Allergy and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 75 Allergy and Anaphylaxis Susan A. Vassallo, MD 1 When was anaphylaxis first described? In 2641 BC, a wasp from the Hymenoptera order (wasps, bees, ants, sawflies) stung Pharaoh…
Burns and Frostbite
Chapter 66 Burns and Frostbite Shawn P. Fagan, MD , Jeremy Goverman, MD, FACS 1 What determines the degree of tissue destruction after a thermal injury? The degree of tissue…
Quality Assurance and Patient Safety in The Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 88 Quality Assurance and Patient Safety in The Intensive Care Unit Nitin Puri, MD, FACP , Antoinette Spevetz, MD, FCCM, FACP , Carolyn E. Bekes, MD, MHA, FCCM 1…
Sedation and Delirium
Chapter 73 Sedation and Delirium Pratik Pandharipande, MBBS, MSCI , Arna Banerjee, MD 1 What is delirium? Delirium is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)…
Bioterrorism
Chapter 37 Bioterrorism Sarah Mooney, MBBCh, MRCP , Christopher Grace, MD, FACP 1 What is the definition of bioterrorism? A bioterrorism attack has been defined by the Centers for Disease…
Thrombocytopenia and Platelets
Chapter 55 Thrombocytopenia and Platelets Chad T. Wilson, MD, MPH , Hasan B. Alam, MD, FACS 1 What are two principal functions of platelets in effecting hemostasis? Platelets function to…
Hypertension
Chapter 41 Hypertension Stuart L. Linas, MD , Shailendra Sharma, MD 1 What are the hemodynamic determinants of blood pressure (BP)? Arterial BP is the product of cardiac output (CO)…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chapter 22 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Anne E. Dixon, MA, BM, BCh 1 What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? COPD is characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully…
Organ Donation
Chapter 86 Organ Donation Benjamin T. Suratt, MD , Kapil Patel, MD 1 Who governs the rules and regulations for organ donation? The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is…
