VTE and Pregnancy
Venous thromboembolism in pregnancy: 25% of maternal mortality; x 5 increase in risk (venous stasis, hypercoaguable, vascular injury from delivery)
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Cardiac Toxicity of Chemotherapy
Cardiac Toxicity of Chemotherapy
Haematological Toxicity of Chemotherapy
Haematological Toxicity of Chemotherapy: Anaemia; Thrombocytopaenia; Marrow hypoplasia; Thrombotic Microangiopathy; Haemostasis Disorders; Induced Leukaemia; Impaired Cell-mediated Immunity
Adverse Drug Reactions
Adverse Drug Reactions
Paediatric Rapid Sequence Intubation
Paediatric Rapid Sequence Intubation. RSI is used to secure the airway quickly with an endotracheal tube and to prevent chance of regurgitation and aspiration
Paediatric Analgesia
Paediatric Analgesia: Basic doses
Paediatric Access Options in Cardiac Arrest
Paediatric Access Options in Cardiac Arrest
Inhaled Foreign Body
Inhaled Foreign Body: passage of a foreign body into the respiratory tract; potentially life-threatening
Early Management of the Critically Ill Child
Early Management of the Critically Ill Child: most common cause is sepsis; always think of congenital conditions though (heart disease or metabolic disorders)
Croup
Croup = acute laryngotracheobronchitis: parainfluenza, influenza or RSV; oedema of larynx, trachea and bronchi
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease: multiple types of CHD; classified as acyanotic or cyanotic; and according to the presence of shunt
Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Obstruction
Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction impairs venous return through the SVC to the right atrium and has many causes, usually mediastinal masses or complications of SVC lines