Reviewed and revised 31 December 2015 OVERVIEW Obesity is the chronic abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue to the extent that health may be impaired degrees of obesity are defined by body mass index (BMI) OBESITY PARADOX…
Drug withdrawal in ICU is more common than generally appreciated.
Haemoperfusion: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) using an adsorbent cartridge to remove circulating toxins
Extracorporeal Elimination recommended for the following intoxications: methotrexate, procanamide, lithium, metformin, ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycol, salicylates, theophylline, sodium valproate.
The role for digestive tract decontamination depends on: severity of poisoning; time from ingestion; risk of intervention
Question You are the Intensivist looking after a 30-year-old male, with no significant past medical history, who has been in the Intensive Care Unit for eight days with severe community acquired pneumonia and septic shock. Although there are no overt…
A 60-year old male with no significant past medical history has been treated in your ICU for 21 days for severe staphylococcal sepsis and multi-organ failure, for which he is receiving linezolid.
You are called to assist with a 12-year-old child, brought in to the Emergency Department unconscious, following near drowning at a local beach. Outline your immediate management.
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) Toxicity produces a hyperadrenergic syndrome from inability to inactivate noradrenaline; may contribute to serotonin toxidrome
Retrospective studies are designed to analyse pre-existing data, and are subject to numerous biases as a result. Types of retrospective studies include: case series; retrospective cohort studies; case-control studies
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A 26 year old woman describes sudden severe left iliac fossa pain late in the evening prior to presentation. On the morning of presentation she complained of bilateral shoulder tip pain and had a presyncopal episode on standing up. She is not pregnant.