CCC Critical Care compendium 340
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

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
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…

CICM Exam Library 340
CICM SAQ 2015.2 Q23

Question A 70-year-old male presents to the ED with a 2-week history of increasing dyspnoea, cough with altered sputum and fever. Past history includes chronic obstructive airways disease (COPD), lung cancer seven years ago treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy…

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Calcium as an Inopressor

Calcium has inotropic and vasopressor effects; direct relationship between ionized calcium levels in the blood and arterial pressure has been found in the critically ill

CCC Critical Care compendium 340
Sodium

Sodium is the major positively charged Cation in ECF. It determines ECF volume. Major intravascular ion to affect osmolality…..an acute increase or decrease in serum sodium will produce an increase or decrease in serum osmolality.