Critical care nurse
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Critical care nurse · Oct 1996
Review Case ReportsManaging aortic dissections: a critical care challenge.
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At our institution, PLV continues to be used as an investigational therapy for patients with ARDS who meet the protocol criteria. Since this is the beginning of the first nonneonatal clinical trial of PLV, results of this therapy are not yet available. ⋯ Other questions to be answered include the cost-effectiveness of using this therapy for patients with ARDS, as well as what type of program will be required to carry out this therapy. It is hoped that this type of ventilatory therapy will offer an effective, simple method of treatment for patients with ARDS in the future.
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Critical care nurse · Apr 1996
ReviewUsing the 12-lead ECG to detect ischemia, injury, and infarction.
The 12-lead ECG is extremely valuable in helping the critical care nurse detect the presence of myocardial ischemia, injury, and infarction. With an understanding of the 12-lead ECG, the nurse can relate the ECG findings to the patient's coronary artery disease and can anticipate the clinical consequences both for the functioning of the cardiac muscle and for the cardiac conducting system.
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Critical care nurse · Dec 1995
Case ReportsThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: pathophysiology, treatment, and related nursing care.
The patient diagnosed with TTP presents to the critical care unit with myriad life-threatening problems. Knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of this rare syndrome is essential to plan care appropriately. However, despite immediate diagnosis and intervention, the outcome may not be successful. Critical care nurses play a vital role in caring for these patients, as well as helping family members deal with this devastating disease.