Care of the Critically Injured Burn Patient

Care of the Critically Injured Burn Patient

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FREE

Non-member:

$25.00 USD

Provided by the American Thoracic Society
Release Date: October 03, 2022

Program Description

Care of the critically injured burn patient presents unique challenges to the intensivist. Certified burn centers are rare and geographically sparse, necessitating that much of the initial management of patients with severe burn injuries must happen in the pre–burn center setting. Severe burn injuries often lead to a wide range of complications that extend beyond the loss of skin integrity and require specialized care. As such, medical intensivists are often called on to stabilize these critically injured patients. This focused review outlines the clinical care of these medically complex patients, including airway management, postburn complications, volume resuscitation, nutrition, and end-of-life care.

Target Audience

Pulmonologists, critical care specialists, translational researchers, and clinicians

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Identify cyanide toxicity using rapidly available laboratory testing
  • Describe diagnostic testing used to assess nutritional status in burn patients and identify best nutritional practices in this patient population
  • Describe challenges and special circumstances with fluid resuscitation in burn patients and implement formal fluid resuscitation

Course summary

Available Credit:
1.00 Participation
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Credit Expires: June 01, 2024

Format: Journal

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

Accreditation Statement

The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Type Credit/Points Credit Designation Statement
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 1.00 The American Thoracic Society designates this Journal for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE DECLARATIONS

Article Authorship Disclosures (as submitted to the ATS prior to article publication date)

Brent A. Bagley, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Prabhu Senthil-Kumar, M.B.B.S. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Lauren E. Pavlik, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Fatima M. Nabi, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Molly E. Lee, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Brett C. Hartman, D.O. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported receiving speaker fees from Wount, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society, and CME funds through IUHP

Babar A. Khan, M.B.B.S., M.S. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Joseph P. Smith, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

W. Graham Carlos, M.D., M.S. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA) reported no relevant financial relationships.

Off-Label Usage Disclosure

None

Disclosures of AnnalsATS CME Planners

The Annals of the American Thoracic Society (AnnalsATS) original research, commentaries, reviews, and educational content of interest to clinicians and clinical investigators in pediatric and adult pulmonary and sleep medicine and medical critical care. The scope of the journal encompasses content that is applicable to clinical practice, the formative and continuing education of clinical specialists, and the advancement of public health.

The publication of articles that meet these goals by itself is only one step in a multi-step process for the translation of evidence-based improvements in are to clinical practice. Testing for CME credit is designed to function as a next step in the process. This is accomplished through a series of questions written by the author(s) to test that readers have the tools needed to translate recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic clinical care into clinical practice. Members of the AnnalsATS editorial board review these questions and edit these questions for clarity, educational content, and the quality of the evidence supporting the response to the question.

AnnalsATS CME Planners

Alan M. Fein, M.D.
Podcast Editor, AnnalsATS
Dr. Fein reported that he has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Constantine Manthous, M.D.
Associate Editor, AnnalsATS
Dr. Manthous reported that he has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Gregory A. Schmidt, M.D.
Editorial Board, AnnalsATS
Dr. Schmidt reported payments for writing a textbook on critical care medicine (McGraw-Hill) and for writing contributions for UptoDate.

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT

To receive credit for this journal article:

  1. Read the journal article. Keep track of how long it takes you to read it.
  2. Once you open the article, the Post-Test becomes available. After reading the article, answer the post-test questions. You must answer all questions correctly to earn credit. You may take the test as many times as you like.
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