Multiple Organ Failure
Goals to prevent MOF •Prevent ventilatory failure by early support, not allowing the lungs to fail and produce hypoxemia. •Avoid fluid overload, maintaining a urine output of 25–50 ml/h and…
CRITICAL CARE
Surgical Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit
Grade 1 Mild ascites visible by ultrasound only Grade 2 Moderate ascites, evident by symmetrical distention Grade 3 Large ascites, gross ascites with marked distention In patients with MOF, some…
Management of Stroke-Related Complications
CEREBRAL EDEMA FROM STROKE Cerebral injury from either hemorrhage or infarction after acute stroke can herald the development of cerebral edema around the affected vascular area. The mechanisms of infarction…
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
SAH may be further defined as subarachnoid blood on computed tomography (CT) scan, blood or xanthochromic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or red blood cells in the final tube of CSF sample…
Stroke Rehabilitation
AN OVERVIEW OF REHABILITATION Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality…
Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke
. Despite this, providing coordinated care by a knowledgeable interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, rehabilitation therapists, radiology technicians, dietitians, respiratory therapists, case managers, social workers,…
Interprofessional Teams in Stroke Care
INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION Collaborative work between health care professionals has been assigned a number of terms as health care has evolved over the decades, including interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, interprofessional, multiprofessional, and transdisciplinary…
Ischemic Stroke
To facilitate improved outcomes, it is essential that members of the interprofessional team are aggressive with early mobility, interaction, and education for the patient with ischemic stroke. The interprofessional team…
Quality, Outcomes, and Program Evaluation for Stroke
BRIEF HISTORY OF OUTCOMES AND QUALITY Although Florence Nightingale (1820 to 1910) is best known as the founder of modern nursing, she also made significant contributions as a social reformer…
