Serious Generalised Skin Disorders
Serious Generalised Skin Disorders: Mnemonic: PTSD-D
Month January 2019
Purpura Fulminans
CAUSES Meningococcal disease Post-splenectomy pneumococcaemia DIC Rickettsial infections High dose inotropes Endocarditis Venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC) due to snakebite
Precautionary Principle and the Kehoe Principle
The Precautionary Principle (The absence of evidence of risk = a possibility of risk until proven otherwise) and Kehoe Principle (The absence of evidence of risk = Evidence of the absence of risk) reflect different conceptions of risk in the absence of evidence
Neurogenic pulmonary oedema
Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the acute onset of pulmonary edema following a significant central nervous system (CNS) insult
Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide: inhalational agent (inhaled nitric oxide, iNO); an inorganic gas - potent, selective pulmonary vasodilator of those areas of the lung being ventilated
Tissue Oxygenation Assessment
Tissue Oxygenation Assessment
Electrical Impedance Tomography
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a noninvasive, radiation-free monitoring tool that allows real-time imaging of ventilation
EIT has medium spatial resolution and a very high temporal resolution
CICM ASM 2013
This page coordinates the reference materials and resources for my talks at the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Intensive Care Medicine. The theme for the conference is 'Down with Dogma — Challenging the Fundamentals of Critical Care'
Tissue Donation
many more tissue donors available than organ donors; less time critical; early notification allows collection of blood specimens for nucleic acid testing and screening for viral infections; more exclusion criteria (may require full post-mortem to exclude CJD)
Palliative Care
Palliative care is distinct from curative care, which is primarily disease-specific and focused on restoration of health; Palliative care is not synonymous with end of life care, but is an important part of end of life care; As 10-20% of ICU patients will die, the transition from cure to comfort is a common and important decision to make
Medical Management of Potential Donors
Medical Management of Potential Donors
End-of-Life Care Family Meeting
The End-of-Life Care Family Meeting is a core component of ICU care; Evidence suggests that communication with families is often inadequate; The principles apply to end-of-life discussions in other settings (e.g. ED) as well