Intensive Care Outcomes
Appropriate outcome measures is vitally important in ICU research: e.g. ICU mortality; hospital mortality; 90 day mortality; 1 year functional outcome
Human Factors
Human failures rather than technical failures are the greatest threat to complex and potentially hazardous systems such as healthcare systems.
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q17
Questions 17.1. Outline four (4) causes for the capnograph trace (shown below) obtained from a critically ill patient. 17.2. Examine the data provided from a co-oximeter and a simultaneous pulse oximeter recording from patient A and B. List three (3)…
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CICM SAQ 2015.2 Q30
Question a) What is the tube in the image above used for? (10% marks) b) Describe the steps for insertion of this tube. (40% marks) c) What are the contraindications for its insertion? (20% marks) d) What are the complications…
Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia: Streptococcus pneumonia (most common organism); other causes: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella, Haemophilus influenzae (in COPD)
Liver Function Tests
Liver Function Test Analysis including Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Hypochloraemia
Hypochloraemia (<95) (Usually associated with sodium losses)
Oxygen
Oxygen: gaseous inorganic element; essential role in oxidative phosphorylation resulting in energy production in the form of ATP
Ultrasound Case 073
A 29 year old woman presents with pelvic pain. You ultrasound her pelvis and notice an unusual appearance in the bladder.
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CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q23
Critically evaluate the role of Procalcitonin (PCT) as a biomarker in the diagnosis and management of sepsis.