rehabilitation for trauma and critical care

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care docx

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Child and Adolescent Care docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 09:20
... Star of Bethlehem (for loss, bereavement or trauma) , Rock Rose (for terror and panic, often following an accident), Impatiens (for irritation and impatience), Cherry Plum (for fear of losing ... humans and animals as a form of therapy, communication and comfort Massage has been used therapeutically for centuries and is mentioned in ancient medical texts within the Greek, Egyptian, Indian and ... evidence-based information is a core nursing intervention: this book gives nurses caring for children and young people the basis for exploring options with them and the basis for deciding where...
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GUIDE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS docx

GUIDE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES FOR SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS docx

Ngày tải lên : 28/03/2014, 11:20
... thorough handwashing by children and staff before eating and after toilet use and diaper changes Persons handling and preparing food should give particular attention to handwashing OTHER INFORMATION ... emphasize thorough handwashing by children and staff before eating and after toilet use and diaper changes Persons handling and preparing food should give particular attention to handwashing -4- SALMONELLOSIS ... emphasize thorough handwashing by children and staff before eating and after toilet use and diaper changes Persons handling and preparing food should give particular attention to handwashing SHIGELLOSIS...
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radiology for anaesthesia and intensive care

radiology for anaesthesia and intensive care

Ngày tải lên : 11/04/2014, 10:25
... appropriate anaesthesia and sedation, preanaesthetic preparation and techniques appropriate for adults and children for CT scan, MRI and angiography and post-investigation care An understanding of the ... rigid or flexibly and extraction of the foreign body Forceps, baskets and fogarty balloons can be used to try and grasp the foreign body Endobronchial foreign body Aspiration of a foreign body can ... consultant colleagues and recent successful examination candidates It is important to develop a system for reviewing and presenting X-rays and again, practise with colleagues, and preferably a radiologist,...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 1 potx

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 1 potx

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Page ii DEDICATION To our patients Page iii Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care Edited by Basil F Matta MB BCh BA BOA DA FRCA Consultant in Anaesthesia and Neuro -Critical ... constitutive form of enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) This form of the enzyme is calmodulin dependent and requires Ca++ and tetrahydrobiopterin for its activity and differs from the inducible form ... flow: 70 and 20 ml/100g/min for grey and white matter respectively Regional CBF (rCBF) and glucose consumption decline with age, along with marked reductions in brain neurotransmitter content and...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 2 ppsx

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 2 ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... neuroanaesthesia and intensive care, it is important to remember that the primary cause for a high ICP must be sought and treated Outcome studies for any treatment are necessary to improve standards of ... classified as traumatic, ischaemic or hypoxic Traumatic brain injury may be due to the trauma associated with accidents or personal violence Alternatively, the trauma may be iatrogenic and accompany ... including Na+K+, Na+–Ca++, and Ca++–H+, as well as Cl– and HCO3– leakage fluxes, maintain electrical and concentration gradients for various ions across the cell membrane and hence generate the resting...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 3 doc

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 3 doc

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... blood and indicator, λb and λi the specific heat of blood and indicator, and ρb and ρi the density of blood and indicator If time is brought into the equation, the volumes become flows and: Figure ... assumptions for calculating CBF and hence are indirect or open to criticism This chapter will outline the methods most commonly employed for the measurement of CBF in theatre and intensive care Kety–Schmidt ... CBF and portable units are available The technique is relatively simple and is reliable and reproducible Patient and operator radiation exposure is low, enabling repeated studies on a patient, and...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 6 pps

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 6 pps

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... careful history and thorough examination, noting the presence of angina and its severity, previous myocardial infarction and symptoms and signs of cardiac failure The ECG should be examined for ... infant and child physiology and pharmacology and paediatric neurophysiology and neuropharmacology is required for the practice of paediatric neurosurgical anaesthesia Furthermore, an understanding ... anaesthetized and the airway secured, care must be taken when positioning the patient on the operating table Excessive and awkward movements must be avoided and the surgeon responsible for the patient's care...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 7 pptx

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 7 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... thin and very fragile with loss of connective tissue Osteoporosis and bone fractures are common and care is needed when gaining vascular access and positioning the patient Wound healing is slow and ... phases: initial resuscitation and transfer, intraoperative management, and intensive care and rehabilitation This chapter concentrates on the initial resuscitation and intraoperative management ... macroglossia and decreased mobility of the neck and temporomandibular joints Hypertrophy of pharyngeal and laryngeal soft tissue obscures the glottis Thyroid enlargement may distort the airway and cause...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 8 pptx

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 8 pptx

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... between the second and fifth days posttrauma and vasogenic oedema then contributes to brain swelling Unfortunately, patients vary enormously and different mechanisms responsible for intracranial ... crystalloid, colloid and blood may be required for trauma patients For non -trauma patients intravenous isotonic crystalloid solutions are preferred to maintain normal intravascular volume and plasma osmolality ... to be much room for improvement in conventional clinical practice A series of telephone and postal surveys suggest that basic recommendations for monitoring and general intensive care in severe...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 9 ppt

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 9 ppt

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... pneumonia and pulmonary embolism followed by dehydration and renal failure, UTI's and sepsis and other comorbidities for example, ischaemic heart disease and cancer Severe Strokes and Intensive Care ... practice, therefore, to maintain tight glycaemic control with insulin and fluids if necessary (to aim for a blood sugar of 4–8) and to perform regular monitoring using BM stix A randomized controlled ... critical illness polyneuropathy and the critical illness myopathies Critical investigations are a serum creatinine kinase and neurophysiological examination of the nerves, which in skilled hands...
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Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 10 ppt

Textbook of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care - part 10 ppt

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 00:21
... should not be performed unless steps and have been fulfilled Who and When? BSD tests should be performed by two medical practitioners who have been registered for more than five years and are competent ... performed near critical areas of the cerebral circulation Any technique of sedation needs to relieve anxiety and pain and to provide such relief from discomfort that the patients lie still for ... central nervous system and the techniques of doing so and their applications continue to expand Anaesthetists are increasingly involved in both anaesthesia and sedation for adults and children in this...
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báo cáo khoa học: "An evidence-based health workforce model for primary and community care" pot

báo cáo khoa học: "An evidence-based health workforce model for primary and community care" pot

Ngày tải lên : 10/08/2014, 11:20
... health status of the population and bestpractice (cost-effective) care Expressed demand will only provide a sound basis for workforce planning where supply and demand meet (or at least approximate) ... deliver health promotion and primary and secondary prevention services for the “at-risk” population Levels to concern healthcare needs and the associated health workforce for persons with the diagnosed ... training places) and demand distorted by pervasive knowledge failures and third-party payment This means that expressed demand will not reflect informed consumer preferences and, as such, cannot...
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Báo cáo y học: " Ethics and critical care in the new millennium" pps

Báo cáo y học: " Ethics and critical care in the new millennium" pps

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:21
... balance of supply and demand between health care providers and the public; a balance between the health care the public needs and that which its want; and a balance between what health care providers ... health care team, who must perform often invasive, painful procedures when the chances of survival are very poor; and to society are we all willing to accept? Moreover, the acuity and severity of critical ... Critical Care February 2002 Vol No Hawryluck and Crippen involved in the design and/ or funding of a project, then what are the responsibilities and obligations of the investigator...
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Báo cáo y học: "Eighth World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, 28 October–1 November 2001, Sydney, Australia: Harm minimization and effective risk managemen" doc

Báo cáo y học: "Eighth World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, 28 October–1 November 2001, Sydney, Australia: Harm minimization and effective risk managemen" doc

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:21
... cutting edges of science and the wisdom of experts in all aspects of critical care. …’ The Congress provided a forum in which researchers and clinicians could come together and look at the questions ... pituitary failure in patients who are critically ill for protracted periods intensive care: that of harm minimisation and risk management Microcirculation and oxygen delivery Dr Can Ince of the ... Critical Care February 2002 Vol No Ramakrishnan of hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients A total of 1548 medical and surgical patients were randomised on admission...
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Báo cáo y học: "Clinical evaluation of the Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT™) platform Ken Johnson1, Frederick Pearce2, Dwayne" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Clinical evaluation of the Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT™) platform Ken Johnson1, Frederick Pearce2, Dwayne" pps

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 19:21
... the United States Army has developed a new critical care transport platform called the Life Support for Trauma and Transport (LSTAT™) Design goals for the LSTAT were solicited from medical personnel ... patient connectors and lines allow for unobstructed access to the patient, controls and displays? 7/9 (78%) 2/9 (22%) 0/9 (0%) LSTAT for patient care in the postanesthetic care unit Critical events ... Guidelines Task Force, American Association of Critical- Care Nurses: Guidelines for the transfer of critically ill patients Am J Crit Care 1993, 2:189-195 Committee, ACoEPGA: Guidelines for transfer...
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Báo cáo y học: "Biphasic positive airway pressure and airway pressure release ventilation Christian Putensen1 and Hermann Wrigge2 for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care" docx

Báo cáo y học: "Biphasic positive airway pressure and airway pressure release ventilation Christian Putensen1 and Hermann Wrigge2 for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care" docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 20:20
... Oxygen supply and demand balance The concomitant increase in cardiac index and arterial oxygen tension during APRV/BiPAP improved the relationship between tissue oxygen supply and demand because ... controlled mandatory ventilation (CMV), intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) and biphasic intermittent positive airway pressure (BIPAP) on duration of intubation and consumption of analgesics and ... heart [25] In normovolaemic and hypovolaemic patients, this produces reduction in right and left ventricular filling and results in decreased stroke volume, cardiac output and oxygen delivery (DO2)...
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Báo cáo y học: " Engendering enthusiasm for sustainable disaster critical care response: why this is of consequence to critical care professionals" pps

Báo cáo y học: " Engendering enthusiasm for sustainable disaster critical care response: why this is of consequence to critical care professionals" pps

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 20:21
... programs for healthcare professionals are not coordinated in scope and content, and may not address the most pressing needs for critical care personnel What are the imperatives that must be taught? For ... 91:710-716 Noji EK: Creating a health care agenda for the Department of Homeland Security Managed Care 2003, 12:7-12 Church A: Critical care and emergency medicine Crit Care Clin 2003, 19:271-278 Angus ... Schmitz RJ, White A, Popovich J, Jr: Caring for the critically ill patient Current and projected workforce requirements for care of the critically ill and patients with pulmonary disease: can we...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Clinical review: The Israeli experience: conventional terrorism and critical care" docx

Báo cáo khoa học: "Clinical review: The Israeli experience: conventional terrorism and critical care" docx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 22:22
... between October 2000 and September 2004 was performed Information was assembled from the medical center’s trauma registry and from GICU patient admission and discharge records The information we collected ... orthopedic surgery and anesthesiology/ critical care medicine and hospital administration As events evolve and more senior personnel arrive they will take charge A senior general surgeon performs triage ... from the ICU and recovery room Send on-call most experienced physicians to the trauma bay and emergency department Prepare trauma bay, two operating rooms and ICU beds (including PACU) for admission...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Year in review in Critical Care, 2003 and 2004: respirology and critical care" potx

Báo cáo khoa học: " Year in review in Critical Care, 2003 and 2004: respirology and critical care" potx

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 22:22
... duration of MV and ICU stay Koksal and coworkers [17] compared plasma insulin, cortisol, glucose and urinary vanilmandelic acid in patients ventilated for more than 48 hours before, during and after ... and coworkers [30] compared efficacy and safety of remifentanil and fentanyl for analgesia and sedation in 152 mechanically ventilated patients Both remifentanil and fentanyl were effective and ... heat and fluid Chiumello and coworkers [11] compared the efficiency of a new heat and moisture exchanger (Performer, StarMed, Mirandola, Italy) that actively adds water and heat to the inspired...
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