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Under surgical emergencies what are the acute abdominal Catastrophes which warrant intensive care unit admission (2) |
1.) Perforated viscus, especially with fecal soiling of peritoneum ( often complicated by sepsis/septic shock) 2.) Ruptured leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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What are the common Trauma related causes of admission to the intensive care unit? (3) |
1.) nb: Trauma cases that go to the intensive care unit are often due to hypovolemic shock and later sepsis/septic shock 2.) multiple injuries 3.) Massive blood loss 4.) Severe head injury |
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What are the causes of Respiratory Failure, which warrant ICU admission? (7) |
1.) Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 2.) Acute severe asthma 3.) Severe pneumonia (may be complicated by sepsis/septic shock) 4.) Meningococcal infection 5.) Status Epilepticus 6.) Severe Diabetic Keto-acidoses 7.) Coma |
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In general what type of cases are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit? |
Patients with ACUTE like threatening conditions (the critically ill). |
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What are the troubling signs which would cause you to admit a patient into the intensive care unit? (11) |
1.) Heart rate greater than 120bpm 2.) Heart rate less than 40 bpm 3.) Systolic blood pressure above 200 mmHg 4.) Systolic blood pressure below 80mmHg 5.) Urine output less than 0.5mL/kg/h for 2 consecutive hours 6.) Respiratory rate above 30 bpm 7.) Respiratory rate below 8 8.) Oxygen saturation less than 90% whilst receiving supplemental oxygen 9.) Glasgow coma scale less than 8 10.) Core temperature greater than 39°C 11.) Core temperature less than 35°C |
