160 Acute Pulmonary Complications in Pregnancy Cornelia R. Graves During pregnancy, the respiratory system undergoes a number of changes and is subject to functional and anatomic stresses. The critical care…
221 Pursuit of Performance Excellence Josh Ettinger, Joel Ettinger, Peter J. Pronovost, Thomas G. Rainey In the beginning it was all about the art—magicians or medicine men who were thought…
146 Clostridium difficile Colitis John G. Bartlett Antibiotic-associated colitis was recognized soon after antibiotics were introduced in the 1940s, but the cause was not known until 1978 with the original…
228 Teaching Critical Care Paul Rogers Teaching success should be measured in terms of student performance, not the activities of the teacher. Delivering a carefully organized PowerPoint presentation, supervising problem-based…
103 Calculous and Acalculous Cholecystitis Samuel A. Tisherman Evaluating the patient with a possible acute abdomen in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be challenging. Patients frequently have multiple potential…
121 Aminoglycosides Rose Jung Aminoglycosides remain important but underutilized antibacterials in combating infections in critically ill patients. Most of the aminoglycoside use in intensive care units (ICUs) consists of additive…
116 Urinary Tract Obstruction Isaac Teitelbaum, Scott Liebman A patent urinary tract is necessary for optimal kidney function. Under normal circumstances, urine passes unimpeded from the renal pelvises to the…
33 Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation Clifton W. Callaway Cardiopulmonary arrest may occur as the endpoint or consequence of many diseases. Examples include acute dysrhythmias, cardiac pump failure, hypoxemia, sepsis, hemorrhage, drug…
75 Acute Myocardial Infarction John Riordan, William J. Brady Angina pectoris was recognized in the 18th century; myocardial infarction (MI), however, was described approximately 200 years later. Simultaneous to the…
W7 Transvenous and Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing Raúl J. Gazmuri Before Procedure Indications • Treatment of symptomatic bradycardia: • Sinus bradycardia • Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block • Prophylaxis: • Bradycardia-induced…
