Month January 2019
CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

Floppy infant DDx

Floppy infants have globally decreased muscle tone, but can be either 'weak' or 'strong' corresponding to lower or upper motor neuron lesions respectively.

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

Eye Trauma DDx

Differential diagnosis of eye trauma. Trauma can result in a range of injuries, both blunt and penetrating.

Shigeo Satomura (1919 - 1960) 340

Shigeo Satomura

Shigeo Satomura (1919 - 1960) was a Japanese scientist. Designed and developed the Doppler Cardiograph, blood-rheograph and trasncutaneous flowmeter

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Transpulmonary pressure (TPP)

Transpulmonary pressure (TPP) is the net distending pressure applied to the lung by contraction of the inspiratory muscles or by positive-pressure ventilation

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony

OVERVIEWPatient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony occurs when the patient’s demands are not met by the ventilator, resulting from problems with: VENTILATION STRATEGIES Total Ventilator-controlled Mechanical Support: Partial Patient-Controlled Mechanical Support: CAUSES Patient factors Ventilator factors TYPES OF VENTILATOR DYSSYNCHRONY Ineffective triggering Inappropriate triggering…

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

De-escalation

De-escalation: Determine if safe for medical intervention. Determine cause - usually delirium with an underlying medical cause, substance abuse or withdrawal or psychiatric disorders

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Physical Restraint

Reviewed and revised 30 July 2014 OVERVIEW INDICATIONS CONTRA-INDICATIONS ASSESSMENT APPROACH TO PHYSICAL RESTRAINT Exclude other therapeutic options first Ensure safety at all times Prepare physical restraint team Initiate manual restraint During manual restraint Monitoring (according to depth of sedation) may…