Pleural Disease in the Critically Ill Patient
Pleural Disease in the Critically Ill Patient Peter Doelken Steven A. Sahn Pleural disease is an unusual cause for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Exceptions are a large…
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Pulmonary Hypertension in the Intensive Care Unit
Pulmonary Hypertension in the Intensive Care Unit Kimberly A. Fisher Harrison W. Farber Introduction Pulmonary hypertension, defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) greater than 25 mm Hg, is…
Venous Thromboembolism: Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis
Venous Thromboembolism: Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis Charles William Hargett III Victor F. Tapson Incidence and Natural History Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes the spectrum of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)…
Aspiration
Aspiration Kimberly A. Robinson Richard S. Irwin Aspiration is defined in Webster’s New Universal Unabridged Dictionary as inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs [1]. The…
Managing Hemoptysis
Managing Hemoptysis Richard S. Irwin Kimberly A. Robinson Overview Hemoptysis is defined in Stedman’s Medical Dictionary as “the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes.” This common…
Respiratory Failure Part VI: Acute Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy
Respiratory Failure Part VI: Acute Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy Christine Campbell-Reardon Helen M. Hollingsworth The overall pregnancy-related maternal mortality ratio in the United States during 1991 to 1999 was 11.8…
Respiratory Failure Part V: Extrapulmonary Causes of Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Failure Part V: Extrapulmonary Causes of Respiratory Failure Helen M. Hollingsworth Melvin R. Pratter Richard S. Irwin The conditions that cause respiratory failure primarily by their effect on structures…
Respiratory Failure Part IV: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Respiratory Failure Part IV: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Meyer S. Balter Ronald F. Grossman Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/World Health…
Respiratory Failure Part III: Asthma
Respiratory Failure Part III: Asthma J. Mark Madison Richard S. Irwin Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by reversible airway obstruction [1,2]. Inflammation causes airway obstruction by…
