Antithrombotic Pharmacotherapy Christopher D. Adams Kevin E. Anger Bonnie C. Greenwood John Fanikos Introduction Thromboembolic disease is commonly encountered among critically ill patients [1]. While these patients are at high…
Thrombocytopenia Thomas G. Deloughery Thrombocytopenia is common in the intensive care unit (ICU). Platelet counts below 100,000 per μL occur in 25% to 38% of ICU patients and counts fewer…
Disorders of Hemostasis in Critically Ill Patients Jeremiah Boles Alice D. MA Disorders of hemostasis are common in critically ill patients. This chapter will review hemostasis, pathophysiology of commonly encountered…
Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome (Sick Euthyroid Syndrome) in the Intensive Care Unit Shirin Haddady Alan P. Farwell Introduction Critical illness causes multiple alterations in thyroid hormone concentrations in patients who have…
Hypoglycemia John P. Mordes Michael J. Thompson David M. Harlan Samir Malkani Hypoglycemia occurs often in the intensive care unit (ICU) as both an admission diagnosis and a consequence of…
Disorders of Mineral Metabolism Seth M. Arum Daniel T. Baran Disorders of mineral metabolism, although common, are rarely the primary cause of admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). However,…
Hypoadrenal Crisis and the Stress Management of the Patient on Chronic Steroid Therapy Neil Aronin The adrenal glands secrete five types of hormone, but two are critical in the intensive…
Myxedema Coma Mira Sofia Torres Charles H. Emerson Myxedema coma is a syndrome that occurs in advanced untreated hypothyroidism [1,2,3,4,5]. It is defined by a group of characteristic clinical features…
Severe Hyperthyroidism Marjorie S. Safran Patients with thyrotoxicosis rarely need hospitalization. However, some patients with severe thyrotoxicosis develop a decompensated clinical presentation called thyroid storm. It is characterized by hyperpyrexia,…
Hyperglycemic Diabetic Coma Samir Malkani Aldo A. Rossini David M. Harlan Michael J. Thompson John P. Mordes Introduction The Acute Metabolic Complications of Diabetes: the Overlap Concept The most urgent…
