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Category CCC

The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.

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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
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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.
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Tracheostomy

This is the LITFL CCC master page for tracheostomy — follow the links for further discussion of the following:
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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
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Mannitol

Mannitol: osmotic diuretic; increases the osmolarity of the glomerular filtrate -> increasing urinary volume; decreases CSF volume and pressure
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Respiratory Monitoring in the ED

Emergency Medicine Critical Care (EMCC) is a brand new monthly publication by EB Medicine, the same folk that bring the monthly updates Emergency Medicine Practice (EMP) and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice (PEMP). If you haven’t had a chance to look…

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Thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolus

The use of thrombolytics for the treatment of submassive PE is controversial — the limited documented benefit (e.g. improved hemodynamics, potential for less chronic pulmonary hypertension) must be weighed against the increased risk of life-threatening hemorrhage and the availability of other therapies (e.g. catheter-directed thrombolysis or clot retrieval)
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Clinical Management Template

Basic template for answering FCICM exam questions on 'clinical management'; may or may not include assessment depending on need to confirm the diagnosis; remember to address the condition, the cause and the complications
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Warming blanket

Warming blanket; May be indicated if temperature <35°C; warmed air is blown over the patient allowing safe and effective heat distribution
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Urinary catheter (IDC or Foley)

OVERVIEW urinary catheter aka Foley catheter aka IDC or indwelling catheter INDICATIONS Bladder insertion urinary retention urine output measurement clot retention and bladder irrigation bed bound or comatose patients post-operative e.g. prostate surgery therapeutic, e.g. clot removal urinary incontinence urine…