Sunday October 08, 2006
Topics you can't afford to miss for Critical Care Board exams - Part 3

Since last 2 weeks we are posting important topics to prepare for our fellows to prepare for Internal Medicine's Critical Care Board exam. Click for Part 1 and Part 2. Here are few more topics.

1. Indication of digibind in Dig toxicity
2. Management of pulmonary artery rupture (one lung ventilation)
3. Atrial fibrillation - Management in stable as well as hemodynamic shock
4. Amiodarone induced 'acute' lung toxicity
5. Identify pneumothorax in CXR
6. Identify central line in arterial system - CXR
7. CT scan picture in late stage ARDS
8. Calculation / formula of required calorie in ICU patient
9. C-diff colitis - identification
10. Identification / risk of DVT and PE in ICU patients
11. Diagnosis of TTP
12. Hepato-toxicity of Quinolones
13. Adjustment of Lovenox in renal failure
14. Hypophosphatemia in TPN
15. Tretment of organophophate poisioning
16. Management of acalculous cholycystitis after CABG.
17. Not to get deceive by mildly elevated BNP.
18. Antibiotic choice in neutropenic fever.
19. Need of Iron in Erythropoetin treatment.
20. Diagnosis of Abdominal compartment syndrome