(1) Wisconsin Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, USA In the previous chapter we addressed low back pain (LBP or back pain) which is responsible for the majority of visits…
(1) Wisconsin Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, USA Low back pain (LBP), also called lower back pain and pain in the lower part of the spine, is the most…
(1) Wisconsin Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, USA Any clinician who sees patients with pain will likely see patients with disabilities. Because claims of disability affect the workplace, through…
, Kelly Smerz2 and Brad K. Grunert3, 4 (1) Wisconsin Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, USA (2) Milwaukee, WI, USA (3) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI,…
(1) Wisconsin Rehabilitation Medicine Professionals, Milwaukee, WI, USA Note about this chapter: This chapter does not address the treatment of patients with acute and subacute pain. It does not…
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Warren Isakow Since its inception in the 1970s, the clinical use of the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) has been controversial. The PAC provides direct pressure measurements from…
Maternal-Fetal Critical Care Jeanine F. Carbone Molly V. Houser Although, most pregnant patients are young and healthy and less than 1% will require admission to the intensive care unit, the…
Thrombocytopenia in the Intensive Care Unit Warren Isakow Thrombocytopenia is a very common occurrence in the intensive care unit (ICU), occurring in as many as 60% of patients. The normal…
Acute Pancreatitis Mrudula Kumar Daniel K. Mullady BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas associated with varying degrees of autodigestion, edema, necrosis, and hemorrhage of pancreatic tissue. The principal…
Renal Replacement Therapy Tingting Li Anitha Vijayan The principal strategy regarding acute kidney injury (AKI), particularly in the intensive care setting, is prevention. Once AKI occurs, the presentation and course…
