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Critical Illness
, Catastrophic Illness, Intensive Care, Critical Care
See Also
Rapid ABC Assessment
ABC Management
Trauma Primary Survey
Emergency Airway Management
(includes
Primary Survey Airway Evaluation
)
Emergency Breathing Management
(includes
Primary Survey Breathing Evaluation
)
Emergency Circulation Management
(includes
Primary Survey Circulation Evaluation
)
Fluids and Electrolytes in Critical Care
Indications
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Ventricular Fibrillation
or
Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
Asystole
or
Pulseless Electrical Activity
(PEA)
Unstable Bradycardia
Unstable Tachycardia
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Aortic Dissection
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiogenic Shock
(
Acute Pulmonary Edema
)
Hypertensive Emergency
Respiratory Emergencies
Pulmonary Embolism
Foreign Body Aspiration
Tension Pneumothorax
Status Asthmaticus
Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(
ARDS
)
Corona Virus 19
(
COVID-19
,
SARS-CoV2
)
Neurologic Emergencies
Status Epilepticus
Closed Head Injury
Brainstem Herniation
Cerebrovascular Accident
Penetrating Neck Trauma
Fluids,
Electrolyte
s and Nutrition Emergencies (as well as renal emergencies)
Hemorrhagic Shock
Metabolic Acidosis
Infectious Emergencies
Septic Shock
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Abdominal Emergencies
See
Acute Abdomen
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Ruptured
Ectopic Pregnancy
Trauma
and Environmental Injuries
Heat Related Illness
Burn Injury
Hypothermia Management
Unknown Ingestion
Biological Weapon
Chemical Weapon
Mass Casualty Incident
Blast Injury
Gunshot Wound
Knife Wound
Findings
Most significant markers of Critical Illness
Tachypnea
Metabolic Acidosis
Management
Specific Cohorts
See
Obesity and Emergency Stabilization
See
CPR in Pregnancy
See
Trauma in Pregnancy
See
Hemodialysis Emergency
See
Oncologic Emergencies
See
Emergencies in Children
Management
Respiratory
Monitoring
Capnography
continuous
Venous Blood Gas
or
Arterial Blood Gas
as indicated to answer clinical questions
Noninvasive Ventilation
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
(
PEEP
)
High Humidity High Flow Nasal Oxygen
(
High Flow Nasal Cannula
,
HHFNC
)
Children with acute respiratory distress (
Croup
,
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
)
Post-
Extubation
(prevents re-intubation)
Continuous Positive Airways Pressure
(
CPAP
)
Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
(BiPaP)
Mechanical Ventilation
See
Rapid Sequence Intubation
See
Endotracheal Intubation
See
Mechanical Ventilation
See
Post-Intubation Sedation and Analgesia
Management
FEN
Blood Sugar
Management
See
Glucose Control in the Intensive Care Unit
See
Diabetes Mellitus Glucose Management
See
Perioperative Diabetes Management
See
Diabetes Sick Day Management
Nutrition
See
Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit
See
Feeding Critically Ill Patients
(includes
Enteral Nutrition for Intubated Patients
)
See
Enteral Nutrition
Fluid Status
See
Fluids and Electrolytes in Critical Care
See
Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasound for Volume Status
See
Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma
Electrolyte
s
See
Fluids and Electrolytes in Critical Care
See
Hypernatremia
See
Hyponatremia
See
Hyperkalemia Management
See
Hypokalemia
See
Hypomagnesemia
See
Hypocalcemia
Management
Sedation and Analgesia
See
Sedation and Analgesia in Intensive Care
(includes
Insomnia Management in Critical Care
)
See
Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale
(
RASS
,
Modified RASS
)
Critical Care Pain Observation Tool
(
CPOT
)
See
Acute Pain Management
See
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Management
Complications
See
Anemia in the Intensive Care Unit
See
Critical Illness Myopathy
See
Critical Illness Related Metabolic Bone Disease
Fever
See
Fever in the Intensive Care Unit
See
Postoperative Fever
See
Sepsis
Serum
Troponin
Elevation
See
Troponin Increase in ICU Patients
Management
Prevention
See
Thromboprophylaxis in Critical Illness and Major Trauma
See
Gastric Ulcer Prevention in Patients with Critically Illness
(
Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis
)
See
Drug-induced Nephrotoxicity
Avoid
NSAID
s
Avoid
ACE Inhibitor
s and
Angiotensin Receptor Blocker
s
May consider continuing if chronic use for
Congestive Heart Failure
Alternative:
Hydralazine
and
Isosorbide Dinitrate
Delirium
Prevention
See
Insomnia Management in Critical Care
Management
Disposition
See
Transfer of the Critically Ill Patient
See
Critical Care Follow-up
Resources
Internet Book of Critical Care (EMCRIT.org)
https://emcrit.org/ibcc/guide/
References
Marino (2014) The ICU Book, p. 901-22
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