In this chapter, we review c-ommon critical care medicine illnesses and
syndromes, including epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. Prominent topics
discussed include: sepsis, ARDS, shock, GI bleeding, hypertensive emergency, acute
kidney injury, toxidromes and exposures, and delirium.
Keywords: ARDS, Acute Kidney Injury, Alcohol Withdrawal, Critical Care,
Cocaine Intoxication, Delirium, Ethylene Glycol, Gastrointestional Bleed,
Hypertensive Emergency, Intensive Care Unit, Isopropyl Alcohol, Methanol,
Sepsis, Shock.
