I. COMMON PROBLEMS 1. Sudden Deterioration of Neurological Status 2. Agitation/Delirium 3. Management of Acute Pain in the ICU 4. Fever and hypothermia 5. Very High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure 6. Low systemic arterial blood pressure 7. Tachycardia and bradycardia 8. Arterial hypoxemia 9. Acute Respiratory Failure 10. Polyuria 11. Oliguria and anuria 12. Disturbances of acid-base balance 13. Hypernatremia and hyponatremia 14. Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia 15. Hyperphosphatemia and hypophosphatemia 16. Hypomagnesemia 17. Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia 18. Hypoglycemia 19. Anemia In Critical Illness 20. Thrombocytopenia 21. Coagulopathy 22. Jaundice 23. The Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding 24. Ileus 25. Diarrhea 26. Rashes 27. Chest Pain II. BASIC SCIENCE 28. Regulation of Gene Expression 29. The Neutrophil: Balancing Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Potential for Damage to the Host 30. Macrophage Function 31. Endothelial Function 32. Lung Epithelial Function 33. Lymphocyte Function After Injury 34. Coagulation 35. Complement 36. Pathophysiology of Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction 37. Mitochondrial Function and Cytopathic Hypoxia 38. Oxidative Lung Injury 39. Apoptosis 40. Cellular Signaling 41. Receptor Physiology 42. Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrines and Other Products of Arachidonic Acid 43. Nitric oxide 44. Carbon monoxide and HO-1 45. Molecular and Biochemical Monitoring in the ICU 46. Genetics of Critical Illness III. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 47. Advanced Bedside Neuromonitoring 48. Neuroimaging 49. Critical Neuropathophysiology 50. Mechanisms of Neuronal Death 51. Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 52. Coma 53. Intensive Care After Neurosurgery 54. Non-Traumatic Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 55. Stroke 56. Traumatic Brain Injury 57. Spinal Cord Injury 58. Seizures in the Critically Ill 59. Neuromuscular Disorders in the ICU 60. Key Issues in Pediatric Neurointensive Care IV. RESPIRATORY DISORDERS 61. Bedside Monitoring of Pulmonary Function in the Critically Ill 62. Principles of Gas Exchange 63. Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation 64. Mechanics of the Respiratory System/ Respiratory Muscle Function 65. Heart-Lung Interaction 66. Controlled Mechanical Ventilation 67. Patient-ventilator interaction 68. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation 69. Noninvasive Ventilation 70. High Frequency Ventilation 71. Extracorporeal Life Support 72. Adjunctive Respiratory Therapy 73. Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the ICU 74. Indications for and Management of Tracheostomy 75. Hyperbaric Oxygen in Critical Care 76. Imaging of the Chest in ICU V. SPECIFIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS 77. Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 78. Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia 79. Severe Asthma Exacerbation 80. COPD 81. Pulmonary Embolism 82. Other Embolic Syndromes (Air, Fat, Amniotic Fluid) 83. Pulmonary Hypertension 84. Life Threatening Hemoptysis 85. Pleural Disease and Pneumothorax 86. Community Acquired Pneumonia 87. Nosocomial Pneumonia 88. Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient 89. Lung Transplantation 90. Burns and Inhalation Injury 91. Drowning 92. Acute Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy 93. Acute Parenchymal Disease in Infants and Children 94. Pulmonary Edema VI. CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS 95. Non-Invasive and Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring 96. Acute Coronary Syndromes 97. Acute Myocardial Infarction 98. Invasive Cardiac Procedures 99. Supraventricular Arrhythmias 100. Ventricular Arrhythmias 101. Conduction Disturbances and Cardiac Pacemakers/Defibrillators 102. Sudden Cardiac Death - Implantable Defibrillators 103. Severe Heart Failure 104. Myocarditis and Acute Myopathies 105. Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease in Children 106. Pericardial Diseases 107. Emergent Valvular Disorders 108. Infectious Endocarditis 109. Cardiac Surgery: Indications and Complications 110. Pathophysiology and Classification of Shock States 111. Resuscitation from Circulatory Shock 112. Inotropic Therapy in the Critically Ill 113. Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock 114. Peripheral Arteriopathies Including Embolism 115. Thromboembolic Disease VII. HEPATIC DISORDERS, GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS, AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT 116. Critical Care Nutrition 117. Ascites 118. Portal hypertension 119. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 120. Hepatorenal Syndrome 121. Hepatopulmonary syndrome 122. Hepatic encephalopathy 123. Fulminant hepatic failure, including acetominophen toxicity 124. Calculous and acalculous cholecystitis 125. Acute pancreatitis 126. Peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscess 127. Ileus and mechanical bowel obstruction 128. Toxic megacolon and Ogilvie's syndrome 129. Diarrhea 130. Nutritional Issues in Children VIII. RENAL AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS 131. Clinical Assessment of Renal Function 132. Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis 133. Disorders of Water Balance 134. Disorders of Plasma Potassium Concentration 135. Disorders of Calcium and Magnesium Metabolism 136. Acute Renal Failure 137. Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU 138. Drug Dosing in the Patient with Renal Failure 139. Hypertensive Urgencies and Crisis 140. Urinary Tract Obstruction 141. Contrast Dye-induced Nephropathy 142. Glomerulonephritis and Interstitial Nephritis in the ICU 143. Fluid and Electrolytes in Children IX. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 144. Antimicrobials in Chemotherapy Strategy 145. Beta-lactam Drugs Used in Critical Care 146. Aminoglycosides 147. Fluoroquinolones 148. Macrolides 149. Agents with Primary Activity Against Gram-positive Bacteria 150. Metronidazole and other Antibiotics for Anaerobic Infections 151. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infection in the ICU 152. Vascular Catheter Related Infections 153. Septic Shock 154. Sepsis and Multiple Organ System Failure in Children 155. Acute Bacteremias 156. Infections of the Urogenital Tract 157. Central Nervous System Infections 158. Infections of Skin, Muscle, and Soft Tissue 159. Intraabdominal and gastrointestinal Infections 160. Head and Neck Infections 161. Care of the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 162. Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient 163. Infectious Endocarditis 164. Fungal Infections 165. Tuberculosis 166. Malaria 167. Rickettsial Diseases 168. Acute Viral Syndromes 169. Clostridium difficile colitis: prevention and management 170. Tetanus 171. Botulism 172. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever and Dengue Shock Syndrome X. HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC 173. Management of Anemia 174. Blood Component Therapies 175. Management of Leucopenia 176. Prophylaxis of Thrombo-embolic Disease 177. Hematologic Malignancies 178. The Bone Marrow Transplant Patient 179. Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapies 180. Hematology and Oncology in Children XI. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 181. Hyperglycemic Comas 182. Hyperglycemia and Blood Glucose Control in the ICU 183. Adrenal Insufficiency 184. Thyroid Gland Disorders 185. Diabetes Insipidus 186. Endocrine and Metabolic Crises in Children XII. THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT 187. Cardiovascular and endocrinological changes associated with the pregnant state 188. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 189. Peripartum hemorrhage 190. Trauma in the gravid patient XIII. PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 191. General principles of pharmokinetics and pharmacodynamics 192. Poisoning: Overview of Approaches for Evaluation and Treatment 193. Ethanol, Methanol, and Ethylene Glycol 194. Anticonvulsants 195. Calcium channel antagonists 196. Tricyclic and SSRI anti-depressants 197. Clinical Use of Immunosuppressants 198. Digitalis 199. Heavy metals 200. Hydrocarbons 201. Lithium 202. Local anesthetics 203. Theophylline and other methyl xanthines 204. Neuroleptic agents 205. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 206. Opioids 207. Pesticides and herbicides 208. Sedatives and hypnotics 209. Toxic inhalations 210. Pharmacoeconomics XIV. PROCEDURES 211. Airway management and endotracheal intubation 212. Bedside ultrasonography 213. Central venous catheterization 214. Arterial Cannulization and Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement 215. Bedside pulmonary arterial catheterization 216. Cardioversion and defibrillation 217. Transcutaneous & Transvenous Cardiac Pacing 218. Pericardiocentesis 219. Paracentesis and diagnostic peritoneal lavage 220. Thoracentesis 221. Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation 222. Chest Tube Placement, Care, and Removal 223. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy 224. Bronchoalveolar lavage and Bronchial brushing 225. Percutaneous tracheostomy 226. Balloon tamponade for esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding 227. Placement of feeding tubes 228. Lumbar puncture 229. Jugular Venous and Brain Tissue Oxygen Tension Monitoring 230. Intracranial pressure monitoring 231. Indirect calorimetry and metabolic monitoring 232. Cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 233. Bedside Laparoscopy in the ICU 234. Pediatric Intensive Care Procedures XV. SURGERY AND TRAUMA 235. Mediastinitis 236. Epistaxis 237. Management of the Postoperative Cardiac Surgical Patient 238. Management of patients after heart, heart-lung or lung transplantation 239. Management of patients after kidney, kidney-pancreas, or pancreas transplantation 240. Management of patients after orthotopic liver transplantation 241. Intestinal and Multiple Organ Transplantation 242. Ventricular assist devices 243. Aortic dissection 244. Mesenteric ischemia 245. Abdominal compartment syndrome 246. Thrombolytics 247. Atheroembolization 248. Pressure sores 249. Management of pain, anxiety and delerium 250. Resuscitation of hypovolemic shock 251. Burns 252. Thoracic trauma 253. Abdominal trauma 254. Pelvic and major long bone fractures 255. Pediatric Trauma 256. Management of the Brain Dead Organ Donor 257. Non-Heartbeating Organ Donation XVI. ETHICAL AND END OF LIFE ISSUES 258. Beyond Technology: Caring for the Critically Ill Patient 259. Resource Allocation in the ICU 260. Basic Ethical Principles in the ICU 261. Ethical Issues in Pediatric Critical Care 262. End of Life in the ICU 263. Determination of Brain Death XVII. ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION 264. Inter- and Intra-Hospital Transport 265. Key Issues in Critical Care Nursing 266. Disaster Medicine for the ICU Physician 267. Building Bedside Collaborative Practice 268. The Pursuit of Performance Excellence 269. Severity of Illness and Outcome Prediction 270. Evaluating Pediatric Critical Care 271. Evidence Based Critical Care 272. Teaching Critical Care
