Tag: icu
Billing In Critical Care
This post is supposed to be a primer about billing in critical care. I'll update it regularly as practices change.Critical care (CC) billing is...
Preparing For ICU Rounds As A Fellow
It's important for the intensive care unit (ICU) treatment team to construct and communicate our daily assessment and plan with all relevant parties involved...
Procalcitonin Inflammatory Biomarker
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a 116 amino acid peptide precursor to calcitonin, a hormone involved in calcium homeostasis. PCT increases significantly in the context of...
Finished First Block Of Cardiac ICU
As a critical care fellow, I'll spend a total of two months (four, 2-week rotations) in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU). I just...
Finished With My Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Elective
I spent the last two weeks in the coronary care unit (CCU) as part of my first elective. Although the CCU is an ICU,...
