Antimicrobial Therapies in the ICU
Case Print Section Listen A 53-year-old man suffered a severe traumatic brain injury after being struck in an automobile-pedestrian accident. He was intubated in the field and stabilized in the…
Sepsis and Septic Shock
Case Print Section Listen A 45-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for head trauma related to a fall on the stairs after acute alcohol intoxication. He…
Endocrine Disorders in Critical Illness
Case Print Section Listen A 40-year-old woman presents with a sudden, severe, thunderclap headache. A CT scan and a CT angiogram are obtained which reveal diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage due to…
Renal Replacement Therapies
Case Print Section Listen A 26-year-old woman was admitted following a horse-riding accident. She had fractured her femur and suffered an intracranial hemorrhage. Postoperatively she required mechanical ventilation and then…
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Case Print Section Listen A 29-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) after a motorcycle accident. Upon arrival to the ED he was found to have suffered a crush…
Management of Systemic Blood Pressure in the NeuroICU
Case Print Section Listen A 57-year-old man with a 5-year history of hypertension (HTN) presents to the emergency department with the assistance of family. They report progressive confusion and lethargy…
Mechanical Ventilation
Case Print Section Listen A 45-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a motor vehicle collision. Upon presentation to the Emergency…
Rhythm Disturbances in Critically Ill Patients
Case Print Section Listen A 68-year-old woman is admitted to the neurologic intensive care unit (NeuroICU) after a fall that led to a subdural hematoma. Past medical history is remarkable…
Cardiogenic Shock and Intraaortic Balloon Pump
Case Print Section Listen A 56-year-old man with past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency department with 1 hour of substernal chest pain and shortness of…
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
Case Print Section Listen A 62-year-old man with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection on parenteral antibiotics administered via a right upper extremity peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line is admitted with…
