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CSICU CURRICULUM

CARDIAC

CARDIAC SURGERY
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Replacement
MAZE
Temporary Epicardial Pacing
Mechanical Circulatory Devices
Heart Transplant
Cardiac Surgery Medications

THORACIC SURGERY
VATS
Pleurodesis
Esophagectomy

PULMONARY
Airway
Pleural Effusion
Mechanical Ventilation
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pulmonary Hypertension
VV-ECMO

GASTROINTESTINAL
Nutrition
Pancreatitis
GI Bleed
Liver Failure
Ischemic Bowel
Clostridium difficile

GU/RENAL
Electrolyte Derangements
Acute Renal Failure
Continuous Renal Replacement
Dialysis

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Anticoagulation
Thrombocytopenia
Transfusion

ENDOCRINE
Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI)
Thyroid Disorders

NEURO

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Antibiotic Basics
Broad Coverage
Sepsis
Endocarditis
Gram Positive Organisms
Gram Negative Organisms

VASCULAR SURGERY
Type B Dissection
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TEVAR
Fem-Fem Bypass

Ultrasound
Thoracic