The Intensive Care Manual - part 10 ppt

... failure, 103 –117 acid-base abnormalities and, 112–115, 112t acute, 62 in acute liver failure, 272–273 anemia in, 310 390 Index causes of: postrenal, 107 108 prerenal, 106 107 renal, 107 definition ... variceal bleeding, 254 LMWH. See Low-molecular-weight heparin Local anesthetics, for vascular access, 22 Locked-in syndrome, 325, 336 Lomefloxacin, 160 Long-arm central catheter, 34 Lon...

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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 ... medial to the midclavicular line. The vein is most often entered at the junction of the outer one-third and medial two-thirds of the clavicle, with the nee...

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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 300 The Intensive Care Manual TABLE ... 1997;155:1618. 318 The Intensive Care Manual ch12.qxd 11/7/01 4:18 PM Page 318 be identified and treated. Platelet transfusion should be considered when the platele...

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... 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 than the in- fected catheter. ... 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 3827 4-7 DOI: 10. 1036/0071382747 Systemic i...

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... 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 ... consideration. 110 The Intensive Care Manual ch05.qxd 11/7/01 4:12 PM Page 110 INTRODUCTION Mechanical ventilation is defined as the use of a mechanical device to assis...

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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 ... cells in the sinus node and thereby slows the sinus rate. Conversely, sympathetic stimula- tion increases the rate of depolarization of the pacemaker cells and causes an in- crease i...

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... ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myo- cardial infarction: Executive summary and recommendations. Circulation 1999 ;100 : 101 6 103 0. 210 The Intensive Care Manual TABLE 8–6 ... to have one placed anteriorly under the right clavicle to the right of the sternum and the other at the level of the left nipple in the midaxillary line. The re...

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