Critical Care Alert – February 1, 2007
February 1, 2007
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Making Decisions about ICU Care When There is No Next of Kin
An elderly man is found hypothermic and unresponsive in a bus station, and is brought by paramedics to the nearest hospital. -
Diagnosing Adrenal Insufficiency in Sepsis
In an attempt to clarify criteria for diagnosing adrenal insufficiency in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, this group of French investigators serially performed both the cosyntropin stimulation test and the metyrapone stimulation test in 2 cohorts of such patients, and compared the findings with those from concurrent ICU patients without sepsis as well as a group of healthy volunteers. -
PAV+: A New Mode Coming To A Ventilator Near You
Mechanical ventilation has been evolving ever since the introduction and large scale use of iron lungs. Advances in the fields of medicine and technology have resulted in nearly an alphabet soup of modes of mechanical ventilation. -
Ventilator Modes Old and New
A few weeks ago a technical representative of one of the leading ICU ventilator manufacturers gave an "in-service" presentation to the leaders of the respiratory care department at my institution. -
Pharmacology Watch: Breast Cancer Rates Have Dropped Since WHI of 2002
Herbal Supplements to Treat Vasomotor Symptoms; Bisphosphonates to Treat LBD, After 5 Years?; FDA Actions -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement