Mechanical ventilation [0.03%]
Jairo I Santanilla,Brian Daniel,Mei-Ean Yeow
Jairo I Santanilla
Over the past several years, there has been an introduction of numerous modes of mechanical ventilation, each with their own advantages and limitations. This article reviews the common modes of mechanical ventilation, new technologies, and ...
Mei-Ean Yeow,Jairo I Santanilla
Mei-Ean Yeow
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is becoming more commonplace, both in the ICU and also in the Emergency Department. This article addresses the rationale and mechanism of action for NPPV. A review of the indications for usin...
David F Volles,Trisha N Branan
David F Volles
Antibiotic resistance is increasing faster than the drug industry can develop and market new antibiotics. Medical personnel commonly must deal with the resistant gram-positive pathogens including MRSA and VRE, in addition to the problem gra...
J Christian Fox,Zareth Irwin
J Christian Fox
Care for patients who have time-sensitive disease processes in the emergency department and critical care settings is optimized with rapid diagnosis and intervention. Recent advances in medical imaging have increased portability, decreased ...
Timothy J Ellender,Joseph C Skinner
Timothy J Ellender
Shock is a final common pathway associated with regularly encountered emergencies including myocardial infarction, microbial sepsis, pulmonary embolism, significant trauma, and anaphylaxis. Shock results in impaired tissue perfusion, cellul...
Michael E Winters,Michael T McCurdy,Jeff Zilberstein
Michael E Winters
Many critically ill patients are remaining in the emergency department for extended periods of time, and delays in diagnosis and/or therapy may increase patient morbidity and mortality. All emergency physicians use monitoring modalities in ...
Critical care toxicology [0.03%]
Christopher P Holstege,Stephen G Dobmeier,Laura K Bechtel
Christopher P Holstege
Emergency physicians are regularly called on to care for critically poisoned patients. This article reviews the general approach and management of the critically poisoned patient. Specific clinical characteristics are identified that may cl...
Ensuring emergency medicine performance standards for stroke and transient ischemic attack care [0.03%]
Marian P LaMonte
Marian P LaMonte
This article reviews emergency medicine evaluation and management performance standards for cerebrovascular event patients and provides a practical process for ensuring high quality care. Areas of practice that most frequently generate ques...
Robin M Naples,James W Harris,Chris A Ghaemmaghami
Robin M Naples
The spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) includes several clinical complexes that frequently cause critical instability in affected patients. This article focuses on several critical care aspects of these unstable ACS patients. The ma...
Venothromboembolism [0.03%]
J Matthew Fields,Munish Goyal
J Matthew Fields
This article focuses on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of veno-thromboembolism, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), from the perspective of the emergency physician. The discussion is div...