Hemodynamic Monitoring
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Patients are usually transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to their hemodynamic instability. Interpretation of hemodynamic monitoring is crucial to delivery of prompt and…
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Hypoxia occurs when tissues do not receive adequate oxygen to meet their metabolic demands. It is nonspecific and can mean reduced arterial partial pressure of oxygen…
Thromboembolic Disease
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Thromboembolic disease is derived from Virchow’s triad of alterations in blood flow, vascular endothelial injury, and alterations in constituents of the blood. Risk factors include antithrombin…
Hypercarbic Respiratory Failure
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The main function of the lung is gas exchange: the elimination of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the delivery of oxygen (O2) to the tissues. When either…
Congestive Heart Failure
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Heart failure (HF) is the inability of the heart to pump an adequate supply of blood to meet the demands of the body. It is an…
