Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumonia (most common organism); other causes: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella, Haemophilus influenzae (in COPD)
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Liver Function Tests
Liver Function Test Analysis including Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Hypochloraemia
Hypochloraemia (<95) (Usually associated with sodium losses)
Oxygen
Oxygen: gaseous inorganic element; essential role in oxidative phosphorylation resulting in energy production in the form of ATP
Paediatric Formulae
Paediatric Formulae
Corrosive Ingestion
Corrosive ingestion may be life-threatening due to airway compromise or GI perforation, or due to agent-specific systemic toxicity.
Cocaine-related Chest Pain
Cocaine is a recreational drug with sympathomimetic effects in additional to being a sodium channel blocker. Cocaine can induce acute coronary syndromes through vasoconstriction, atheroma rupture and/ or dissection
Cocaine Toxicity
Cocaine Toxicity potentially life-threatening sympathomimetic syndrome with sodium channel blockade.
Sodium Channel Blocker Toxicity
AGENTS NB. phenytoin and sodium valproate do not usually present with features of sodium channel blockade in overdose. CLINICAL FEATURES INVESTIGATIONS SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT AND TRIGGERS FOR INTERVENTION References and Links
Sodium Valproate Overdose
Sodium valproate is a commonly used anti-epileptic drug, that come sin standard and enteric coated forms. Toxicity is characterised by metabolic failure, resulting in multi-organ dysfunction and cerebral edema
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Retention in COPD
Excessive oxygen administration can lead to hypercapnic respiratory failure in some COPD patients. COPD patients with more severe hypoxemia are at higher risk of CO2 retention from uncontrolled O2 administration
Compare and Contrast Template
OVERVIEW In the FCICM exam this means ‘describe similarities and differences (e.g. in table form)’ useful to base structure on the key features of the alternatives TEMPLATE ‘AEIOU’ Availability and cost Evidence and place in guidelines Information given (vs gold…