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Scottish Intensive Care Society
Course Curriculum
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Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Referral to Critical Care
Learning Objectives
Introduction — The Case of Mr Jones
When to Refer to Critical Care
The NEWS2 Scoring System
SBAR — Structuring Your Referral
Key Referral Principles
Respiratory Failure
Learning Objectives
Definition and Classification
Mechanisms of Hypoxaemia
Oxygen Therapy — Practical Considerations
Ventilation
Learning Objectives
Why Ventilation Is Both Life-Saving and Dangerous
Key Ventilator Parameters Explained
Ventilator Modes
Responding to Problems in the Ventilated Patient
VILI Prevention
Sedation and Analgesia
Learning Objectives
The Evolution of ICU Sedation Practice
Common Drugs: Pharmacology and Practical Use
Delirium in ICU
Hypoxia and ARDS
Learning Objectives
Refractory Hypoxaemia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Introduction to Sepsis
Learning Objectives
Definitions — Sepsis-3
Pathophysiology of Sepsis
Clinical Recognition of Sepsis
Management of Sepsis
Learning Objectives
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign and the Hour-1 Bundle
Fluid Resuscitation in Sepsis
Antibiotics in Sepsis
Source Control
Vasopressors and Adjuncts
Circulatory Shock
Learning Objectives
Defining Shock
Preload, Contractility, and Afterload — The Starling Framework
Classification and Clinical Features of Shock
Diagnosing the Type of Shock
Vasoactive Agents
Learning Objectives
General Principles of Vasoactive Drug Use
Receptor Pharmacology
Individual Drug Profiles
Safe Prescribing
Quiz
Module 1 Quiz