The Intensive Care Manual - part 3 potx

... should be synthesized to arrive at a working theory: does the patient have the capacity to breathe spontaneously or not? The criteria are best used in this way. 96 The Intensive Care Manual TABLE ... If this effort is strong enough, the patient 78 The Intensive Care Manual FIGURE 4 3 Dynamic hyperinflation and auto-PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure) re- sult from...

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... apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether such claim or cause arises in contract, tort or other- wise. abc McGraw-Hill 0-0 7-1 38 27 4-7 DOI: 10.1 036 /007 138 2747 Systemic infection from contaminated ... the catheter tip only. Catheter-related septicemia occurs when catheter tip infection is accompanied by isolation of the same organism in blood drawn from a site other t...

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... relatively 32 The Intensive Care Manual FIGURE 2–1 Anatomy of the femoral triangle. The femoral vein is the most medial neurovas- cular structure within the femoral triangle. The palpable landmark is the ... tis- sue. The subclavian vein crosses under the clavicle, medial to the midclavicular line. The vein is most often entered at the junction of the outer on...

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... for en- zymes that synthesize new cell-wall precursors. These cell-wall precursors end in D -alanine-lactate, instead of the usual D-alanine-alanine, which is the binding site of vancomycin. The ... soy) Fats Long-chain fatty acids Medium-chain triglycerides, long- (soy-based intra- chain fatty acids (omega -3 or lipids are primarily omega-6) omega-6) Vitamins Should be added be- Pres...

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... Circulation 1999;100:1016–1 030 . 3. Yusef S, et al. Effects of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, ramipril, on cardio- vascular events in high-risk patients (The HOPE Study). NEJM, 2000 ;34 2 (3) :145–1 53. 4. Hochman ... range of disease sever- ity. As the patient recovers from their illness, TSH levels tend to rise out of the 230 The Intensive Care Manual ch10.qxd 11/7...

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... con- firmed by examination of the peripheral smear to assess platelet size or the pres- ence of clumping. The bleeding time is used to assess platelet function but is 30 0 The Intensive Care Manual TABLE ... stress-related gastric hemorrhage in the medical ICU. A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study. Ann Intern Med 1994;121:568. 290 The Intensive Care Manual c...

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... examination, 32 7 33 0, 32 8f neurologic examination, 33 0 33 5 causes of, 32 5 32 6 conditions that mimic, 32 5 definition of consciousness, 32 2 32 3 diagnosis of, 32 3 32 5, 32 4t diagnostic tests in, 33 5 33 6 prognosis ... 30 4 Anemia, 63, 275, 31 0 31 3, 32 9 33 0t causes of, 31 0 31 2 consequences of, 31 2 definition of, 31 0 management of, 31 2 31 3 transfusion therapy...

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... covered in Parts 2 ,3, and 4. • Efficient. The words are arranged on the page to save the reader time. The lay- out is clear and crisp, so the message is easy to track. Here are the Top Two ... writing is the bun and the beef; the reader gets the complete package. With effective communication, readers have everything they need to evaluate the message and act...

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... as appropriate. Resuscitation of mother may save the baby. There are times when the mother’s life is at risk and the foetus may need to be sacrificed in order to save the mother. Aortocaval compression ... 12 weeks of gestation the fundus is at the symphysis pubis • at 20 weeks it is at the umbilicus and • at 36 weeks the xiphoid. • the foetus at first is well protected by...

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