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The Critical Care Forum The Critical Care Forum: Includes commentaries on recent issues, research, clinical guidelines, reports, educational reviews of clinical practice, basic science, and technology, suppliments, links and a schedule of conferences. Available in print and online. (Critical Care) http://ccforum.com/ CCRN Net CCRN Net: Includes articles, index of resources, chat, photography, and games. (Critical Care) http://www.ccrnnet.com/main_index/ Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring: Describes the procedure for insertion of PA lines, interpretation of waveforms and values and the potential complications. (Critical Care) http://rnbob.tripod.com/pap.htm Critical Care Paramedic Protocols Critical Care Paramedic Protocols: Includes prehospital medical protocols and standing orders. Site provided courtesy of Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP. (Critical Care) http://www.ssgfx.com/CP2020/medtech/procedures/protocols.htm GASNet GASNet: Academic content for the Anesthesiology/Intensive Care community. Includes information on subjects such as airway management, pediatrics, hemodynamics, resuscitation, intracranial hypertension, acid-base balance, anesthesia. (Critical Care) http://www.gasnet.org/ The New England Journal of Medicine: Critical Care The New England Journal of Medicine: Critical Care: Offers articles, case reports, and reviews on topics such as shock, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress. [Subscription required to view some articles.] (Critical Care) http://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/critical_care Online Pulmonary Textbook Online Pulmonary Textbook: Reviews pulmonary anatomy, disease and tumors. (Critical Care) http://www.vh.org/Providers/ProviderOrgSys/OSPulmonary.html Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient. Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient.: An educational review covering topics such as responses to stress and trauma, tissue oxygenation, cardiovascular system monitoring, respiratory, renal and the central nervous system. (Critical Care) http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/journal/vol44_6/4460010.htm Johns Hopkins: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Johns Hopkins: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care: Offers education and research related to pulmonary medicine. Site features clinical programs relating to various lung diseases and provides a definition, evaluation, treatment, research, and educational material for each. (Critical Care) http://www.hopkins-lungs.org/ ARDS Support Center ARDS Support Center: Offers a newsletter, education, a message board, and information for patients with Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, survivors, families, friends, and medical personnel. (Critical Care) http://www.ards.org/ Acid-Base Balance: Introduction Acid-Base Balance: Introduction: Features the history, physiology and treatment of acid-base disturbances, information on the production of acid, understanding pH, clinical considerations and references. (Critical Care) http://www.acid-base.com/ Introduction to Pulse Oximetry Introduction to Pulse Oximetry: Describes mechanism, limitations, and myths. (Critical Care) http://www.pulseox.info/ The Medical Algorithms Project The Medical Algorithms Project: Contains more than 3,500 algorithms and 44 different chapters covering all major medical topics. Provides computation, formula, survey, or look-up tables, useful in health care with one chapter devoted to critical care. (Critical Care) http://www.medal.org/ Pulmonary and Critical Care Update Online Pulmonary and Critical Care Update Online: An educational program provided each month by clinicians that offers lessons featuring diagnostic information on current pulmonary and critical care medicine. (Critical Care) http://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/ Pulmonary Embolus Pulmonary Embolus: A multimedia textbook with presentation, diagnosis via scan, CT and pulmonary angiography, with multiple case studies. (Critical Care) http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/ElectricPE/ElectricPE.html Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine: Includes links to anesthesia principles, practices, journals and departments, as well as critical care and emergency medicine resources. (Critical Care) http://www.invivo.net/bg/index2.html Nepean Intensive Care Nepean Intensive Care: Includes some academic work of these ICU nurses, an image library, quiz page and controversy issues. (Critical Care) http://www.nepeanicu.org/ Joint Statement on Resuscitative Interventions Joint Statement on Resuscitative Interventions: Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has prepared this joint statement in collaboration with other national health related organizations. [.pdf] (Critical Care) http://www.cna-nurses.ca/pages/policies/Joint%20Statement%20on%20Resuscitative%20Interventions_1995.pdf ICUs and Nursing Web Journal ICUs and Nursing Web Journal: Contains critical care and emergency related articles, associations, conferences, drug information, nursing links, online journals, medical and nursing cartoons. (Critical Care) http://www.nursing.gr/ Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide: Offers a variety of resources including policies and procedures, synopses of systems and diseases, drugs, and drug calculation formulas. (Critical Care) http://rnbob.tripod.com/ Pulse Oximetry Pulse Oximetry: Describes how it works, calibration, and performance considerations. (Critical Care) http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u05/u05_003.htm Gloria's Critical Care Resources Gloria's Critical Care Resources: Annotated links to related sites such as cardiology, trauma and anesthesiology. (Critical Care) http://members.nuvox.net/~on.gloriamc/ Asthma Management Model System Asthma Management Model System: A comprehensive site with information on research, treatment and concerns related to asthma. (Critical Care) http://www.nhlbisupport.com/asthma/ IntensiveCare.Com IntensiveCare.Com: Has resources for practicing Evidence-Based Nursing and Medicine. (Critical Care) http://www.intensivecare.com/ Critical Care Medicine Tutorials Critical Care Medicine Tutorials: Provides information on respiratory failure, shock, renal failure, sepsis and other body systems in a question/answer format. Includes clinical scenarios. (Critical Care) http://www.ccmtutorials.com/