Pulmonary - Critical Care Associates
of East Texas

Jeffrey M. Shea, M.D., F.C.C.P.
                              Catherine M. Martinez, M.D.

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Having family or loved ones in the ICU is one of the most stressful situations that most people will experience.  It is not uncommon that the internet will be used to help better understand what is happening.

We have listed the most common diagnosis and links to the ICU-USA web site.  This will help you understand a little bit better the medical conditions and treatments.

Diagnosis

   red dot  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)    red dot  Esophageal Varices
   red dot  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)    red dot  Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding
   red dot  Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)    red dot  Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
   red dot  Anemia    red dot  Hemothorax
   red dot  Angina Pectoris    red dot  Kidney (Renal) Failure
   red dot  Aspiration    red dot  Liver Failure (Cirrhosis)
   red dot  Asthma    red dot  Overdose
   red dot  Brain Aneurysm    red dot  Pancreatitis
   red dot  Brain Death    red dot  Pleural Effusion
   red dot  Cardiomyopathy    red dot  Pneumonia
   red dot  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)    red dot  Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
   red dot  Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)    red dot  Seizure
   red dot  Coma    red dot  Sepsis
   red dot  Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)    red dot  Shock
   red dot  Delirium (ICU psychosis/sundowning)    red dot  Stroke
   red dot  Diabetes Mellitus    red dot  Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
   red dot  Diarrhea    red dot  Transplants
   red dot  Dysrhythmia (Arrhythmia) or Abnormal Heart Pattern    red dot  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
   red dot  Empyema

 

Equipment

red dot Airway
red dot Arterial Line
red dot Bedside Monitor
red dot Bi-Level Positive Air Pressure (BIPAP) Machine
red dot Biohazard Disposal Box
red dot Blood Pressure Device (Sphygmomanometer)
red dot Blood Pressure Monitor
red dot Blood Warmer
red dot Breathing Bag (Manual Resuscitator)
red dot Breathing Machine (Mechanical Ventilator)
red dot Breathing Machine Tubing
red dot Breathing Tube (Endotracheal Tube)
red dot Bronchoscope
red dot Call Button
red dot Capnography Monitor
red dot Central Venous Line or Catheter
red dot Chest Drainage Device
red dot Chest Tube
red dot Code Button
red dot Colonoscope
red dot Compression Stockings
red dot Continuous Positive Air Pressure Machine (CPAP)
red dot Defibrillator
red dot Dialysis Catheter
red dot Dialysis Machine
red dot ECG Pad or EKG Pad
red dot EEG Pad
 		 red dot Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKC) Machine
red dot Electroencephalograph (EEG) Machine
red dot Endoscope
red dot Feeding Tube
red dot Gastroscope
red dot Gastrostomy Tube (G Tube) (Stomach tube)
red dot Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
red dot Intracranial Pressure Monitor (ICP)
red dot Intravenous (IV) Infusion Pump
red dot Intravenous (IV) Line or Catheter
red dot Isolation Care Cart
red dot Liquid Tube Feeding Pump
red dot Nasogastric (NG) Tube
red dot Pressure Bag (Pressure Pump)
red dot Pulmonary Artery Catheter
red dot Pulse Oximeter
red dot Resuscitation Cart (Crash Cart)
red dot Soft Restraints
red dot Stethoscope
red dot Suction Canister
red dot Suction Catheter
red dot Tracheostomy Tube
red dot Urinary Catheter (Foley Catheter)
red dot Urinary Drainage Collector
red dot Wound Drain

Procedures

red dot  Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (BIPAP)    
red dot  Blood Filtering (Dialysis)    
red dot  Blood Pressure Measurement    
red dot  Blood Transfusion    
red dot  Bronchoscopy    
red dot  Capnography    
red dot  Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)    
red dot  Chest Drainage    
red dot  Colonoscopy    
red dot  Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
red dot  Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)    
red dot  Defibrillation    
red dot  Drug Delivery Methods  
red dot  Electrocardiography   
red dot  Electroencephalography  
red dot  Endoscopy and Colonoscopy and Bronchoscopy    
red dot  Esophagogastroduodenscopy (EGD)    
red dot  Exploratory Laparatomy    
red dot  Gastrostomy    
red dot  Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping (IABP)   		 red dot  Intracranial Pressure Monitoring (ICP)   
red dot  Intubation    
red dot  Isolation Care
red dot  Manual Resuscitation    
red dot  Mechanical Ventilation
red dot  Nutrition    
red dot  Pacemaker    
red dot  Pulmonary Artery Catheterization    
red dot  Pulse Oximetry    
red dot  Rounds    
red dot  Sedation    
red dot  Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)    
red dot  Thoracentesis    
red dot  Tracheostomy (Tracheotomy)    
red dot  Transplant    
red dot  Tube Thoracostomy    
red dot  Urinary Drainage    
red dot  Wound Drainage
 
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