Critical Disease

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Clinical-manifestations 3 Complications 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

More Specific Terms

• hypertensive crisis (malignant hypertension)

Clinical-manifestations

• vital signs are unstable
• altered state of consciousness common

Complications

• high risk of mortality

Management

• medical or surgical care provided in:

• emergency department
• intensive care unit

• nutritional support

• hypocaloric vs full enteric nutrition with similar outcomes ( ventilator-free days & mortality)

• burns may be exception

More General Terms

• acute disease

Additional Terms

• critical care medicine
• intensive care unit (ICU)

References

1. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network. Initial trophic vs full enteral feeding in patients with acute lung injury: The EDEN randomized trial. JAMA 2012 Feb 22/29; 307:795 PMID: [1]
   - Griffiths RD. Nutrition for critically ill patients: How much is enough? JAMA 2012 Feb 22/29; 307:845 PMID: [2]
2. National Guideline Clearinghouse
   - Clinical practice guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered intensive care unit: American College of Critical Care Medicine Task Force 2004-2005. (Society of Critical Care Medicine) ngc-guideline: [3]
   - Critical care. Laboratory medicine practice guidelines: evidence-based practice for point-of-care testing. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry ngc-guideline: [4]
   - Guidelines for evaluation of new fever in critically ill adult patients: Society of Critical Care Medicine ngc-guideline: [5]
   - Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Society of Critical Care Medicine ngc-guideline: [6]
   - Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of corticosteroid insufficiency in critically ill adult patients: Society of Critical Care Medicine ngc-guideline: [7]

critical disease; critical illness; critically ill patient; critical condition