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| Contributors | |
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| Preface | |
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| On-Call Problems | |
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| Abdominal Pain | |
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| Acidosis: Metabolic | |
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| Acidosis: Respiratory | |
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| Acute Liver Failure | |
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| Acute Loss of Pulse in an Extremity | |
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| Airway Pressure: Sudden Increase | |
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| Alkalosis: Metabolic | |
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| Alkalosis: Respiratory | |
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| Altered Mental Status/Hallucinations | |
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| Anaphylaxis | |
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| Anemia | |
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| Arterial Line: Expanding Hematoma, Malfunction | |
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| Aspiration | |
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| Bleeding at the Site of an Invasive Line/DIC | |
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| Bradycardia | |
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| Brain Death | |
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| Burns | |
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| Cardiopulmonary Arrest | |
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| Central Venous Pressure (CVP) Catheter: Cannot Withdraw Blood | |
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| Cervical Spine Precautions | |
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| Chest Pain | |
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| Chest Tube Air Leak | |
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| Death | |
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| Decreased Cardiac Output | |
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| Decreased Central Venous Pressure (CVP) | |
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| Decreased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) | |
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| Delirium Tremens | |
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| Dislodged ICP Monitor | |
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| Double Lumen Intubation | |
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| Dyspnea | |
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| Electrocardiogram (ECG) Changes: Acute Myocardial Infarction | |
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| Endotracheal Tube: Air Leak, Malposition, Malfunction | |
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| Fall from Bed | |
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| Fever | |
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| Foley Catheter: Cannot Place | |
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| Fungal Infection | |
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| Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Hematochezia | |
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| Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Melena | |
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| Gastrostomy Tube, Dislodged | |
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| Hematemesis | |
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| Hematuria | |
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| Hemoptysis | |
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| Hemothorax | |
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| Hyperglycemia | |
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| Hyperkalemia | |
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| Hypernatremia | |
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| Hypertension | |
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| Hypoglycemia | |
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| Hypokalemia | |
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| Hyponatremia | |
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| Hypotension | |
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| Hypothermia | |
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| Increased Intracranial Pressure | |
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| Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump: Hypotension | |
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| Intubation: Bronchospasm | |
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| Lumbar Drain Malfunction | |
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| Nasal Intubation | |
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| Nasogastric Tube Bleeding | |
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| Nasogastric Tube Removed Early | |
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| Nausea/Vomiting | |
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| Neck Swelling | |
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| Needlestick | |
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| Oliguria/Anuria | |
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| Operating Room Transport: Ventilator Issues | |
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| Otorrhea/Rhinorrhea | |
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| Oxygen Desaturation | |
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| Pacemaker Malfunction | |
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| Pain | |
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| Persistent Neuromuscular Blockade | |
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| Pleural Effusion | |
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| Pneumothorax | |
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| Polyuria | |
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| Posturing: Decorticate/Decerebrate | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Pruritus | |
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| Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter: Cannot Wedge, Malfunction | |
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| Pulse Oximeter Malfunction | |
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| Sedation: Indications and Techniques | |
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| Seizures | |
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| Stridor | |
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| Subcutaneous Emphysema | |
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| Swollen Extremity | |
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| Tachycardia | |
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| Tachypnea | |
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| Tracheal Deviation | |
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| Transfusion Reaction | |
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| Ventricular-Peritoneal (V-P) Shunt Malfunction | |
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| Ventilator: Bucking, High Peak Airway Pressure (PAP) | |
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| Wheezing | |
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| Laboratory Tests and Their Interpretation | |
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| Bedside Procedures | |
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| Fluid and Blood-Product Management | |
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| Nutritional Management of the Critically III Patient | |
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| Ventilator Management | |
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| Transplantation: Special Considerations in Critical Care | |
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| Commonly Used Medications | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Critical Care Formulas | |
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| Basic Approach to the Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disorders | |
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| Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Score | |
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| Body Surface Area Nomogram | |
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| Index | |
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| Commonly Used Resuscitation Medications | |