RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Leonard G.
A1 Haist, Steven A.
SR Print(0)
ID 2695577
T1 Chapter 20. Critical Care
T2 Clinician's Pocket Reference: The Scut Monkey, 11e
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-145428-5
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2695577
RD 2024/04/24
AB Patients  admitted  to  the  ICU  often  have  multisystem  disease,  have  traumatic  injuries,  or  are  under  intensive  treatment  regimens  to  avoid  or  manage  end-organ  dysfunction.  The  interactions  between  dysfunctional  organ  systems  are  complicated  and  can  be  overwhelming  to  students  and  new  house  officers.  This  chapter  describes  an  organ-system  approach  to  evaluating  and  treating  critically  ill  patients  as  well  as  commonly  encountered  critical  care  complications.  The  field  of  critical  care  medicine  is  rapidly  advancing,  and  evidence-based  protocols  and  pathways  are  becoming  an  important  part  of  clinical  practice.  Become  familiar  with  unit  protocols  in  the  following  major  areas: