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Acute respiratory distress syndrome Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Definition; clinical features; and diagnosis Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Epidemiology; pathophysiology; pathology; and etiology Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Prognosis and outcomes Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults High-frequency ventilation in adults Liquid ventilation Mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema Novel therapies for the acute respiratory distress syndrome Oxygen toxicity Supportive care and oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome Transfusion-related acute lung injury (pulmonary leukoagglutinin reactions) Advanced cardiovascular life support Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) in adults Critical care cardiology Antiplatelet agents in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction Antiplatelet agents in acute non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes Approach to the diagnosis of narrow QRS complex tachycardias Basic approach to arrhythmias due to digitalis toxicity Beta blockers in the management of acute coronary syndrome Biomarkers of cardiac injury other than troponins and creatine kinase Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and other polymorphic ventricular tachycardias with a normal QT interval Clinical features and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias during acute myocardial infarction Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction Conduction abnormalities after myocardial infarction Criteria for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction Electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the presence of bundle branch block or a paced rhythm Evaluation of the survivor of sudden cardiac arrest Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults Fibrinolytic therapy in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: Initiation of therapy Glycemic control for acute myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes mellitus Intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation Management of new onset atrial fibrillation Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction Modes of cardiac pacing: Nomenclature and selection Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema Nonsustained VT in the absence of apparent structural heart disease Outcome of sudden cardiac arrest Overview of the acute management of ST elevation myocardial infarction Overview of the acute management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction Overview of the evaluation and management of atrial flutter Overview of the non-acute management of ST elevation myocardial infarction Overview of the non-acute management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation
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myocardial infarction Pathophysiology and etiology of sudden cardiac arrest Pericardial complications of myocardial infarction Pericarditis in renal failure Periprocedural complications of percutaneous coronary intervention Prognosis and treatment of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction Right ventricular myocardial infarction Selecting a reperfusion strategy for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction Supportive data for advanced cardiac life support in adults with sudden cardiac arrest Treatment of acute decompensated heart failure: General considerations Troponins and creatine kinase as biomarkers of cardiac injury Critical care gastroenterology Abdominal compartment syndrome Acute liver failure in adults: Definition and etiology Acute liver failure in adults: Prognosis and management Angiographic control of nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding in adults Approach to acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults Diagnosis and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome Etiology of acute pancreatitis Etiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in adults General principles of the management of variceal hemorrhage Glycemic control and intensive insulin therapy in critical illness Liver support systems Major causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults Management of the critically ill obese patient Nutrition support in critically ill patients: An overview Nutrition support in critically ill patients: Enteral nutrition Nutrition support in critically ill patients: Parenteral nutrition Nutritional support in advanced lung disease Overview of the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers Predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis Role of surgery in the management of peptic ulcer disease Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit Surgical management of complications of peptic ulcer disease Treatment of active variceal hemorrhage Embolic disease Air embolism Amniotic fluid embolism syndrome Catheter-induced upper extremity venous thrombosis Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism Fat embolism syndrome Inferior vena cava filters Treatment of acute pulmonary embolism Ethics and prognosis Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Epidemiology; pathophysiology; pathology; and etiology Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Prognosis and outcomes Communication in the ICU: Holding a family meeting Fluid and electrolyte disorders Bicarbonate therapy in lactic acidosis Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state in adults Clinical manifestations of hyperkalemia Diagnosis and treatment of hypomagnesemia Diagnosis and treatment of hypophosphatemia Diagnostic approach to hypocalcemia Epidemiology and pathogenesis of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic
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state Evaluation of the patient with hyponatremia Fractional excretion of sodium and urea in acute kidney injury Loop diuretics: Maximum effective dose and major side effects Maintenance and replacement fluid therapy in adults Osmotic demyelination syndrome and overly rapid correction of hyponatremia Overview of the treatment of hyponatremia Possible prevention and therapy of postischemic acute tubular necrosis Relation between total and ionized serum calcium concentration Renal actions of dopamine Serum anion gap in conditions other than metabolic acidosis Simple and mixed acid-base disorders Treatment and prevention of hyperkalemia Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state in adults Treatment of hypernatremia Treatment of hypocalcemia Treatment of hyponatremia: Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and reset osmostat Treatment of metabolic alkalosis Urine electrolytes in diagnosis of metabolic alkalosis Hemoptysis Etiology and evaluation of hemoptysis in adults Hypertensive emergencies Management of aortic dissection Management of severe asymptomatic hypertension (hypertensive urgencies) Treatment of hypertension in patients who have had a stroke Infections Clinical presentation and diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia Consolidated aminoglycoside dosing with gentamicin and tobramycin Epidemiology and microbiology of intravascular catheter infections Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome Epidemiology, pathogenesis, microbiology, and diagnosis of hospital-acquired, ventilatorassociated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia in adults Fever in the intensive care unit Infections of central nervous system shunts and other devices Investigational and ineffective therapies for sepsis Management of severe sepsis and septic shock in adults Pathogenesis of and risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections Pathophysiology of sepsis Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections Sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome: Definitions, epidemiology, and prognosis The ventilator circuit and ventilator-associated pneumonia Intoxications Acetaminophen (paracetamol) poisoning in adults: Pathophysiology, presentation, and diagnosis Basic approach to arrhythmias due to digitalis toxicity Beta blocker poisoning Calcium channel blocker poisoning Cyanide poisoning Decontamination of poisoned adults Ethanol intoxication in adults Internal concealment of drugs of abuse (body packing) Isopropyl alcohol poisoning MDMA (ecstasy) intoxication Management of moderate and severe alcohol withdrawal syndromes Meprobamate poisoning
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Metformin poisoning Methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) poisoning Opioid withdrawal in the emergency setting Paraquat poisoning Salicylate (aspirin) poisoning in adults Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor poisoning Serotonin syndrome Serum osmolal gap Mechanical ventilation Clinical presentation and diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia Continuous noninvasive ventilatory support for patients with neuromuscular or chest wall disease Endotracheal tube management and complications Epidemiology, pathogenesis, microbiology, and diagnosis of hospital-acquired, ventilatorassociated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia in adults Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults High-frequency ventilation in adults Liquid ventilation Management of the difficult-to-wean patient Mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome Mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure complicating COPD Methods of weaning from mechanical ventilation Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure in adults Overview of mechanical ventilation Oxygen delivery and consumption Oxygen toxicity Permissive hypercapnia Physiologic and pathophysiologic consequences of mechanical ventilation Prolonged mechanical ventilation Pulmonary barotrauma during mechanical ventilation Supportive care and oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome The ventilator circuit and ventilator-associated pneumonia Troubleshooting problems with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation Types of noninvasive nocturnal ventilatory support in neuromuscular and chest wall disease Weaning from mechanical ventilation: Readiness testing Weaning from mechanical ventilation: The rapid shallow breathing index Monitoring Arterial blood gases Catheter-induced upper extremity venous thrombosis Indications for and complications of central venous catheters Insertion of pulmonary artery catheters Pathogenesis of and risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections Pulmonary artery catheterization: Indications and complications Pulse oximetry Neurologic critical care Acute toxic-metabolic encephalopathy in adults Beta blockers in the treatment of hyperthyroidism Cardiac complications of stroke Clinical features and diagnosis of Guillain-Barr syndrome in adults Eclampsia Etiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury: Evaluation and prognosis Infections of central nervous system shunts and other devices Initial assessment and management of acute stroke Management of moderate and severe alcohol withdrawal syndromes
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Neurogenic pulmonary edema Pathogenesis of Guillain-Barr syndrome in adults Respiratory complications of spinal cord injury Respiratory muscle weakness due to neuromuscular disease: Clinical manifestations and evaluation Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: Prognosis and treatment Status epilepticus in adults Treatment and prognosis of Guillain-Barr syndrome in adults Treatment of hypertension in patients who have had a stroke Other Accidental hypothermia in adults Beta blockers in the treatment of hyperthyroidism Complications of scuba diving Complications of therapeutic plasma exchange Critical illness during pregnancy and the peripartum period Environmental electrical injuries Immunologic blood transfusion reactions Indications for red cell transfusion in the adult Management of moderate and severe alcohol withdrawal syndromes Massive blood transfusion Overview of inpatient management in trauma patients Pain control in the critically ill adult patient Prescription and technique of therapeutic plasma exchange Sedative-analgesic medications in critically ill patients: Properties, dosage regimens, and adverse effects Sedative-analgesic medications in critically ill patients: Selection, initiation, maintenance, and withdrawal Severe hyperthermia (heat stroke) in adults Submersion injuries (near-drowning) Thyroid function in nonthyroidal illness Transfusion-related acute lung injury (pulmonary leukoagglutinin reactions) Use of blood products in the critically ill Use of neuromuscular blocking medications in critically ill patients Use of oxygen in patients with hypercapnia Use of red blood cells for transfusion Renal failure Continuous renal replacement therapies: Overview Diagnosis and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome Etiology and diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis and prerenal disease Fractional excretion of sodium and urea in acute kidney injury Hemodialysis anticoagulation Hemodynamic instability during hemodialysis: Overview Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy Renal actions of dopamine Renal replacement therapy (dialysis) in acute kidney injury (acute renal failure): Recovery of renal function and effect of hemodialysis membrane Tumor lysis syndrome: Prevention and treatment Shock Bicarbonate therapy in lactic acidosis Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction Corticosteroid therapy in septic shock Diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency in adults Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome Maintenance and replacement fluid therapy in adults Management of aortic dissection Management of severe sepsis and septic shock in adults
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Massive blood transfusion Pathophysiology of sepsis Prognosis and treatment of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction Sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome: Definitions, epidemiology, and prognosis Shock in adults: Types, presentation, and diagnostic approach Treatment of adrenal insufficiency in adults Treatment of severe hypovolemia or hypovolemic shock in adults Use of vasopressors and inotropes
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