Testing Gas Supply and Suction
Testing Gas Supply and Suction
Temporary Transvenous Cardiac Pacing
Temporary Transvenous Cardiac Pacing: emergency pacing via an intravenous device; life-threatening or unstable bradyarrhythmia
Temporary Epicardial Cardiac Pacing
Epicardial Cardiac Pacing: the usual means of cardiac pacing following cardiac surgery
Swivel connector
Swivel connector: allow ventilation without gas leak during invasive bronchial procedures (e.g. fibreoptic bronchoscopy, suctioning with a catheter); provide improved flexibility, stability and comfort to the ventilation circuit
Site of Temperature Measurement in the Critically Ill
Site of Temperature Measurement in the Critically Ill
Sengstaken–Blakemore and Minnesota Tubes
Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (3 lumen) replaced by Minnesota tube (4 lumen) as allows aspiration of both gastric and oesophageal contents, not just gastric contents
Hot Case Templates
GENERAL APPROACH Introduction Cubicle Infusions Ventilator Monitor Equipment Question specific examination GENERAL QUESTIONS Why does this patient have severe respiratory failure? Brain Cough Nerves NMJ Respiratory Muscles Pleura Airways (large and small) Parenchymal Chest wall Ventilator asynchrony Cardiac failure Abdominal…
Head Injury Patient Hot Case
Head Injury Patient Hot Case
Leukodepleted Blood
RBCs used for transfusion in Australia and New Zealand are now universally leukodepleted; leukodepletion filters were previously used at the bedside
Blood Transfusion in ICU
OVERVIEW anaemia common in ICU tendency to more restrictive strategy c/o increased morbidity associated with transfusion general attempts to minimize the requirement for blood transfusion should be pursued STRATEGIES TO MINIMISE BLOOD TRANSFUSION REQUIREMENTS stopping bleeding early stop unnecessary anticoagulation…
Blood Bank and Pre-Transfusion Testing
blood products undergo a meticulous collection, preparation and testing process to minimise the risks of blood transfusion
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening condition that resembles HUS, the distinction is important because TTP can be treated with plasmapheresis