Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review 2019

Discover the Latest Trends in Critical Care Medicine

The Brigham Board Review in Critical Care Medicine is a wide-ranging review of the essential topics in the field. It highlights best practice guidelines for the management of various emergency situations encountered in critical care along with the latest developments and helps you stay informed. Led by Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD, it covers a wide range of topics like hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, approach to the comatose patient, acid-base disorders, and ore. It will help you to better:

• Apply current/recommended critical care guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to critical care disorders
• Apply the latest therapeutic options for specific critical care disorders
• Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
• Apply knowledge of pathophysiology in the management of critical care disorders
• Prepare for ABIM critical care medicine certification/recertification exams
• Incorporate new knowledge into daily practice to provide optimal care to patients

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, The Brigham Board Review in Critical Care Medicine provides AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and MOC points and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

TOPICS

Shock

• Septic Shock: Principles and Practices of Resuscitation – Rebecca M. Baron, MD

• Sepsis: New Definitions and Guidelines – Chanu Rhee, MD, MPH

• Hemodynamic Monitoring – Aaron Waxman, MD, PhD

• Hemorrhagic Shock – Reza Askari, MD

• Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Cardiogenic Shock – Akshay Desai, MD, MPH

Respiratory Failure

• ARDS: New Definition and Treatment – Taylor Thompson, MD

• ARDS: Mechanical Ventilation – Taylor Thompson, MD

• Management of Severe Obstructive Lung Disease – Bartolome R. Celli, MD

• Basic and Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Ventilation – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• Non-invasive Non-invasive Ventilation and Hi Flow Oxygen – Carolyn E. Come, MD

• Mechanical Ventilation: Liberation and ABCDEF Bundle – Anthony F. Massaro, MD

Cardiac Issues in the ICU

• Acute Coronary Syndromes – Benjamin M. Scirica, MD, MPH, FACC

• Arrhythmias – Melanie Maytin, MD

• Indications and Management of Implantable Electronic Cardiac Devices in ICU Patients – Melanie Maytin, MD

• Post-Cardiac Arrest Care – Benjamin M. Scirica, MD, MPH, FACC

• Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU – Samuel Goldhaber, MD

GI Issues in the ICU

• Pancreatitis – Julia McNabb-Baltar, MD

• GI Bleed – Linda Lee, MD

• Acute Liver Failure – Anna Rutherford, MD, MPH

• Diagnosis and Management of C. difficile Infection – Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH

Neuro Issues in the ICU

• Advances in Stroke – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Intracranial Hypertension – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Seizures and Status Epilepticus – Galen V. Henderson, MD

• Approach to the Comatose Patient – Galen V. Henderson, MD

Hematologic Issues in the ICU

• Transfusion Practices in the ICU – James Rawn, MD

• Coagulopathies and Thrombocytopenia – Jean M. Connors, MD

Renal Issues in the ICU

• Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Replacement Therapy – Kenneth B. Christopher, MD

• Acid-base Disorders: ABG’s – Kenneth B. Christopher, MD

Infectious Disease Issues in the ICU

• Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention – Michael Klompas, MD

• Infection, FUO, and Antibiotic Use in the ICU – Jennifer A. Johnson, MD

• Emerging Infectious Threats in the ICU – Michael Klompas, MD

Endocrine Issues in the ICU

• Hyperglycemia and Glycemic Control in the ICU – Margo Hudson MD, MS

• Endocrine Crises in the ICU – Margo S. Hudson, MD, MS

General Care Issues in the ICU

• Fundamentals of Clinical Nutrition: Essentials for the Critical Care Specialist – Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

• Prophylaxis in the ICU – Kathleen Haley, MD

Surgical Critical Care Issues in the ICU

• Treatment of the Patient with Burns and Inhalational Injuries – Simon G. Talbot, MD

• Abdominal Catastrophes and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome – Reza Askari, MD

• Obstetrical Critical Care – Katherine Economy, MD

Miscellaneous ICU Issues

• Ethical Dilemmas in the ICU – Kathleen Haley, MD

• Critical Care Pharmacology – Paul M. Szumita, PharmD

• Toxidromes in the ICU – Timothy Erickson, MD

• Sedation and Delirium in the ICU – Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD

• ICU Issues for the Transplant Patient – Tany Thaniyavarn, MD

• Mechanical Support Devices in ICU – Steve P. Keller, MD, PhD

• Ultrasound in the ICU: What Every Intensivist Should Know – Elke Platz, MD, MS

• Post Intensive Care Syndrome – Daniela J. Lamas, MD

• Analgesia Management in the Era of the Opioid Crisis – David A. Silver, MD