Category Medical Specialty
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Lung Transplant

Can have one or both lungs transplanted depending on disease process. Single lung transplants only suitable for non-infective conditions that will not go on to damage new lung, with no cardiac disease

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Community Acquired Pneumonia

Community Acquired Pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumonia (most common organism); other causes: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella, Haemophilus influenzae (in COPD)

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Cocaine Toxicity

Cocaine Toxicity potentially life-threatening sympathomimetic syndrome with sodium channel blockade.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

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