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Fast Facts for Critical Care
the 2016 Edition

by Kathleen M. White
www.kathywhite.com

General

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Cardiovascular

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Hemodynamics

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ACLS

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  2. Link MS, Berkow LC, Kudenchuk PJ, et al. 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Part 7: Adult ACLS. Circulation, 2015;132(suppl2):S444-S464.

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Stat Meds & Med Facts

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  4. Smithburger PL, Campbell S, Kane-Gill SL. Alteplase treatment of acute pulmonary embolism in the intensive care unit. CritCareNurs, 2013;33(2):17-26.

  5. Lim W, Meade M, Lauzier F., et al. Failure of anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis: risk factors in medical-surgical critically ill patients. CritCareMed, 2015;43:401-410.

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  20. AACN Practice Alert: Delirium Assessment and Management. CCN, 2012;32(1): Feb 2012.

  21. Glass M,  Spitrey J. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Your Questions Answered. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2009;20(1):5–11.

  22. Pun BT, Boehm L. Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit. AACN Adv CritCare, 2011;22(3):225-237.

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    ECG

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  2. en.ECGpedia.org. accessed 11/21/2015.

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  7. Jaeger FJ. Cardiac Arrhythmias. http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/cardiology/cardiac-arrhythmias/ accessed 2/15/2016.

  8. Geiter HB. Understanding bundle-branch blocks. Nurs2010CritCare, 6-8.

  9. Barto D. Understanding wide-complex tachycardias. Nurs2012CritCare, 7(2):6-8.

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  11. Sangkachand P, Sarosario B, Marjorie Funk M. Continuous ST-Segment Monitoring: Nurses' Attitudes, Practices, and Quality of Patient Care. AJCC, May 2011;20(3):226-237.

  12. Nelson S, Leung J. QTc Prolongation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Review of Offending Agents. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2011; Volume 22, Number 4, pp.289–295.

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Pacing

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  2. Geiter H. Understanding pacemaker rhythms Part 2. Nursing2011CritCare;6(5):25-31.

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Respiratory

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Neuro

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  2. Connolly ES, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, et al. AHA/ASA, Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke, 2012;43:

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Blood/IV's/Lab

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Trauma

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IABP

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Cardiac Surgery

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Pediatric Acute Care

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