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Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of social media among healthcare workers in an attempt to identify how it affects the quality of patient care. Results An anonymous survey of 35 questions was conducted in South Texas, on 366 healthcare workers. Of the 97% of people who reported owning electronic devices, 87.9% indicated that they used social media. These healthcare workers...
Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with high fatality, and catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy has been shown to be an efficacious treatment for this condition. We herein report a patient who developed acute massive PE but could not undergo the conventional catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy. A Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter was placed at bedside to initiate immediate...
Definition. Traditionally, death has been defined as the absence of spontaneous respirations and spontaneous pulse. A more contemporary definition of death includes the concept of brain death, defined as the permanent cessation of all brain function. This concept has evolved coincident with the increasing use of transplantation and, thus, is an important concept for the critical care practitioner...
A. Definition. COPD is a disorder characterized by expiratory flow limitation that does not change markedly over periods of several months of observation. The term COPD includes the following
A. Definition. Anaphylaxis is an immediate, generalized, life-threatening reaction resulting from the release of bioactive substances from mast cells and basophils. Anaphylaxis can occur in more than one time period. The so-called biphasic anaphylaxis is defined as a recurrence of symptoms that develops following the “resolution” of the initial anaphylactic reaction. It can occur in up to 20% of anaphylactic...
An acidosis is any process that tends (in the absence of buffering or compensation) to cause the accumulation of hydrogen ions (H+). If the pH of the blood is lower than normal (<7.35), acidemia is present. Similarly, any process that tends to cause the accumulation of bicarbonate (HCO3) is an alkalosis. An elevated blood pH (>7.45) is referred to as alkalemia. When the acid–base disturbance...
The most common laboratory values used in the assessment of critically ill patients are presented in this chapter. They have been organized in alphabetical order and according to biologic source where; (P) represents plasma, (B) blood, (S) serum, (U) urine, (CSF) cerebrospinal fluid, (RBCs) red blood cells, and (WBCs) white blood cells. These values are not intended to be definitive, since normal...
Trauma is the leading cause of death in persons aged 1–44 years and the fourth leading cause of death overall. About 140,000 traumatic deaths occur annually. Sepsis, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and multiple organ system failure are the leading cause of death in trauma patients who survive the initial resuscitation and surgical repair of their injuries.
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