Table of Contents

• Free Topics
  • A-a Gradient
  • ABCDE Bundle
  • Abciximab (Reopro)
  • Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
  • ABG Values
  • ABGs (Arterial Blood Gases)
  • Ablation
  • About
  • Accommodation
  • Acetadote
  • Ankle-Brachial Index
  • Bispectral Index Monitoring
  • Calculator - Anion Gap - Calculator
  • Calculator - Brooke Formula - Calculator
  • Delirium
  • Electrophysiology Studies
  • Figure - (A) Saccular, (B) Berry, and (C) Fusiform Aneurysms
  • Figure - (Top) Location of Diverticula in the Sigmoid Colon
  • Flowchart - Algorithm for Evaluation and Medical Management Strategy for the ACS Patient
  • Flowchart - Algorithm for Goal-Directed Therapy in Sepsis/Septic Shock
  • GP IIB/Iiia Inhibitors
  • Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
  • Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale
  • Sedation Monitoring
  • Sedline Brain Function Monitor
  • Table - ABG Interpretation Parameters
  • Table - Abnormal EtCO2 Waveforms
  • Table - Treatment Guidelines for Sepsis/Septic Shock
• Part 1. Neurologic System
  • Accommodation
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Adenoma, Pituitary
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Anatomy: Arterial Blood Supply to Brain
  • Anatomy: Brain Structures and Function
  • Anatomy: Cranial Layers
  • Aneurysms: Cerebral
  • Angiography, Cerebral
  • Apheresis
  • Apneustic Breathing
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation
  • Arteriovenous Malformation
  • Assessment, Neurologic
  • Astrocytoma
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Babinski's Reflex
  • Baclofen Pump
  • Basilar Skull Fracture
  • Battle's Sign
  • Biot's Respirations
  • Bispectral Index Monitoring
  • Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Brain Attack
  • Brain Death Criteria
  • Brain Stem
  • Brain Structures and Function
  • Brain Tumors
  • Breathing Patterns
  • Brown-Sequard Syndrome
  • Brudzinski's Sign
  • Caloric Test
  • Cam (Confusion Assessment Method)
  • Central Herniation
  • Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation
  • Central Sleep Apnea
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
  • Cerebral Salt Wasting
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
  • Chiari Malformations
  • Chordoma
  • Choroid Plexus
  • Chvostek's Sign
  • Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
  • Circle of Willis
  • Cluster Breathing
  • Coiling
  • Coma
  • Consensual Reflex
  • Corneal Reflex
  • Cranial Nerves
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • CSF
  • Cushing's Reflex
  • Cushing's Triad
  • Cva
  • Cyberknife
  • Decerebrate Posturing
  • Decorticate Posturing
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Delirium
  • Delirium Tremens
  • Dermatomes
  • Diabetes Insipidus
  • Doll's Eyes
  • Doppler Studies
  • Drift
  • Dysreflexia
  • Ec-Ic Bypass
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG) Monitoring
  • Encephalitis
  • Endovascular Embolization, Neuro
  • Endovascular Revascularization/Recanalization Therapy
  • Ependymoma
  • Epidural Analgesia
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Evoked Potential Studies
  • External Ventricular Drain (Evd)
  • Figure(s)
    • 1.1. Arterial Blood Supply to the Brain
    • 1.10. Bis Electrode Placement
    • 1.11. Brown-Sequard syndrome
    • 1.12. Brudzinski's Sign
    • 1.13. Test for Oculovestibular Reflex Response
    • 1.14. Flow of CSF from the Time of Formation from Blood
    • 1.15. MRI of Chiari Malformation
    • 1.16. Circle of Willis Seen from below the Brain
    • 1.17. Decerebrate Posturing
    • 1.18. Decorticate Posturing
    • 1.19. Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU)
    • 1.2. Major Blood Vessels of the Brain
    • 1.20. Evidence-Based Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Delirium
    • 1.21. Normal Doll's Eyes
    • 1.22. Abnormal Doll's Eyes
    • 1.23. Comparison of a Normal EEG (Top) with that of an Epileptic Patient
    • 1.24. Diagram Depicting a Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm, with Microcatheter, and Coil in the Aneurysm Sac
    • 1.25. Dermatomes
    • 1.26. Elekta Gamma Knife (Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden)
    • 1.27. Patterns of Herniation
    • 1.28. Patterns of Visual Field Loss
    • 1.29. The Becker External Drainage and Monitoring System
    • 1.3. Cerebrocortical Areas Involved in Communication
    • 1.30. Normal Intracranial Pressure Waveform
    • 1.31. Intracranial Pressure Waves
    • 1.32. Components of Ventriculostomy and Stopcock Positions
    • 1.33. Subarachnoid Bolt
    • 1.34. Licox Catheter System
    • 1.35. Lumbar Drain
    • 1.36. Lumbar Puncture
    • 1.37. Nerve Cell in Multiple Sclerosis
    • 1.38. Myasthenia Gravis
    • 1.39. A Neuron
    • 1.4. Cranial Layers
    • 1.40. Ommaya Reservoir Placement
    • 1.41. Ommaya Reservoir Device
    • 1.42. Opisthotonos
    • 1.43. The Penumbra
    • 1.44. Nerve Stimulator
    • 1.45. Pupil Gauge
    • 1.46. Sedline Sedation Monitor Electrode Placement
    • 1.47. Classification of Seizure Types Basic Version
    • 1.48. Proposed Treatment Algorithm for Status Epilepticus
    • 1.49. Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt is Shown in Red As It is Positioned in the Patient
    • 1.5. (A) Saccular, (B) Berry, and (C) Fusiform Aneurysms
    • 1.50. Cross Section of the Spinal Cord
    • 1.51. Stent Retrieval Device
    • 1.52. Stereotactic Frame
    • 1.53. Common Sites of Plaque Formation
    • 1.54. Stroke Algorithm
    • 1.55. A, Axial CT Shows Bilateral Large Air Accumulations
    • 1.56. Tentorium Cerebelli
    • 1.57. Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy
    • 1.58. Hormones of the Pituitary Gland and Target Organs
    • 1.59. Cerebral Function and Associated Anatomical Areas
    • 1.6. Clipping of a Cerebral Aneurysm
    • 1.60. The Vertebrae
    • 1.7. Arteriovenous Malformation, Artist's Depiction
    • 1.8. Positive Babinski's Reflex
    • 1.9. Method to Illicit Babinski's Reflex
  • Fisher Grading Scale
  • Foramen Magnum
  • Gamma Knife
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Glioblastoma
  • Glioma
  • Glycolysis
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Halo Sign
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Herniation
  • Homonymous Hemianopia
  • Hunt and Hess Scale
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Increased Intracranial Pressure
  • Indications
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
  • Intrathecal Analgesia
  • Kernig's Sign
  • Kussmaul's Respiration
  • Licox Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitor
  • Lobe Functions
  • Locked-In Syndrome
  • Lumbar Drain
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lymphoma
  • Mean Arterial Pressure
  • Mechanical Thrombectomy
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Meningitis
  • Monro-Kellie Hypothesis
  • Mount Fuji Sign
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Nerve Stimulator
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Neurogenic Hyperventilation
  • Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema
  • Neurogenic Shock
  • Neurons
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Nuchal Rigidity
  • Oculocephalic Reflex
  • Oculovestibular Reflex
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Ommaya Reservoir
  • Opisthotonos
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Penumbra
  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulator
  • Pineal Region Tumors
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor Resection
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Pneumocephalus
  • Pons
  • Posturing
  • Pupil Gauge
  • Raccoon Eyes
  • Ramsay Scale
  • Rass
  • Reticular Activating System
  • Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
  • Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale
  • Rinne Test
  • Romberg's Test
  • Schwannoma
  • Sedation Monitoring
  • Sedline Brain Function Monitor
  • Seizures
  • Shock, Neurogenic
  • Shunts, Neurologic
  • Siadh
  • Skull Fracture
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Shock
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Stent Retrieval Devices
  • Stereognosis
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Stroke
  • Subarachnoid Bolt
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
  • Table(s)
    • 1.1. Hunt and Hess Scale
    • 1.10. Common Epidural Analgesia Medications
    • 1.11. Types of Herniation
    • 1.12. Collaborative Management Approaches to IH
    • 1.13. Normal Values for Lumbar Puncture Cerebrospinal Fluid
    • 1.14. Meningitis Comparison Chart
    • 1.15. Symptoms of Upper Motor Neuron/Lower Motor Neuron Damage
    • 1.16. Twitch Responses for Degree of Blockage
    • 1.17. Ramsay Scale
    • 1.18. Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)
    • 1.19. Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale
    • 1.2. World Federation of Neurosurgeons Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Scale
    • 1.20. Neurologic Shunts
    • 1.21. Location of Spinal Cord Injury and Related Disability
    • 1.22. ASIA Impairment Scale
    • 1.23. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
    • 1.24. Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
    • 1.25. Modified Rankin Scale
    • 1.3. Modified Fisher Scale
    • 1.4. Bis Assessment
    • 1.5. Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
    • 1.6. Sodium Imbalances: The “salt Table”
    • 1.7. Comparison of Coma States
    • 1.8. Twelve Cranial Nerves
    • 1.9. Cranial Nerve Exam
  • Tension Pneumocephalus
  • Tentorium Cerebelli
  • TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)
  • Train of Four
  • Transcranial Doppler Studies
  • Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy
  • Trousseau's Sign
  • Tumors, Neurogenic
  • Uncal Herniation
  • Vasospasm
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebrae
  • Weber's Test
  • Wernicke's Encephalopathy
  • West Nile Virus
  • Wfns Scale
• Part 2. Cardiovascular System
  • Ablation
  • Action Potential
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Afterload
  • AICD
  • Allen's Test
  • Alteplase
  • Aneurysm: Aortic
  • Angiography, Coronary
  • Angioplasty
  • Ankle-Brachial Index
  • Annuloplasty
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Regurgitation/Insufficiency
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Apheresis 1
  • Arterial Pressure
  • Ashman's Phenomenon
  • Atherectomy
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Axis Deviation
  • Beck's Triad
  • Belmont Rapid Infuser
  • BNP
  • Body Mass Index
  • Brugada Syndrome
  • Bubble Study
  • CABG
  • Calcium Scoring
  • Cardiac Biomarkers
  • Cardiac Index
  • Cardiac Output
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardioversion, Synchronized
  • Central Line
  • Central Venous Pressure
  • Closure Devices
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Continuous Cardiac Output
  • Cor Pulmonale
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Arteries
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
  • Coronary Calcium Scan
  • Coronary Stents
  • CVP
  • Defibrillation
  • Dor Procedure
  • Dressler's Syndrome
  • ECMO
  • Edema Grading Scale
  • EECP
  • Ejection Fraction
  • EKG Lead Placement
  • EKG: Bundle Branch Block
  • EKG: Fusion Beats
  • EKG: Interpretation Parameters
  • EKG: ST-Segment Monitoring
  • EKG: Supraventricular Tachycardia (Svt) Versus Ventricular Tachycardia (Vt)
  • Electrophysiology Studies
  • Endocarditis
  • Endovascular Embolization, Peripheral Vascular
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Enzymes, Cardiac
  • Erb's Point
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Femoral Bypass Surgery
  • Fibrinolytic Therapy
  • Figure(s)
    • 2.1. Action Potential of Human Ventricular Myocardium Together with Probably Electrolyte Movements
    • 2.10. Rotational Atherectomy
    • 2.11. Directional Atherectomy
    • 2.12. Determining Electrical Axis
    • 2.13. Hexaxial Figure to Pinpoint Axis
    • 2.14. Brugada Syndrome
    • 2.15. Post-cardiac Surgery Algorithm
    • 2.16. Oxygen Consumption Related to Nursing Interventionspost Open-Heart Surgery (OHS)
    • 2.17. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
    • 2.18. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • 2.19. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
    • 2.2. Action Potential Memory Aid
    • 2.20. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
    • 2.21. Synchronized Cardioversion
    • 2.22. Coarctation of the Aorta
    • 2.23. Surgical Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta Using a Tubular Graft Prosthesis
    • 2.24. Coronary Circulation: Coronary Arteries and Some Coronary Sinus Veins
    • 2.25. Applying the Defibrillation Pads
    • 2.26. Dor Procedure
    • 2.27. Diagnosing Bundle Branch Block (BBB)
    • 2.28. Fusion Beat
    • 2.29. Three-Lead System
    • 2.3. Algorithm for Evaluation and Medical Management Strategy for the ACS Patient
    • 2.30. Modified Chest Leads
    • 2.31. Five-Lead System
    • 2.32. Twelve-Lead System
    • 2.33. Twelve-Lead EKG
    • 2.34. Right Chest Leads
    • 2.35. Left Posterior Chest Leads
    • 2.36. ST-Segment Complexes
    • 2.37. ST-Segment Changes in Acute Coronary Thrombus
    • 2.38. Criteria Favoring Ventricular Tachycardias
    • 2.39. Amplatzer Vascular Plugs
    • 2.4. Allen's Test
    • 2.40. MVP Micro Vascular Plug
    • 2.41. ECMO Peripheral Circuits
    • 2.42. Femoral-Femoral Bypass
    • 2.43. Femoral-Popliteal Bypass
    • 2.44. Aortoiliac Bypass
    • 2.45. Comparison of NYHA and AHA/ACC Classifications for Heart Failure
    • 2.46. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Therapies by Clinical Presentation
    • 2.47. Heart Sound Land marks
    • 2.48. Normal Heart Sounds
    • 2.49. Differentiating Types of Murmurs
    • 2.5. Right Dominant Cardiac Catheterization Schematic
    • 2.50. Correct Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Timing
    • 2.51. Normal Balloon Pressure Waveform
    • 2.52. Normal Arterial Waveform
    • 2.53. Performing the Square Wave Test
    • 2.54. Liposorber Schematic Used with Permission of Kaneka Pharma America LLC
    • 2.55. ST-Segment Patterns Consistent with STEMI
    • 2.56. Placement of a Pacemaker
    • 2.57. Controls and Indicators of the Model 5388
    • 2.58. Digital Dual-Chamber Temporary Pacemaker Model 5392
    • 2.59. Phlebostatic Axis Determination
    • 2.6. Left Dominant Cardiac Catheterization Schematic
    • 2.60. Normal Sinus Rhythm with PAC
    • 2.61. Normal Sinus Rhythm with One PVC
    • 2.62. QT Interval
    • 2.63. Diagnostic Algorithm of ScVO2
    • 2.64. Passive Leg Raise Maneuver
    • 2.65. Algorithm for Goal-Directed Therapy in Sepsis/Septic Shock
    • 2.66. The Starling Curve
    • 2.67. Stent Placement
    • 2.68. FloTrac Sensor Integrates with the Edwards EV1000 Clinical Platform to Show Patient Status at a Glance
    • 2.69. Stroke Volume Variation (Optimization)
    • 2.7. Sample ABI Worksheet
    • 2.70. Stroke Volume Variation (Optimization) on Control-Ventilated Patients
    • 2.71. Svo2 Alterations/Etiology
    • 2.72. Pressure Waveforms Observed During Insertion of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter
    • 2.73. Hemodynamic Algorithm
    • 2.74. Four Phases of Targeted Temperature Management
    • 2.75. Tetralogy of Fallot
    • 2.76. Torsade De Pointes
    • 2.77. The Impella Ventricular Support System
    • 2.78. The Tand emheart Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device
    • 2.79. Progression of the ST-Segment/T-Wave Change in the Right Midprecordial Leads in a Patient with Wellens Syndrome
    • 2.8. Ashman's Phenomenon: Atrial Fibrillation with Long-Short-Long Cycle
    • 2.80. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
    • 2.9. Ashman's Phenomenon: Sinus Bradycardia with Premature Atrial Contraction
  • FloTrac Continuous Cardiac Output Monitor
  • Fractional Flow Reserve
  • Fusion Beats
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Sounds
  • Hemodynamics
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypovolemic Shock
  • Impella Ventricular Assist Device
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation
  • Intra-Arterial Pressure
  • Jugular Venous Distention
  • LDL Apheresis
  • Lead Placement
  • Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
  • Left Ventricular Restoration
  • Level 1 Rapid Infuser
  • Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome
  • Massive Transfusion Protocol
  • Maze Procedure
  • Mean Arterial Pressure 1
  • Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Midcab
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Stenosis
  • MUGA Scan
  • Murmurs
  • Myocardial Infarction: EKG Patterns
  • Myocardial Infarction: Reciprocal EKG Changes
  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring (Nibp)
  • OPCAB
  • Pacemakers, Permanent
  • Pacemakers, Temporary
  • Pacs
  • Passive Leg Raise Maneuver
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
  • Pericardial Friction Rub
  • Pericarditis
  • Permanent Pacemakers
  • Phlebostatic Axis
  • Plasmapheresis 1
  • Preexcitation Syndrome
  • Preload
  • Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)
  • Ptca
  • Pulmonary Artery Catheter
  • Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
  • Pulse Strength Classifications
  • Pulsus Alternans
  • Pulsus Magnus
  • Pulsus Paradoxus
  • Pulsus Parvus
  • PVCS
  • Qsofa
  • QT Interval
  • Rapid Volume Infuser
  • ScVO2 Monitoring
  • Septic Shock
  • Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
  • Shock Parameters
  • Shock, Anaphylactic
  • Shock, Cardiogenic
  • Shock, Hypovolemic
  • Shock, Neurogenic 1
  • Shock, Septic
  • SIRS
  • Sofa
  • Starling's Law
  • Stents, Coronary
  • StO2 Monitoring
  • Stokes-Adams Syndrome
  • Stress Testing
  • Stroke Volume
  • Stroke Volume Index
  • Stroke Volume Variation (Optimization)
  • ST-Segment Monitoring
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
  • Svo2 Monitoring
  • Swan-Ganz Pulmonary Artery Catheter
  • Synchronized Cardioversion
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response (SIRS)
  • Systemic Vascular Resistance
  • Table(s)
    • 2.1. Aortic Aneurysm Dissection Classification
    • 2.10. Direction of Electrical Potential on 12-Lead EKG
    • 2.11. Normal 12-Lead EKG P, Q, R, S, T Segments
    • 2.12. Which Lead is Best?
    • 2.13. Electrode Placement for Right Chest Leads
    • 2.14. Electrode Placement for Left Posterior Chest Leads
    • 2.15. ECMO Comparison
    • 2.16. Areas of Auscultation, Systematic Order of Listening
    • 2.17. Murmur Grades
    • 2.18. IABP Balloon Sizes
    • 2.19. Reciprocal EKG Changes in Myocardial Infarction
    • 2.2. Aortic Valve Evaluation, Postcardiac Catheterization
    • 2.20. Five-Letter Pacemaker Coding System
    • 2.21. Hemodynamic Alterations in Shock
    • 2.22. Treatment Guidelines for Sepsis/Septic Shock
    • 2.3. Comparing Types of CABG
    • 2.4. Edema Grading Scale
    • 2.5. EKG Interpretation Parameters
    • 2.6. Electrode Placement for Three-Lead System
    • 2.7. Electrode Placement for MCL Monitoring
    • 2.8. Electrode Placement for Five-Lead System
    • 2.9. Electrode Placement for 12-Lead System
  • Tamponade
  • Tand emheart
  • Targeted Temperature Management
  • TAVR
  • TEE
  • Temporary Pacemakers
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thrombolytic Therapy
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator
  • Torsade De Pointes
  • t-PA
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram
  • Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Transthoracic Echocardiogram
  • Tricuspid Regurgitation
  • Tricuspid Stenosis
  • Unstable Angina
  • Valvuloplasty
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Ventricular Restoration
  • Ventriculogram, Coronary
  • Wellens Syndrome
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
• Part 3. Pulmonary System
  • A-a Gradient
  • ABCDE Bundle
  • ABGs (Arterial Blood Gases)
  • Acute Lung Injury
  • Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Adaptive Pressure Control
  • Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
  • Aminophylline
  • Anatomy, Pulmonary
  • Anion Gap
  • ARDS
  • Arterial Blood Gases
  • Arterial O2 Content
  • Assist/Control Ventilation
  • Asthma
  • Atelectasis
  • Autopeep (Intrinsic Peep)
  • Base Excess/Deficit
  • Biot's Respirations (Ataxic Breathing)
  • Bleb
  • Blood Gases
  • Boyle's Law
  • Bpap Ventilator Support
  • Breath Sounds, Abnormal
  • Breath Sounds, Normal
  • Breathing Patterns 1
  • Bronchitis, Chronic
  • Bulla
  • Capnography
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Charles' Law
  • Chest Tubes
  • Chest X-Ray
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Closed Pneumothorax
  • Co2 Monitoring
  • Compliance
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Controlled Mand atory Ventilation
  • COPD
  • CPAP
  • Cricothyroidotomy
  • Cuff Measurement
  • Dalton's Law
  • Dead Space
  • Decortication, Lung
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Dynamic Compliance
  • Ebus (Endobronchial Ultrasound)
  • Effusion
  • Ekos Catheter
  • Embolism
  • Emphysema
  • Empyema
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound
  • Endotracheal Tube Placement
  • End-Tidal Co2 Monitoring
  • Esophageal Pressure Measurement
  • Extubation Criteria
  • Fick Principle
  • Figure(s)
    • 3.1. Gas Exchange in the Lung
    • 3.10. Thopaz Digital, Portable Chest Tube Drainage System
    • 3.11. Pleural Effusion
    • 3.12. A, Chest Wall Injury that Can Produce Flail Chest Abnormality;
    • 3.13. Heimlich Valve
    • 3.14. Examples of Retrievable IVC Filters
    • 3.15. Lung Volumes
    • 3.16. Pulmonary Function Test Measurements Showing Normal Lung Volumes and Capacity
    • 3.17. Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
    • 3.18. Left Shift
    • 3.19. Right Shift
    • 3.2. ABCDE Bundle
    • 3.20. The Pleurx Drain System
    • 3.21. Open Pneumothorax
    • 3.22. Tension Pneumothorax
    • 3.23. Hemothorax in the Right Pleural Cavity
    • 3.24. Oversimplified Flow Chart Depicting Pulmonary Edema
    • 3.25. Pulmonary Artery Changes that Occur in Pulmonary Hypertension
    • 3.26. Apneustic Breathing
    • 3.27. Biot's Respirations (Ataxic Breathing)
    • 3.28. Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation
    • 3.29. Central Sleep Apnea
    • 3.3. Acid-Base Nomogram
    • 3.30. Cheyne-Stokes Respirations
    • 3.31. Cluster Breathing
    • 3.32. Kussmaul's Respirations
    • 3.33. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
    • 3.34. Tracheostomy Tubes
    • 3.35. Passy-Muir Speaking Valve
    • 3.36. Matching Ventilation and Perfusion
    • 3.37. Trial (SAT) and Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) Assessment
    • 3.4. Lungsanterior View
    • 3.5. Lungslateral View
    • 3.6. Pathophysiology of ARDS
    • 3.7. Autopeep
    • 3.8. A Normal Capnogram
    • 3.9. Chest Tube Drainage System
  • Flail Chest
  • Fremitus
  • Functional Residual Capacity
  • Heimlich Valve
  • Heliox Therapy
  • Hemothorax
  • Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
  • Henry's Law
  • High-Flow Oxygen
  • Hydrothorax
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen
  • Hypercapnia
  • Hypocapnia
  • Hypoxemia
  • Hypoxia
  • ICU Liberation Bundle
  • Incentive Spirometry
  • Inferior Vena Cava Filter
  • Intermittent Mand atory Ventilation
  • Inverse Ratio Ventilation
  • IVC Filter
  • Lactate
  • Laryngectomy
  • Lung Sounds
  • Lung Volumes
  • Mand atory Minute Ventilation
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Mixed Venous ABGs
  • Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist
  • Nitrogen Washout
  • Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
  • Obstructive Lung Diseases
  • Open Pneumothorax
  • Oxygen Delivery Systems
  • Oxygen Toxicity
  • Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
  • P/F Ratio
  • Peep
  • Pickwickian Syndrome
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pleurx Drainage System
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pressure Control
  • Pressure Support
  • Prone Positioning
  • Proportional Assist Ventilation
  • Pulmonary Edema
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Vascular Resistance 1
  • Rapid Sequence Intubation
  • Renin-Angiotensin System
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Respiratory Inhalation Medications
  • Respiratory Patterns
  • Respiratory Physiology Terms
  • Respiratory System Anatomy
  • Restrictive Lung Diseases
  • Reverse I:E Ratio
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Spontaneous Awakening/Breathing Trial (SAT/SBT)
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Static Compliance
  • Status Asthmaticus
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema
  • Svo2 Monitoring 1
  • Synchronized Intermittent Mand atory Ventilation
  • Table(s)
    • 3.1. Steps to ABG Interpretation
    • 3.10. Simple Rules for Ventilator Management
    • 3.11. Failure to Wean Guide
    • 3.2. ABG Interpretation Parameters
    • 3.3. Blood Gas Comparison and Normal Reference Ranges
    • 3.4. Abnormal EtCO2 Waveforms
    • 3.5. Endotracheal Tube Placement
    • 3.6. Incentive Spirometry Nomogram
    • 3.7. Oxygen Delivery Systems
    • 3.8. Tracheostomy Tube Diameters and Conversions
    • 3.9. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
  • Tension Pneumothorax
  • Thoracentesis
  • Tidal Volume
  • Tracheostomy
  • Trali
  • Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
  • Tuberculosis
  • V/Q Ratio
  • Vena Cava Filter
  • Venous Blood Gases
  • Venous O2 Content
  • Ventilation/Perfusion Ratio
  • Ventilator Management
  • Ventilator Modes
  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
  • Vital Capacity
  • Volume-Assured Pressure Support
  • Weaning Parameters
• Part 4. Gastrointestinal and Urinary Systems
  • Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Anatomy: Digestive System
  • Anatomy: Liver Function
  • Artificial Urinary Sphincter
  • Ascites
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Basal Metabolic Rate
  • Bilirubin
  • Billroth Procedure
  • BISAP Scoring System
  • Bladder Pressure
  • Blakemore Tube
  • Bowel Management Systems
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Cecostomy
  • Central Parenteral Nutrition
  • Cirrhosis
  • Clostridioides Difficile
  • Colostomy
  • CPN
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cullen's Sign
  • Cystostomy
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Dobhoff Feeding Tube
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Encephalopathy
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • ERCP
  • Esophageal Varices
  • Esophagogastric Tamponade Tube
  • Fecal Diversion
  • Fecal Transplant
  • Feeding Tubes
  • Figure(s)
    • 4.1. Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring
    • 4.10. Double-Barrel Transverse Colostomy
    • 4.11. Loop Transverse Colostomy
    • 4.12. Ascending Colostomy (Cecostomy)
    • 4.13. (Top) Location of Diverticula in the Sigmoid Colon
    • 4.14. Enteral Nutrition (EN) Management Decision Tree
    • 4.15. G/J Tube
    • 4.16. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube
    • 4.17. Ileostomy
    • 4.18. Minnesota Tube
    • 4.19. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
    • 4.2. Digestive Anatomy
    • 4.20. Anti-H. Pylori Treatment Regimes
    • 4.21. Billroth I and Billroth II Procedures
    • 4.22. Different Types of Commonly Used Catheters
    • 4.23. Ileal Conduit (Urostomy)
    • 4.24. Ureterostomy
    • 4.25. Indiana Pouch
    • 4.26. Ileocecal Pouch
    • 4.27. Koch Pouch
    • 4.28. Neobladder
    • 4.3. Conjugation of Bilirubin
    • 4.4. Male Artificial Urinary Sphincter
    • 4.5. Gastric Band
    • 4.6. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
    • 4.7. Vertical Band ed Gastroplasty
    • 4.8. Sleeve Gastrectomy
    • 4.9. Sigmoid and Descending Colostomy
  • Gastric Band ing
  • Gastric Feeding Tube
  • Gastric Ulcer
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Gastrojejunostomy
  • Gastrostomy Tube
  • Grey Turner's Sign
  • Harris Benedict Equation
  • Hellp Syndrome
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy
  • Hepatic Failure
  • Hepatitis
  • Hyperalimentation
  • Ileal Conduit
  • Ileocecal Pouch
  • Ileostomy
  • Ileus
  • Incontinence
  • Indiana Pouch
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Kehr's Sign
  • Kock Pouch
  • Lipids
  • Liver Encephalopathy
  • Liver Failure
  • Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
  • McBurney's Point
  • Mesocaval Shunt
  • Minnesota Tube
  • Murphy's Sign
  • Nash
  • Nasogastric Tube
  • Neobladder
  • Nephrostomy
  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld)
  • Pancreatitis
  • Paracentesis
  • Parenteral Nutrition
  • Peptic Ulcer
  • Peritoneal Lavage
  • Peritonitis
  • Portacaval Shunt
  • PPN
  • Prostate
  • Psoas Sign
  • PVN
  • Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
  • Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube
  • Shunts
  • Stents, Urinary
  • Table(s)
    • 4.1. Acute Liver Failure Lab Abnormalities
    • 4.4. Commonly Used Enteral Nutrition Formulas
    • 4.6. BISAP Scoring System (Point Assigned Within 24 Hours of Presentation)
  • Thoracentesis 1
  • TIPS Procedure
  • TPN
  • Transurethral Resection
  • Tube Feedings
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ulcers
  • Ureteral Stents
  • Ureterostomy
  • Urinary Catheters
  • Urinary Diversions
  • Urinary Sphincter
  • Urosepsis
  • Urostomy
  • Whipple Procedure
• Part 5. Renal System
  • Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
  • Acute Tubular Necrosis
  • ADH
  • Aldosterone
  • Anatomy, Renal
  • Anion Gap 1
  • Azotemia
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
  • Creatinine Clearance
  • Dialysis
  • Erythropoietin
  • Figure(s)
    • 5.1. Acute Kidney Injury
    • 5.2. Functions in Each Portion of the Nephron
    • 5.3. Anion Gap
    • 5.4. CRRT Modality Comparisons
    • 5.5. An Internal Arteriovenous Fistula is Created by a Side-to-Side Anastomosis of the Artery and Vein
    • 5.6. A Graft Can Be Established Between the Artery and Vein
    • 5.7. Osmolarity
    • 5.8. Renin-Angiotensin System Activation During Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Hemodialysis
  • Hemofiltration
  • Osmolality
  • Osmolarity
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Quinton Catheter
  • Renal Failure
  • Renal Sympathetic Denervation
  • Renin-Angiotensin System 1
  • Rhabdomyolysis 1
  • SCUF
  • Stents, Renal
  • Table(s)
    • 5.1. Use of Laboratory Values in Differentiating Acute Tubular Necrosis from Decreased Renal Perfusion
    • 5.2. CRRT and Hemodialysis Comparison Chart
    • 5.3. Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Uremia
• Part 6. Endocrine System
  • Addison's Disease
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Cushing's Disease
  • Diabetes Insipidus 1
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  • DKA
  • Figure(s)
    • 6.1. Signs and Symptoms of Addison's Disease
    • 6.2. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
    • 6.3. Evolution of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State (HHS)
    • 6.4. Continuous Subcutaneous (Sub-Q) Insulin Infusion Pump
    • 6.5. Physiology of the Pituitary Gland
  • Graves' Disease
  • Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
  • Hyperthyroid
  • Hypoaldosteronism
  • Hypoparathyroid
  • Hypothyroid
  • Insulin Pump
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Locked-in Syndrome
  • Metabolic Syndrome 1
  • Myxedema
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pituitary Gland : Physiology
  • Pituitary Tumor Resection 1
  • Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
  • Table(s)
    • 6.1. Sodium Imbalances: The “salt Table”
    • 6.2. Comparison of Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
    • 6.3. Origin of SIADH and Associated Signs and Symptoms
  • Thyrotoxicosis (Thyroid Storm)
• Part 7. Hematologic and Immune Systems
  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Albumin
  • Anaphylactic Shock
  • Anemia
  • Apheresis 2
  • Blood Compatibility
  • Blood, Composition of
  • Body Fluid Compartments
  • Clotting Cascade
  • Clotting Factors
  • Cold Agglutinins
  • Colloids
  • Consumptive Coagulopathy
  • CRE (Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae)
  • Cryoprecipitate
  • Crystalloids
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis 1
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
  • Fecal Transplant 1
  • Figure(s)
    • 7.1. Composition of Blood
    • 7.10. Transfusion Reaction Management Algorithm
    • 7.2. Distribution of Body Fluid
    • 7.3. Events in the Clotting Cascade
    • 7.4. Four Steps to Remember the Clotting Cascade
    • 7.5. Virchow's Triad
    • 7.6. Pathophysiology of DIC
    • 7.7. Staging of Hodgkin's Disease
    • 7.8. Manifestations of Leukemia
    • 7.9. Belmont Rapid Infuser RI-2 (Left) and Level 1 H-1200 (Right)
  • Fresh Frozen Plasma
  • Hit (Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia)
  • HIV
  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphosarcoma
  • Massive Transfusion Protocol 1
  • Methemoglobinemia
  • MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Plasma Protein Fraction
  • Plasmapheresis 2
  • Platelets
  • Red Blood Cells (Packed)
  • Rotem
  • Sepsis
  • Shock, Anaphylactic 1
  • Stem Cell Transplant
  • Table(s)
    • 7.1. Clotting Factors
    • 7.2. Expected Acute DIC Lab Values
    • 7.3. Complications of Acute Blood Loss and Replacement
    • 7.4. Summary of Blood Compatibility
  • Taco
  • TEG (Thromboelastography)
  • Third Spacing
  • Thromboelastography
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
  • Trali 1
  • Transfusions
  • TTP
  • Virchow's Triad
  • VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus)
  • Whole Blood
• Part 8. Drugs, Doses, Tables
  • Abciximab (Reopro)
  • Ace Inhibitors
  • Acetadote
  • Acetaminophen Toxicity
  • Activase
  • Adenosine
  • Adrenaline
  • Aggrastat
  • Alteplase 1
  • Amikacin
  • Aminophylline 1
  • Amiodarone (Cordarone)
  • Angiomax (Bivalirudin)
  • Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Agents (ARBs)
  • Angiotensin-Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitors (ARNIs)
  • Anticoagulants, Oral
  • Antidysrhythmic Drugs
  • ARBs
  • Argatroban
  • ARNIs
  • Ativan (Lorazepam)
  • Baclofen Pump 1
  • Banana Bag
  • Beta-Blockers
  • Bivalirudin
  • Brevibloc
  • Bumex (Bumetanide)
  • Calcium
  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Cardene
  • Cardizem
  • Cathflo
  • Cerebyx (Fosphenytoin)
  • Cholinergic Agents
  • Chronotropic Agents
  • Cisatracurium
  • Clevidipine (Cleviprex)
  • Conscious Sedation
  • Cordarone
  • Corlopam (Fenoldopam)
  • Corvert
  • Coumadin
  • Dalteparin
  • Dexmedetomidine
  • Digoxin
  • Dilantin
  • Diltiazem (Cardizem)
  • Diprivan
  • Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
  • Dobutrex
  • Dopamine (Intropin)
  • Dromotropic Agents
  • Eliquis (Apixaban)
  • Enoxaparin
  • Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
  • Epoprostenol Sodium (Flolan, Veletri)
  • Eptifibatide (Integrilin) (See Also GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors)
  • Esmolol (Brevibloc)
  • Fenoldopam
  • Fentanyl
  • Figure(s)
    • 8.1. Acetaminophen Toxicity Nomogram
    • 8.10. Mallampati Airway Classification
    • 8.11. Neo-Synephrine at a Glance
    • 8.12. Nipride at a Glance
    • 8.13. Nitroglycerin at a Glance
    • 8.2. Thrombotic Catheter Occlusions
    • 8.3. Amiodarone Administration
    • 8.4. ARBs Prevent Angiotensin II from Connecting with its Receptors
    • 8.5. Dobutamine at a Glance
    • 8.6. Dopamine at a Glance
    • 8.7. Epinephrine at a Glance
    • 8.8. Levophed at a Glance
    • 8.9. Sedation Continuum
  • Flolan
  • Fosphenytoin
  • Fragmin (Dalteparin)
  • Gentamicin
  • Giapreza
  • GP IIB/Iiia Inhibitors
  • Heparin
  • Hot Salt
  • Hypertonic Saline
  • Ibutilide (Corvert)
  • Inhalation Medications
  • Inotropic Agents
  • Insulin
  • Integrilin
  • Intropin
  • IV Sedation
  • Ketamine
  • Laßlol (Normodyne)
  • Levophed (Norepinephrine)
  • Lidocaine
  • Lorazepam
  • Lovenox (Enoxaparin)
  • Magnesium Sulfate
  • Midazolam
  • Milrinone (Primacor)
  • Moderate Sedation
  • Nembutal
  • Neo-Synephrine (Phenylephrine)
  • Nicardipine (Cardene)
  • Nimbex (Cisatracurium)
  • Nipride (Nitroprusside)
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Nitroprusside
  • Norcuron
  • Norepinephrine
  • Normodyne
  • Pentobarbital (Nembutal)
  • Phenylephrine
  • Pitressin
  • Pradaxa (Dabigatran)
  • Precedex (Dexmedetomidine)
  • Primacor
  • Procedural Sedation
  • Propofol (Diprivan)
  • Rapid Sequence Intubation Drugs
  • Reopro
  • Respiratory Inhalation Medications 1
  • Reteplase
  • Table(s)
    • 8.1. Accelerated Infusion (90 Minutes)
    • 8.10. Dopamine Maintenance (400 mg in 500 mL)
    • 8.11. Dopamine Maintenance (800 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.12. Epinephrine Maintenance
    • 8.13. Esmolol Load
    • 8.14. Esmolol Maintenance
    • 8.15. Heparin Drip Calculation
    • 8.16. Average Action Per Insulin Category
    • 8.17. Injectable Insulins
    • 8.18. Lidocaine Maintenance
    • 8.19. Magnesium Sulfate Administration
    • 8.2. Three-Hour Infusionalteplase
    • 8.20. Milrinone Maintenance
    • 8.21. ASA (American Society of Anesthesia) Classification Scale
    • 8.22. Nimbex Maintenance
    • 8.23. Nipride Maintenance (50 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.24. Nipride Maintenance (100 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.25. Nitroglycerin Maintenance (25 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.26. Nitroglycerin Maintenance (50 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.27. Precedex Loading Infusion (10-Minute Infusion Only)
    • 8.28. Precedex Maintenance
    • 8.29. Continuous Infusion Flow Rates (mL/hr) for Propofol Maintenance
    • 8.3. Maintenance Dose of Aminophylline
    • 8.30. Tenecteplase Bolus 5 mg/mL
    • 8.31. Tirofiban Dosing
    • 8.32. Vasopressin Dosage for GI Hemorrhage
    • 8.33. Vasopressin Dosage for Hypotension/Shock
    • 8.4. Selective Versus Non-Selective Beta-Blockers
    • 8.5. Corlopam Concentration
    • 8.6. Corlopam Maintenance (Concentration 40 mcg/mL)
    • 8.7. Dobutamine Maintenance (250 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.8. Dobutamine Maintenance (500 mg in 250 mL)
    • 8.9. Dopamine Maintenance (400 mg in 250 mL)
  • Tenecteplase
  • Thrombolytic Therapy 1
  • Tirofiban (Aggrastat) (See Also GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors)
  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator 1
  • Tobramycin
  • Tocainide
  • T-PA
  • Vancomycin
  • Vasodilators
  • Vasopressin (Pitressin)
  • Vecuronium (Norcuron)
  • Veletri
  • Versed (Midazolam)
  • Xarelto (Rivaroxaban)
• Part 9. Labs
  • ABG Values
  • Bilirubin 1
  • Blood Cultures
  • Blood Draws
  • BNP 1
  • Calcium 1
  • Cardiac Biomarkers 1
  • C-Diff
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Lab Values
  • Chemistry Lab Values
  • Clostridioides Difficile 1
  • Coagulation Lab Values
  • Conscious Sedation 1
  • CRE
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • C-Reactive Protein 1
  • CRKP
  • D-Dimer
  • Drug Peaks and Troughs
  • Erythrocyte Count/Indices
  • Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (Esbl)
  • Fibrin Split Products
  • Fibrinogen
  • Figure(s)
    • 9.1. Bilirubin Conversion
    • 9.2. The Three Fractions of Calcium in Plasma and the Contribution of Each to the Total Calcium Concentration
    • 9.3. Medical Schematic for Chemistry Values
    • 9.4. Medical Schematic for CBC
    • 9.5. Hyponatremia Related to Water Balance
  • Hematology Lab Values
  • Hemochron, Jr
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
  • HgbA1C
  • Hit
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Hypernatremia
  • Hyperphosphatemia
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypokalemia
  • Hypomagnesemia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) 1
  • Lab Draw Methodology
  • Lactate 1
  • Mixed Venous Abgs
  • MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) 1
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time
  • Peaks/Troughs
  • Prothrombin Time
  • Reticulocyte Count
  • Table(s)
    • 9.1. Normal Arterial Blood Gas Values
    • 9.2. Cardiac Biomarkers
    • 9.3. CSF Lab Valuesnormal Values
    • 9.4. Chemistry Normal Values
    • 9.5. Coagulation Normal Values
    • 9.6. Hematology Normal Values
    • 9.7. Glycosylated Hemoglobin by the HgbA1C Method
    • 9.8. Therapeutic Drug Levels
    • 9.9. Urine Normal Values
  • Therapeutic Drug Levels (Peaks/Troughs)
  • Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) 1
  • Troponin
  • Urine Lab Values
  • Venous Blood Gases 1
  • VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus) 1
• Part 10. Imaging
  • Adenosine Stress Test
  • Angiography, Cerebral 1
  • Angiography, Coronary 1
  • Bleeding Scan
  • Bubble Study 1
  • Calcium Scan
  • Chest X-Ray 1
  • Coronary Calcium Scan 1
  • Cryoablation
  • CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
  • Dobutamine Stress Test
  • Doppler Echocardiography
  • Ebus
  • Echocardiography
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound (Ebus)
  • ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
  • Figure(s)
    • 10.1. A. Normal Posteroanterior Chest Radiograph
    • 10.2. Radiograph Depicting Proper Tube Placements
    • 10.3. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
    • 10.4. The Hybrid IVUS-OCT Imaging Catheter Allows Both Beams to Travel
  • Hida Scan
  • IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound)
  • Microwave Ablation
  • MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography)
  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
  • Muga Scan
  • OCT
  • Persantine Stress Test
  • Pet Scan (Positron Emission Tomography)
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
  • Renal Sympathetic Denervation 1
  • Sestamibi Stress Test
  • Stress Testing 1
  • Table(s)
    • 10.1. Relationship Between Coronary Calcium Scan Score and Plaque Burden
    • 10.2. V/Q Scan
  • Tagged RBC Scan
  • TBNA
  • Thallium Stress Test
  • Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Ultrasound
  • Ventilation/Perfusion Scan (V/Q Scan)
  • Ventriculogram
• Part 11. Miscellaneous
  • Aldrete's Scoring System
  • Apache Scoring System
  • Braden Scale
  • Burns
  • Central Venous Catheters
  • CIWA-Ar Score
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Conversion and Equivalent References
  • Delirium 1
  • Dermatomes 1
  • Drug Dose Calculations (or What to Do When the Power Goes Out!)
  • Figure(s)
    • 11.1. Rule of Nines
    • 11.10. Deep Tissue Pressure Injury
    • 11.11. Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH)
    • 11.2. Central Venous Catheter Lengths
    • 11.3. Patterns of Fractures
    • 11.4. Peripheral IV Catheter Chart
    • 11.5. Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer
    • 11.6. Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer
    • 11.7. Stage 3 Pressure Ulcer
    • 11.8. Stage 4 Pressure Ulcer
    • 11.9. Unstageable Pressure Injury
  • Fractures
  • IV (Peripheral) Catheter Chart
  • IV Fluid Therapy
  • Leech Therapy
  • Malignant Hyperthermia
  • Mallampati Airway Classification
  • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
  • Organ Donation
  • Pain Management
  • Picc Line
  • Pressure Injury
  • Signs, Syndromes, Frequently Used Terms
  • Table(s)
    • 11.1. Aldrete's Scoring System
    • 11.10. Easy Titration
    • 11.11. Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT)
    • 11.12. Grading and Staging Tumors
    • 11.13. Dressing Options for Clean, Uninfected Wounds
    • 11.14. Dressing Types and Uses
    • 11.2. Modified Aldrete's Score Criteria
    • 11.3. Braden Risk Interpretation
    • 11.4. Braden Skin Assessment Scale
    • 11.5. Characteristics of Burns According to Depth
    • 11.6. CIWA-Ar Scoring
    • 11.7. Conversions/Equivalents
    • 11.8. to Calculate mcg/Kg/Min
    • 11.9. to Calculate Rate of Infusion
  • Tumors, Grading/Staging
  • Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure
  • Wound Care/Dressings
• Abbreviations Key
  • Abbreviations Key
• Front Matter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • Preface