Airway and Ventilation Management
Adjunct Liters per minute (LPM) FiO2 provided Nasal cannula Up to 6 Up to 50% Simple face mask Up to 10 Up to 60% Venturi mask Up to 12 Up…
Goals of Care and Difficult Conversations
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Jessica L. White and Kevin N. Sheth (eds.)Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice Clinicianhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48669-7_19 19. Goals of Care and Difficult Conversations Christine Hudoba1 and David Y. Hwang1 (1) Yale University, New Haven, CT,…
Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury After Cardiac Arrest
Fig. 17.1 Evaluation of hypoxic ischemic injury algorithm. S sedatives, A analgesics, B neuromuscular junction blockers, H hypothermia MRI may become abnormal if repeated, but there are patients with repeatedly…
The Role of Advanced Practice Clinicians in the Neuroscience ICU
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Jessica L. White and Kevin N. Sheth (eds.)Neurocritical Care for the Advanced Practice Clinicianhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48669-7_1 1. The Role of Advanced Practice Clinicians in the Neuroscience ICU Jessica L. White1 and Kevin N. Sheth1 (1) Yale…
Neurological Infections
Fig. 13.1 Neurological infection workup and management algorithm 13.3.3 Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy The next step in the management of CNS infections is to start antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics should be started…
Antidotes for the Intoxicated Patient
SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; MAO, monoamino oxidase. TABLE 14.2 Causes to Consider in Coma and Seizures Due to Toxins Coma Seizures Alcohols Tricyclic antidepressants Carbon monoxide Cocaine Benzodiazepines Amphetamines…
Acute Delirium
FIGURE 17.1 Assessment of level of sedation and delirium in the ICU. RASS, Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (see Table 17.3); CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU: delirium is diagnosed…
Pitfalls of Brain Death Determination
Adapted from Wijdicks et al., 2010. ABG = arterial blood gas; BP = blood pressure; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; PEEP = positive end expiratory pressure; TMJ = temporomandibular…
Hyponatremia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
FIGURE 25.1 Differential diagnosis between cerebral salt wasting (CSW) and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Some patients with aSAH become extremely polyuric, and this tends to occur…
Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity
CT angiogram of the chestSepsis*White blood cell countBlood culturesSerum lactic acidSeizuresElectroencephalogramNeuroleptic malignant syndromeHistory of neuroleptic exposureSerum creatine kinaseResponse to dantroleneSerotonin syndromeHistory of use of proserotonin drugsSerum creatine kinaseResponse to cyproheptadineAlcohol…
