Month January 2019
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Salicylate Poisoning

Salicylate poisoning: mechanisms of toxicity: acid-base disturbance, uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, disordered glucose metabolism

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Standardised Mortality Ratio

Standardised Mortality Ratio SMR is the ratio of the observed or actual hospital mortality and the predicted hospital mortality for a specified time period.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Diaphragmatic Palsy

Diaphragmatic Palsy: unilateral can be asymptomatic depending on patients underlying respiratory reserve; bilateral -> most mechanical ventilation dependent

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

SVC Obstruction DDx

Obstruction of the superior vena cava results from mediastinal mass lesions. Features include a plethoric and cyanosed face with periorbital oedema, exophthalmos, conjunctival injection, and venous dilatation in the fundi, distended non-pulsatile neck veins and a positive Pemberton sign.

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

Clubbing DDx

Clubbing is an abnormality of the fingertips with following features: beaked nails; loss of angle between nail bed and finger; increased AP width of finger tip; sponginess of proximal nail bed

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

VF and VT DDx

Ventricular fibrillation and (pulseless) ventricular tachycardia mandate immediate CPR, advanced life support and correction of underlying causes.

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

Tachycardia DDx

Tachycardia refers to heart rate >100/min in an adult. Tachycardias are classified as regular or irregular, narrow complex or wide complex. The underlying causes of tachycardia are legion

CCC Critical Care Compendium 680

Supraventricular tachycardia DDx

SVTs are supraventricular tachycardias, that can be either atrial tachydysrhythmias (such as atrial fibrillation) or atrioventricular tachydysrhythmias. This document concerns the latter.

Ultrasound cases top 100 340

Ultrasound Case 068

A 76 year old man regularly self catheterizes. His left scrotum has become gradually tender and swollen. The resident is very concerned there is a large solid mass.