Pulmonary Hypertension Echocardiography
Pulmonary hypertension is present when mean pulmonary artery pressure exceeds 25 mm Hg at rest or 30 mm Hg with exercise.
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
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
Health of Critical Care Doctors
OVERVIEW we generally keep good health we are prone to ‘drugs, drink and depression’ THINGS TO DO have a GP for self and family don’t self prescribe (except for simple OTC medications) have consults about self in formal clinics have…
Renal Replacement Therapy Prescription
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
Pleural Fluid Analysis
A pleural effusion is a collection of fluid in the pleural space. Review of basic Pleural Fluid Analysis
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome
Platypnea-orthodeoxia (P-O) syndrome is an under-diagnosed condition characterized by dyspnea and deoxygenation when changing from a recumbent to an upright position
Animal and laboratory studies
Animal and laboratory studies form the lowest level of evidence for informing clinical decisions