Mini Tracheostomy
Mini Tracheostomy: narrow bore tracheostomy tube inserted through the cricothyroid membrane
Category CCC
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Gas-forming infections
emphysematous cystitis or pyelonephritis - usually E. coli or Klebsiella; emphysematous cholecystitis - 1/3 Clostridium perfringens, the rest are mostly E. coli or Klebsiella
Exercise-associated Hyponatremia
A 30 year-old female was BIBA to the ED following a seizure. She was running a marathon in hot weather. Nearing the end, after 5 hours running, she was seen fall to the ground and had a generalised tonic-clonic seizure.
Diarrhoea CCC
Diarrhoea: common in ICU; pathophysiology: secretory, motor, exudative, osmotic
Cooling mattress
Cooling mattress: mattress used for therapeutic active cooling
Hyponatraemia CCC
Cause of HYPOnatraemia Click to enlarge Clinical Severity of symptoms associated with rapidity of loss and extent of fall Complication Correction Depends on rapidity of onset and clinical symptoms Calculations: Na deficit= (desired Na-current Na) x (0.6 x body weight)…
Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is an acute, life-threatening event, and repeated episodes can lead to organizing pneumonia, collagen deposition in small airways, and, ultimately, fibrosis
Deconditioning in Critical Illness
Deconditioning occurs as a result of restricted physical activity, and reduces the ability to perform work; can occur with relatively short periods of immobility; affected by age, premorbid state, specific illness and medications
Open Fractures
An open fracture is a fracture that communicates with an overlying disruption of the skin and soft tissues. They are also called compound fractures. Open fractures are potentially limb-threatening injuries.
Tracheostomy
This is the LITFL CCC master page for tracheostomy — follow the links for further discussion of the following:
Hypernatraemia CCC
Water loss in excess of salt deficit. Hypernatremia is usually due to insufficient water (primarily in patients who either do not experience thirst normally, or cannot act on it). Hypernatraemia occurs less commonly associated with excess salt
Observation Ward
Observation ward is a short stay ward. Integral part of the emergency department