(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA KeywordsBLSACLSEpinephrineVasopressinAmiodaroneAdenosineMagnesiumCardioversionAsystoleVentricularPEA arrestTorsades de pointes Table 1.1 ACLS pulseless arrest algorithm • Basic life support (BLS) algorithm—emphasis…
(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA KeywordsSevere sepsisSeptic shockVasopressorsInotropesGlycemic controlPainAgitationDeliriumDexmedetomidineMidazolamHaloperidolRikerCAM-ICUSuccinylcholineMalignant hyperthermiaTransfusionsSRMDTherapeutic drug monitoringAntidotes Table 4.1 General drug utilization principles in intensive…
(1) Department of Pharmacy, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA KeywordsAngioedemaMaculopapularUrticariaDiscolorationPhotosensitivityEruptionsErythemaMultiformeStevens-JohnsonNecrolysis Table 5.1 Drug-induced dermatological reactions Angioedema • Alteplase, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, atracurium, β-lactams, heparin,…
Fig. 47.1 (a) Interventions performed in the Italian RICU according to the two national surveys in 1997 and 2007. Differences for each intervention were statistically significant (p <0,05) between 1997…
, Aida Díaz Redondo2 and Antonio M. Esquinas3 (1) Intensive Care Unit, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, Spain (2) Critical Care and Emergency Unit, San Cecilio Hospital, Granada, Spain (3) Intensive Care Unit,…
Fig. 52.1 Mechanism by which HFO therapy obtains better oxygen concentrations in relation to low-flow systems 52.3 Mechanism of Action [3] HFO accomplishes washout of nasopharyngeal dead space. The extrathoracic…
Spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) failure Clinical assessment subjective tools Agitation and anxiety Depressed mental status Cyanosis, diaphoresis Evidence of increased breathing effort Nasal flaring Excessive use of accessory muscles of…
and Punkaj Gupta1 (1) Department of Pediatrics Divison of Pediatric, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, University Of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock Arkansas, USA KeywordsNeuromuscular diseasePediatricsNoninvasive ventilationMechanical ventilationNoninvasive weaning Abbreviations…
Fig. 46.1 Bedside attended session of muscular active training involving the upper limbs Fig. 46.2 An advanced recovery phase: patient’s flat walking using a rollator but still needing the ventilatory…
Fig. 42.1 Ten-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis status post spinal cord tumor resection, extubated with a vital capacity of 180 ml and no ventilator-free breathing ability, using a 15-mm angled mouthpiece…
