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Review basic concepts of oxygen balance in the body Understand the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions encountered in the intensive care setting such as shock, sepsis, and acute respiratory failure Learn the basic principles, indications, and complications associated with hemodynamic monitoring techniques such as arterial line, CVP and pulmonary artery catheter. Discuss different modes of mechanical ventilation

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Beverly J. Newhouse MD (Clinical Instructor of Anesthesia and Staff Intensivist)

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld MD, MPH (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia) (Co-Director, Anesthesia Informatics Fellowship Instructor Anaesthesia)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, US

    Richard D. Urman MD, MBA (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) & Scott Segal MD, MHCM (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor) (Director, Hospital Procedural Sedation Management Instructor Anaesthesia) &  (Vice Chair for Education Associate Professor)

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Newhouse, B.J. (2010). Introduction to Critical Care. In: Ehrenfeld, J.M., Urman, R.D., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09709-1_28

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