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Gloria's Critical Care Resources
Annotated links to related sites such as cardiology, trauma and anesthesiology.
http://members.nuvox.net/~on.gloriamc/ |
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Anesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
Includes links to anesthesia principles, practices, journals and departments, as well as critical care and emergency medicine resources.
http://www.invivo.net/bg/index2.html |
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Introduction to Pulse Oximetry
Describes mechanism, limitations, and myths.
http://www.pulseox.info/ |
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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.]
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/critical_care |
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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.
http://www.ards.org/ |
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IntensiveCare.Com
Has resources for practicing Evidence-Based Nursing and Medicine.
http://www.intensivecare.com/ |
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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.
http://www.gasnet.org/ |
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Nepean Intensive Care
Includes some academic work of these ICU nurses, an image library, quiz page and controversy issues.
http://www.nepeanicu.org/ |
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CCRN Net
Includes articles, index of resources, chat, photography, and games.
http://www.ccrnnet.com/main_index/ |
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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.
http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/journal/vol44_6/4460010.htm |
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Asthma Management Model System
A comprehensive site with information on research, treatment and concerns related to asthma.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/asthma/ |
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ICUs and Nursing Web Journal
Contains critical care and emergency related articles, associations, conferences, drug information, nursing links, online journals, medical and nursing cartoons.
http://www.nursing.gr/ |
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Critical Care Paramedic Protocols
Includes prehospital medical protocols and standing orders. Site provided courtesy of Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO, FACEP.
http://www.ssgfx.com/CP2020/medtech/procedures/protocols.htm |
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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.
http://www.hopkins-lungs.org/ |
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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.
http://rnbob.tripod.com/ |
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Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring
Describes the procedure for insertion of PA lines, interpretation of waveforms and values and the potential complications.
http://rnbob.tripod.com/pap.htm |
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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.
http://ccforum.com/ |
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Online Pulmonary Textbook
Reviews pulmonary anatomy, disease and tumors.
http://www.vh.org/Providers/ProviderOrgSys/OSPulmonary.html |
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Pulmonary Embolus
A multimedia textbook with presentation, diagnosis via scan, CT and pulmonary angiography, with multiple case studies.
http://www.vh.org/Providers/Textbooks/ElectricPE/ElectricPE.html |
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Pulse Oximetry
Describes how it works, calibration, and performance considerations.
http://www.nda.ox.ac.uk/wfsa/html/u05/u05_003.htm |
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Joint Statement on Resuscitative Interventions
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has prepared this joint statement in collaboration with other national health related organizations. [.pdf]
http://www.cna-nurses.ca/pages/policies/Joint%20Statement%20on%20Resuscitative%20Interventions_1995.pdf |
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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.
http://www.ccmtutorials.com/ |
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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.
http://www.medal.org/ |
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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.
http://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/ |
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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.
http://www.acid-base.com/ |
Additional
Information: This section holds sites of interest to the critical care nurse. Subcategories hold sites of more specialized interest.
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