Defibrillators
Defibrillator: application of an electrical current across the heart to convert VF/VT -> sinus rhythm
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Intra-abdominal Hypertension
Electrolyte Abnormalities Summary
Electrolyte Abnormalities Summary
Calcium Replacement
Calcium Replacement: controversial issue; generally accepted that patient should have replacement if ionised Ca2+ < 0.8mmol/L
Transthoracic Echocardiography
Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) Increasing useful bedside test with increasing role in critical care; position marker on right
Pulmonary Hypertension Echocardiography
Pulmonary hypertension is present when mean pulmonary artery pressure exceeds 25 mm Hg at rest or 30 mm Hg with exercise.
Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroid Function Tests and basic interpretation
Spinal cord infarction
Spinal cord infarction is necrosis of a portion of the spinal cord as a result of an interruption of the blood supply to the spine
Defibrillation Pads and Paddles
Defibrillation pads are used to facilitate cardioversion and defibrillation; some allow ECG monitoring and external pacing; paddles are becoming obsolete
Affective Dispositions to Respond
Affective dispositions to Respond (ADRs) (aka emotional biases). The full range of affect (or affective) conditions) that may influence decision making, including endogenous affective disorders, emotional dysregulation, countertransferance, fundamental attribution error and ambient/ chronobiological effects.
Bilirubin and Jaundice
Bilirubin and Jaundice. Investigations and analysis of conjugated bilirubin, unconjugated bilirubin, urobilinogen and bilirubinuria
Case Reports and Case Series
Case reports and case series are considered relatively low level evidence; despite this they have a role in EBM - they are often the first line of evidence, where discovery begins