues Updates in Anesthesia and Intensive Care10.1007/978-3-319-18066-3_11 11. Interventional Cardiology: The Role of the Anesthesiologist Franco Cavaliere1 (1) Department of Cardiovascular Science, Catholic University of the Sacred…
Intravenous route Oral route Rectal route Subcutaneous route Topical Antiepileptic Ketamine NSAIDs Opioids Antiepileptic Antidepressants Antihistamines Anxiolytics Cortisone Hypnotics Local anesthetics NSAIDs Opioids Acetaminophen Aspirin Opioids Phenothiazines Local anesthetics Opioids…
where MCFP is the mean circulatory filling pressure. By observing the formula, we can see clearly that if MCFP decreases due to blood loss, venous return remains normal as CVP…
Fig. 1.1 The figure illustrates a simplified model that shows the influence of lung shape on the distribution of aeration in the parenchyma during supine and prone position. If we…
Pathogens Frequency (%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 24.4 Acinetobacter spp. 7.9 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 1.7 Enterobacteriaceae a 14.1 Haemophilus spp. 9.8 Staphylococcus aureus b 20.4 Streptococcus spp. 8.0 Streptococcus pneumoniae 4.1 Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Davide Chiumello (ed.)Practical Issues Updates in Anesthesia and Intensive Care10.1007/978-3-319-18066-3_4 4. The Role of Noradrenaline, Vasopressin, and Terlipressin in Septic Shock Biagio Allaria1 (1) Critical Patient Department, National Institute for…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Davide Chiumello (ed.)Practical Issues Updates in Anesthesia and Intensive Care10.1007/978-3-319-18066-3_2 2. Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Intensive Care Unit Massimo Girardis1 and Emanuela Biagioni1 (1) Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine,…
