CRITICAL CARE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE

Critical Care Management and Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure

Patients with brain injury of any etiology are at risk for developing increased intracranial pressure.Acute intracranial hypertension is a medical emergency requiring immediate intervention to prevent permanent damage to the brain.Intracranial pressure as an absolute value is not as valuable as when one investigates other important associated varia

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Impending spontaneous tracheal rupture due to steroid use

A spontaneous tracheal rupture is rare and life-threatening.We postulate that long-term steroid administration is an under-reported risk factor.We present a case of an impending spontaneous tracheal rupture in a 51-year-old female with a Nail Bits significant medical history of systemic lupus erythematosus and interstitial lung disease, and a drug

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