Recognition and Management of Staff Stress in the Intensive Care Unit
Recognition and Management of Staff Stress in the Intensive Care Unit Guy Maytal Intensive-care settings reveal humanity at its best and at its worst. This is as true for the…
Problematic Behaviors of Patients, Family, and Staff in the Intensive Care Unit
Problematic Behaviors of Patients, Family, and Staff in the Intensive Care Unit Craigan T. Usher The ear says more Than any tongue. —W.S. Graham, “The Hill of Intrusion” Whether a…
Managing the Suicidal Patient in the Intensive Care Unit
Managing the Suicidal Patient in the Intensive Care Unit Saori A. Murakami Hoa Thi Lam The assessment of the suicidal patient is a significant challenge for any intensive care team….
Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in the Intensive Care Unit Patient
Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in the Intensive Care Unit Patient Edith S. Geringer John Querques Meghan S. Kolodziej Tuesday E. Burns Theodore A. Stern Intense emotions are evoked routinely…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety in the Intensive Care Unit Patient
Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety in the Intensive Care Unit Patient Shelley A. Holmer Robert M. Tighe Anxiety is a normal, adaptive biological response to threat. It occurs when a…
Dermatology in the Intensive Care Unit
Dermatology in the Intensive Care Unit Nikki A. Levin Dori Goldberg Lauren Alberta-Wszolek Megan Bernstein Alexis C. Perkins Introduction Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often present with cutaneous…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Agitation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Patient
Diagnosis and Treatment of Agitation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Patient Jason P. Caplan … patients are attacked with insomnolency, so that the disease is not concocted; they…
Vasculitis in the Intensive Care Unit
Vasculitis in the Intensive Care Unit Paul F. Dellaripa Donough Howard The vasculitides are a group of disorders characterized by the presence of destructive inflammation in vessel walls [1,2,3,4]. The…
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Frederic F. Little Helen M. Hollingsworth Anaphylaxis is the most severe and potentially fatal form of the immediate hypersensitivity reactions. The term anaphylaxis (antiphylaxis) is derived from the Greek…
Rheumatologic Diseases in the Intensive Care Unit
Rheumatologic Diseases in the Intensive Care Unit Nancy Y.N. Liu Judith A. Stebulis Patients with established rheumatologic diseases are rarely admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) because of their…
