From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - Critical Care

• A 42-Year-Old Woman With a Chronic Productive Cough A 42-year-old woman with a chronic productive cough is repeatedly treated for pneumonia. At her latest follow-up, she reports intermittent dyspnea and fatigue. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Venous Thromboembolism Venous thromboembolism encompasses deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Are you familiar with best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• The Top Trending Clinical Topics of 2018 See which topics resonated most with healthcare professionals in 2018, along with key aspects on new related studies and infographics on essential information.
  December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Organ Donation and Transplant Care for organ donors and transplant recipients extends beyond surgical teams. Are you able to correctly answer all five of these donation- and transplantation-related questions?
  Medscape, December 2018
• Alcohol Abuse: Complications and Consequences People who chronically abuse alcohol are at increased risk for cirrhosis, GI bleeding, pancreatitis, cardiomyopathy, trauma, mental health disorders, and a wide variety of cancers. Learn more about the potentially devastating complications of excessive, long-term alcohol use.
  December 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Key Aspects of Venous Thromboembolism Early diagnosis and treatment of VTE significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. Are you familiar with the presentation and treatment of venous thromboembolism? Test yourself with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 2018
• 10 Community-Acquired Infections From outbreaks of Legionnaires disease to the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant disorders, community-acquired infections have become an increasing focus in the healthcare community and in the media.
  November 2018
• A 70-Year-Old Man With Deteriorating Mental Status and Pain A 70-year-old man presents to the ED with generalized abdominal pain and a 4-day history of progressive distention. He has not had a bowel movement in 2 days. What is the diagnosis?
  Medscape, October 2018
• Cerebrovascular Accident: A Stroke of Misfortune Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the US. Learn more about recognizing its variable presentation and instituting effective and urgent treatment.
  October 2018
• 14 Rashes You Need to Know: Common Dermatologic Diagnoses Skin rashes are common patient complaints. Although many symptoms overlap, there are identifiable factors for each disease. Can you identify these rashes?
  October 2018
• Altered Mental Status in a Young Man Picked Up On the Street A 33-year-old man is brought to the ED with altered mental status. The patient has a very high temp and has admitted to using cocaine. What is the potentially life-threatening finding on the ECG?
  Medscape, October 2018
• Care of Adult Patients in the ICU Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) 2018 guidelines by the Society of Critical Care Medicine for Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU.
  Medscape, October 2018
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) 2018 guidelines on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by the American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese Respiratory Society, and Latin American Thoracic Society.
  Medscape, October 2018
• Palliative Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) 2018 guidelines by the National Consensus Project on palliative care.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Fast Five Quiz: Dangerous Drug Combinations With more combinations of drugs possible than ever before, avoiding preventable drug interactions is crucial. See whether you can recognize potentially dangerous combinations with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 2018
• An Unresponsive 45-Year-Old Woman Foaming at the Mouth A 45-year-old woman is presented to the emergency department as priority 1 unresponsive. Her boyfriend found her foaming at the mouth and unresponsive. What's the cause?
  Medscape, September 2018
• Colon and Rectal Cancer Emergencies Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) New and updated guidelines by the WSES provide recommendations on management of large bowel perforation, obstructive left colon carcinoma, and obstructive right colon carcinoma.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) New and updated guidelines by the AHA/ACC provide recommendations on management of congenital heart disease in adults.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Clinical Practice Guidance (2018) New position statement from the American Diabetes Association provides recommendations on management of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents.
  Medscape, September 2018
• Disorders of Consciousness Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) New clinical practice guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of disorders of consciousness, including minimally conscious state, posttraumatic vegetative state, and unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.
  Medscape, September 2018