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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 âsalt Tableâ
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 âsalt Tableâ
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
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Acknowledgments
Contributors
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