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October 2010 Archive
Archive of Critical Care pearls from www.icuroom.net. Sunday, October 31, 2010. 54 year old male is in ICU after Traumatic Brain Injury. Follow up CT scan shows cerebral edema. Resident ordered Mannitol. After 4 doses of Mannitol patient oxygen requirement on ventilator increased and CXR shows pulmonary edema. Resident ask you: If we are using mannitol to relieve cerebral edema than why does it cause the pulmonary edema? Posted by ICU room Pearls. Saturday, October 30, 2010. RESULTS: We analyzed 396 pati...
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icuroom pearls - August 2006
Icuroom pearls - August 2006. Thursday August 31, 2006. As you are reviewing the labs from patient, you noticed a note at the end of UA (urinalysis) - Ictotest positive. Do you know what is Ictotest? Test should be performed on fresh urine specimen and specimen should be protected from excessive light exposure. On standing, bilirubin is oxidized to biliverdin and may not react with diazonium salt tablet. Presence of Pyridium in urine may give a false positive Ictotest. Posted by ICU room Pearls @ 10:47 PM.
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Icuroom pearls - December 2006
Icuroom pearls - December 2006. Sunday, December 31, 2006. Sunday December 31, 2006. Lim and colleagues have designed a score called CURB-65 to rate mortality in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) - based on information available at initial hospital assessment. Give one point each for following values. Urea (BUN) if more than 20 mg/dl (7 mmol/l). Respiratory rate if more than / = 30/min,. BP if SBP less than 90 or DBP less than/= 60,. If age more than / = 65 years. With score 2 expected mortality is 13%,.
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Icuroom pearls - November 2006
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Archive of www.icuroom.net. Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Tuesday December 19, 2006. Today we will take a little break to share this important statement:. And as you accept this as your right, you move further from your patients, even as you penetrate more meticulously and more confidently into their lives.". Perri Klass, M.D. Read more about Dr. Klass. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Monday, August 21, 2006. Monday August 21, 2006. Total dose should be administered over a period not less than 1 hour via centra...
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Saturday, July 01, 2006. 6References: (click to get abstrat/article)1. Comparison of Fondaparinux and Enoxaparin in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Volume 354:1464-1476, NEJM, April 6, 20062. Oasis 5. Clinicaltrials.gov3. Therapy for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - New Opportunities. Volume 354:1524-1527, NEJM April 6, 20064. Effects of Fondaparinux on Mortality and Reinfarction in Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Neth J Med 2005 May;63(5):1846. Sunday, April 09, 2006.
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Related Critical Care sites. Ethics / End of life care. Toxicology / Drug overdose. Email / Contribute / Feedback. About us / Editorial team. CRITICAL CARE A DAY". Sunday August 9, 2015. Q: 2 3 year old male presented to ER with shortness of breath. Patient history is significant with mediastinal mass and had radiation and chemotherapy 2 months ago. Following is the CXR. What is your probable diagnosis? Radiation Pneumonitis occurs at dose beyond. 4500 rads and is likely to happen if dose. This site is a...
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icuroom.net pearls - October 2006
Icuroom.net pearls - October 2006. Tuesday, October 31, 2006. Tuesday October 31, 2006. Hyperchloremic acidosis is common in ICU patients secondary to IVF boluses with 0.9 NS and usually get ignored unless it becomes critical as we all take it as a benign phenomenon. But is it? In group 1 lactated Ringer solution was given. In group 2 an IV infusion of 0.1 N HCl given to reduce the standard base excess (SBE) by 5 to 10 mEq/L. Clinical significance / Editors' note:. In camparison to surgical ICUs, medical...
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icuroom.net April 2010 Archive
Icuroom.net April 2010 Archive. Friday, April 30, 2010. Friday April 30, 2010. Treatment of TB by inducing Artificial Pneumothorax. To determine the usefulness of artificial pneumothorax (AP) in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients when anti-tuberculosis treatment is ineffective. Culture negativity was achieved in patients treated with AP in all new cases and in 81.1% of retreatment cases. Cavity closure occurred in 94.6% and 67.9% respectively. Posted by ICU room Pearls. A- lines not ...
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August 2011 Archive
Archive of Critical Care Medicine Website icuroom.net. Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Apixaban Beat Warfarin Regardless of Warfarin-Treatment Quality. Apixaban treatment produced better outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients compared with warfarin in the ARISTOTLE trial, regardless of the quality of warfarin treatment the comparator patients received, raising the possibility that all atrial fibrillation patients might benefit by switching from warfarin to apixaban. From Family Practice News). Studies have...
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icuroom.net March 2010 Archive
Icuroom.net March 2010 Archive. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Wednesday March 31, 2010. Long linear bands of atelectasis (Fleischner lines). This is a normal CXR done in an acutely hypoxic patient with PE (pulmonary Embolism). Usually missed are these minor long linear bands of atelectasis called Fleischner lines - may be associated with unilateral or bilateral PE. Unilateral or bilateral pleural effusions may also be present. Posted by ICU room Pearls. Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Tuesday March 30, 2010. Compr...
