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why are critical care nurses so important?

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Nurses: All doctors need nurses, to help out with patients, procedures, exams, scheduling, monitoring, and many other duties, especially in institutions and busy practices.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: critical care?

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Care of very ill. : Critical care is a broad category for the care of the very ill. It encompasses a number of specialties, including cardiac critical care, medical critical care, neuro-critical care, surgical critical care and cardiovascular surgical critical care.  Each specialty focuses those patients who may be at risk for life-threatening problems, or who require special equipment such as  ventilatory support.

Question 3

what are the differences between a nurse and a critical care nurse?

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Different specialty : Some nurses get extra training to become critical care nurses, since patient require more complex treatments.

Question 4

how is eclampsia treated by the critical care team?

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Manage symptoms: Intensivists work with the obstetricians in a multidisciplinary, multispecialty collaborative practice team. Major treatment is to treat symptoms and manage preeclampsia. Specific treatment may include control of blood pressure, drugs for seizures. The only real treatment is delivery of the baby; the ICU team helps control the symptoms until the OB believes risk/benefit is in favor of delivery.

Question 5

are intensive care and critical care the same thing?

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Yes: Yes, there are different intensive care unit ( cardiovascular, surgical or medical). The physician practicing in these units are Critical Care physicians.

Question 6

are beta blockers used in critical care to treat hearts?

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Absolutely: Beta blockers are frequently used in the ICU for management of various conditions related to the heart and sometimes for blood pressure control. In the icu, the patient may sometimes benefit from intravenous beta blockers that can be specifically titrated on a real time basis, with less fear about erratic absorption from the gut.

Question 7

currently my uncle is 38 years old. not covid related. he was perfectly healthy but now he is in critical care with total organ failure, in a coma, and on a ventilator. honestly does he have any chance to survive?

Accepted Answer

: In absence of data involving the underlying diagnosis, and understanding of the evolution of this critical process, it is not feasible to be accurate or precise.  The prognosis sounds very poor, especially if there is involvement of liver, lungs, and/or heart.  An EEG might assess brain stability, but a conference with his doctors is more direct regarding appropriate management.  Wish you the best

Question 8

what do critical care pharmacists do?

Accepted Answer

ICU Pharmacist: A critical care pharmacist is a pharmacist who specializes in the critical care or ICU where the needs of the patient are different than the regular floor of the hospital. They assist the Intensivist by recommending dose adjustment, alternate medication options in addition to preparing the IV mixture of the medication.  They are an integral part of the ICU treatment team.

Question 9

is critical care cost covered by medicare?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Generally there is coverage for critical care if you have medicare. Payment is linked to diagnoses and is fixed, so it doesn't cover all charges. However, patient's are only responsible for their deductibles.

Question 10

what does a critical care medicine specialist do?

Accepted Answer

ICU: Critical care specialists are trained to take care of the sickest patients in the hospital who require special expertise in complex management of multiple organ systems. They coordinate the care of other specialists and work as the leader of the team managing patients with life threatening illnesses.

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