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                       CBC. See complete blood cell count          coagulation studies, 410, 410t
                       CC. See cardiac catheterization             CO/CI. See cardiac output/index
                       CCRN. See Critical Care Registered Nurse    cold caloric test, 225–226
                       CCU. See coronary care unit                 colloids, 266
                       central cord syndrome, 293                    for FVR, 274–275
                       central nervous system (CNS), 211           community acquired pneumonia (CAP), 64
                       central venous pressure (CVP), 101t         competencies of critical care, 2, 9–10, 10t
                       cerebellum, 213t                            complete blood cell count (CBC), 363
                       cerebral aneurysms, 252                     complete heart block, 187–188
                       cerebral hypoxia, 49                        computerized axial tomography (CAT scan), 231
                       cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), 233, 238  concussion, 253–254

                       cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), 211, 213          confi dentiality and privacy, 12
                         components of, 214t                       consensual pupillary response, 210, 223, 224f
                       cerebrovascular accident (CVA)              continuing educational unit (CEU), 2
                         causes of, 245                              requirements for, 15
                         critical care nursing interventions for, 246  continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), 20, 51t, 59
                         prognosis for, 246                          BiPAP compared to, 47
                         signs and symptoms of, 245–246              role of, 46–47
                         test results for, 245                     continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), 356,
                       cerebrum, 212t                                  372t, 381f
                       certifi cation, 7, 7t                          critical care nursing for, 383
                       CEU. See continuing educational unit          HD and PD compared to, 380–381
                       chemotherapy, 251–252                         types of, 382t
                       chest tube insertion, 75–76                 continuous veno-venous hemodiafi ltration (CVVHDF),
                       chest x-ray, 28–29, 57, 273                     382t
                         for CV system diagnosis, 97               continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (CVVHD), 382t  Downloaded by [ Faculty of Nursing, Chiangmai University 5.62.158.117] at [07/18/16]. Copyright © McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC. Not to be redistributed or modified in any way without permission.
                       chlorothiazide, 366t                        continuous veno-venous hemofi ltration (CVVH), 382t
                       cholesterol levels, for CV system, 108      contractility medications, 115, 116t–117t
                       chronic hypertension (HTN), 118, 121–122    contrecoup injury, 210, 256
                       chronic lung disease, 124t                  controlled ventilation (CV), 20
                       chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 20, 56  MV and, 57
                         case studies with, 78–79, 82–83           contusion, 254–255
                         MV for, 49                                COPD. See chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
                       chronic renal failure (CRF)                 Cordarone, 179
                         causes of, 388                            Corgard, 116t
                         critical care nursing interventions for, 391–392  corneal response, 229
                         HD for, 372, 374                          coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), 86, 146
                         hyperkalemia related to, 393–394            interventions, early for, 149–151
                         medications for, 369t–371t                  interventions, late for, 151
                         prognosis of, 388–389                       prognosis for, 148
                         signs and symptoms of, 389, 389t–390t       reasons for, 148
                         stages of, 388t                             test results for, 149
                         test results for, 388                     coronary care unit (CCU), 2
                         treatment for, 390                        cortex, 212t
                       Chvostek’s sign, 333, 360                   cortisol, 345
                       CI. See cardiac index                       coup injury, 210, 256
                       cimetidine, 369t                            CPAP. See continuous positive airway pressure
                       circumferential burn, 266, 297              CPK. See creatine phosphokinase
                       cisatracurium besylate, 61t                 CPP. See cerebral perfusion pressure
                       closed units, 2, 11–12                      crackles, 27t
                       clotting cascade, 402–404, 423              cranial nerves, 215, 215t
                       CNS. See central nervous system             creatine phosphokinase (CPK), 108–109
                       CO. See cardiac output                      creatinine clearance, 363
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