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Critical Care Medicine 2009
PRE 902 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Robert A. Balk, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rush Medical College and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

This Pre-Course provides the opportunity for the participant to understand the principles of diagnosis and management of common clinical problems and conditions encountered in the intensive care unit. Particular attention is placed on the acute management of critically ill adult patients with a wide variety of processes. Topics include acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction, acute stroke management, acute lung injury and ARDS, DVT and pulmonary embolism, therapeutic hypothermia, septic shock, severe pneumonia, coagulation disorders, and neurological monitoring. Also discussed are the management of patients with various infectious diseases and approaches to nutritional, pharmacologic, and mechanical ventilatory support of the critically ill patient. There will also be a discussion of strategies to prevent complications of critical illness.

Learning Objectives:

1. Update the internist on common disorders and diseases encountered in the intensive care unit.
2. Review the diagnostic techniques used in the management of the critically ill adult.
3. Discuss recommendation for management of common critical illnesses encountered in the intensive care unit.