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In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert M. Kliegman and Brett J. Bordini bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as critical genetic arrhythmia disorders, uncommon causes of rhabdomyolysis, status epilepsy syndromes, autoimmune encephalitis, rapid-onset paralysis and weakness, and more.
- Contains 17 relevant, practice-oriented topics including understanding cognitive diagnostic errors in the ICU; rapid WES/WGS in the ICU; diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis; when "sepsis” is not sepsis: MAS, HLH, malignancies and other sepsis mimics; all that wheezes is not asthma or bronchiolitis; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on undiagnosed and rare diseases in critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
List of contents
Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care: The Role of Diagnostic Access
Rapid Exome and Genome Sequencing in the Intensive Care Unit
Diagnostic Time-Outs to Improve Diagnosis
Subtypes and Mimics of Sepsis
All that Wheezes is not Asthma or Bronchiolitis
Recognition and Management Considerations of Cardiac Channelopathies in the Intensive Care Unit
Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care: Severe Mucocutaneous Medication Reactions
Uncommon Causes of Rhabdomyolysis
Common Presentations of Rare Drug Reactions and Atypical Presentations of Common Drug Reactions in the Intensive Care Unit
Pediatric Acute Liver Failure
Uncommon Causes of Acute Kidney Injury
Zebras Seize the Day: Rare Causes of Status Epilepticus Across the Continuum of Critical Care
Primary Causes of Hypertensive Crisis
Autoimmune Encephalitis: Distinguishing Features and Specific Therapies
Rapid Onset of Neuromuscular Paralysis or Weakness
Uncommon Etiologies of Shock
Genetic Defects that Predispose to Serious Viral Infections
