Resp Care
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A 20-year-old man was admitted in the neurology ICU after the drainage of a large frontal hematoma related to the spontaneous bleeding of a recently diagnosed cavernoma. On admission the Glasgow coma score was 4/15, with evidence of sub-falcorial herniation and elevated intracranial pressure. On the 4th postoperative day the patient developed acute lung injury, with an apparently normal bedside chest x-ray examination. ⋯ The correction of hypoxemia can usually be achieved by increasing PEEP or by alveolar recruitment maneuvers. Ventilation in the prone position can also be helpful in improving oxygenation, but is not always possible. The potential benefit of inhaled nitric oxide in similar cases has been described, but has still to be further explored.
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Intensivists may be primarily responsible for airway management in non-operating room locations. Little is known of airway management training provided during fellowship.Our primary aim was to describe the current state of airway education in internal medicine-based critical care fellowship programs. ⋯ The majority of programs have a formal airway management program incorporating a variety of intubation techniques. Overall experience varies widely, however.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Short-term effects of using pedometers to increase daily physical activity in smokers: a randomized trial.
In adults it is recommended that the minimum of 10,000 steps/day should be performed in order to consider an individual as active. The pedometer, a small device that counts steps, has been used to monitor and/or motivate physical activity in various populations. ⋯ Physically inactive smokers improve their daily physical activity level by using a simple tool (pedometer), and larger improvement occurs in subjects with the lowest levels of physical activity.