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The 10 Commandments of Critical Care

A case-based presentation of things not to forget when managing critically ill patients

The lecture duration is 48min.

1 CPD Point, 1 CEU, 1 CME credit approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Phil Dellinger
Professor of Medicine and Distinguished Scholar at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, USA
Lecture Summary

A case-based presentation of things not to forget when managing critically ill patients. Each case presentation is paused at a critical diagnostic or management decision point to allow the audience to think. Then the important diagnostic or management point is revealed in the form of a commandment with explanation and supporting information that follows.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Recognise situations that may lead to diagnostic mistakes in the management of the critically ill patient
  • Recognise situations that may lead to management mistakes in the management of the critically ill patient
  • Respond with appropriate diagnostic decisions in specific critically ill scenarios
  • Respond with appropriate therapeutic decisions in specific critically ill scenarios

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