Anesthesia Key

1 Sudden Deterioration in Neurologic Status Joseph M. Darby, Anupam Anupam Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with critical illness or injury are at risk for neurologic complications.1–5…

3 Management of Acute Pain in the Intensive Care Unit Gustavo Angaramo, Paul Jodka, Stephen O. Heard Critically ill patients frequently experience acute pain, but assessment rates for pain remain…

6 Low Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure Kyle J. Gunnerson When initially assessing a critically ill patient, it is essential to perform a rapid, focused physical examination (the ABCs of resuscitation)….

10 Polyuria Ramesh Venkataraman, John A. Kellum Although polyuria in critically ill patients is less common than oliguria, it is an important manifestation of a number of important clinical conditions….

7 Tachycardia and Bradycardia Penny Lynn Sappington Cardiac arrhythmias, a common problem encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU), increase the length of stay and represent a major source of…

4 Fever and Hypothermia Mitchell P. Fink Fever is defined as an increase in body temperature. Normal body temperature is 36.8°C ± 0.4°C. Normally body temperature varies in a circadian…