Temperature and TBI. Induced hypothermia has been used for years to reduced cerebral metabolic rate; manipulation of temperature has been shown to effect certain types of brain injury (therapeutic hypothermia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest).
A 'volume-targeted' approach to the management of TBI developed by a Swedish group (not ABBA), based on physiological volume regulation of the intracranial compartments. The Lund concept contradicts the prevailing strategem of titrating CPP to match ICP in TBI
polyuria following TBI is common; multiple causes, some of which imply a poor prognosis. Goal is to identify and treat the cause and any complications
DEFINITION PROGNOSTIC DETERMINANTS FACTORS WARRANTING ADMISSION TO ICU Patient factors Environmental factors References and Links
Diabetes insipidus (DI) results from decreased secretion and action of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH). ADH is produced in the hypothalamus and transported to the posterior pituitary gland
Brain impact apneoa is an under-appreciated cause of morbidity and mortality in traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) is lowest concentration of an antimicrobial that will inhibit the visible growth of a microorganism following overnight incubation, usually reported as mg/L
Rectal masses may be intra-luminal, mural or palpable through the rectum but arising from outside of it. Differential diagnosis.
Splenomegaly refers to enlargement of the spleen. Differential diagnosis
Limitations of CT head scan in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Little published data to guide dosing of antibiotics in RRT and the critically ill. therefore we must use first principles and utilize therapeutic drug monitoring if available.
Laboratory urine analysis