CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Central line-associated bloodstream infections affect an estimated 80,000 patients in ICUs each year and are ass....

More than 30-million blood components are transfused annually in the U.S. But if blood types are mismatched, tra....

This course describes the initial treatment of a burn patient, and how to manage, evaluate, and prepare the pati....

Patients with abdominal trauma can rapidly progress to hypovolemic shock or death, making it an ED priority. Thi....

Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially fatal whole-body allergic reaction that occurs suddenly when a sensitized p....

Clostridium difficile, a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria, is the major cause of nosocomial diar....

Hypothermia is defined as a body temperature below 95 F (35 C), moderate hypothermia as a body temperature below....

Since 2000, the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has changed, with significant increases in....

The OR is a complex environment. Highly trained individuals interact in a specialized setting with sophisticated....

Hypovolemia occurs for a variety of reasons. Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea can deplete intravascular volumes. Exc....