The ICU Mind Maps covering the JFICM Fellowship Exam curriculum are in pdf format. They were created by Dr. Paul Young in preparing for the JFICM Fellowship exam in 2007-2008. They are provided free and may be redistributed for educational purposes.
ICU Mind Maps
Cardiovascular disease
- Acute Coronary Syndromes pdf
- Acute Myocardial Infarction – Complications pdf
- Acute Pulmonary Oedema pdf
- Acute Right Ventricular Failure pdf
- Air Embolism pdf
- Aortic Dissection pdf
- Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines – 2006 changes pdf
- Blood Supply of the Heart pdf
- Cardiac Physiology pdf
- Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema pdf
- Conduction Disturbances pdf
- Deep Vein Thrombosis pdf
- Endocarditis pdf
- Fat Embolism pdf
- Heart Transplant pdf
- Indications for Adult Cardiac Surgery pdf
- Levosimendin pdf
- Mechanisms of Arrhythmia pdf
- Myocarditits pdf
- Pericarditis pdf
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Emergencies pdf
- Pulmonary Embolism pdf
- Pulmonary Hypertension pdf
- Shock pdf
- Sudden Cardiac Death pdf
- Supraventicular Arrhythmias pdf
- Treatment of Severe Heart Failure pdf
- Troponin in Critical Illness pdf
- Valvular Disease Emergencies pdf
- Wide Complex Arrhythmias pdf
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome pdf
Dermatology
Life-threatening Cutaneous Reactions
Pressure Areas
Equipment and Procedures
- Respiratory Equipment and Procedures
- Abnormal ventilator waveforms pdf
- Adjunctive Respiratory Therapies pdf
- Adjunctive Therapies for Oxygen pdf
- Bag-Mask Ventilation pdf
- Breathing circuits pdf
- Bronchoscopy pdf
- Endotracheal Tubes pdf
- Failed Airway Techniques pdf
- Haemodynamic Effects of Ventilation pdf
- High Frequency Jet Ventilation pdf
- Humidification (Inhalational) pdf
- Hyperbaric Oxygen pdf
- Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway pdf
- Laryngeal Mask airway pdf
- Laryngoscopes pdf
- Mechanical Ventilation pdf
- Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Airways pdf
- Other Airway Devices pdf
- Patient-Ventilator Interaction pdf
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy pdf
- Pleural Drainage pdf
- Other Equipment and Procedures
- Central Venous Catheterisation pdf
- Defibrillation pdf
- Epidurals pdf
- Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation pdf
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump pdf
- Invasive Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring pdf
- Minnesota and Sengstaken-Blackmore Tubes pdf
- Oesophageal Balloon Tamponade pdf
- Overdrive Pacing pdf
- Pacemakers – Pacing Wire Insertion pdf
- Pacemakers – Pacing Modes pdf
Gastrointestinal
- Acute Pancreatitis pdf
- Ascites pdf
- Cholecystitis pdf
- Diarrhoea in Critical Illness pdf
- Fulminant Hepatic Failure pdf
- Hepatopulmonary Syndrome pdf
- Ileus pdf
- Liver Transplant pdf
- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding pdf
- Mesenteric Ischaemia pdf
- Portal Hypertension pdf
- Porto-Pulmonary Hypertension pdf
- Pseudomembranous Colitis pdf
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) pdf
- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding pdf
Haematology, Oncology and Immunology
- Anaemia pdf
- Anaphylaxis pdf
- Angioedema pdf
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome pdf
- Blood Transfusion Therapy pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Cardiac pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Complications pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Gastrointestinal pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Infections pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Neurological pdf
- Bone Marrow Transplant – Renal pdf
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy (DIC) pdf
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HITS) pdf
- Haematological Malignancies pdf
- Organ Toxicity of Chemotherapy pdf
- The Immunosuppressed Patient pdf
- The Neutropaenic Patient pdf
- Transfusion-Related Acute Lung injury (TRALI) pdf
- Transfusion Reactions pdf
- Thrombocytopaenic-Thrombotic Purpura (TTP) pdf
- Tumour Lysis Syndrome pdf
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Antimicrobials
- Antimicrobial Summary I pdf and II pdf
- Aminoglycosides pdf
- Antifungals pdf
- Antimicrobial Allergy pdf
- Antivirals pdf
- Beta-Lactams in Critical Care pdf
- Fluoroquinolones pdf
- Glycopeptides pdf
- Linezolid pdf
- Macrolides pdf
- Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance pdf
- Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance pdf
- Infectious Diseases
- Bone and Joint infections pdf
- Candidiasis, Systemic pdf
- Causes of Fever in ICU pdf
- Central Nervous System Viral Infections pdf
- Common Bacteria in ICU pdf
- Corticosteroids in Sepsis pdf
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) pdf
- Fungal Infections pdf
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pdf
- Infectious gastroenteritis – bacterial pdf
- Infectious gastroenteritis – protozoal pdf
- Influenza pdf
- Intra-abdominal Infections pdf
- Ludwig’s Angina pdf
- Malaria pdf
- Multiresistant bacteria pdf
- Necrotizing Fasciitis pdf
- Needlestick Injuries pdf
- Nosocomial Infections pdf
- Other Specific Infections pdf
- Prevention of CVC Infections pdf
- Procalcitonin pdf
- Selective Digestive Decontamination pdf
- Sepsis – Coagulation pdf
- Sepsis – Diagnosis pdf
- Sepsis – Inflammation pdf
- Sepsis – Pathophysiology pdf
- Sepsis – Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2000 pdf
- Sepsis – Treatment pdf
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections pdf
- Toxic Shock Syndrome pdf
- Specific micro-organisms
Investigations and Monitoring
Imaging
- CT Abdomen pdf
- CT Chest pdf
- Neuroimaging pdf
- Radiograph: Abdominal pdf
- Radiograph: Chest pdf
- Radiograph: Chest – Abnormalities pdf
- Radiograph: Pelvis pdf
- Ultrasonography – Abdomen pdf
Laboratory tests
- Arterial Blood Gas pdf
- Ascitic Fluid pdf
- Autoimmune Markers pdf
- Biochemical Abnormalities in ICU Patients pdf
- Biochemical Abnormalities – Differential Diagnosis pdf
- Cerebrospinal Fluid pdf
- Coagulation tests in patients pdf
- Coagulation tests pdf
- Haematology Investigations pdf
- Important “Gaps” pdf
- Joint Fluid pdf
- Pleural Fluid pdf
Monitoring and Other Investigations
- Capnography pdf
- Cardiac Output Monitoring pdf
- Central Venous Pressure (CVP) Monitoring pdf
- Electrocardiograph (ECG) Abnormalities pdf
- Electroencephalography (EEG) pdf
- Haemodynamic Monitoring I pdf and II pdf
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring pdf
- Pulse Oximetry pdf
- Respiratory Function Tests pdf
- Temperature Measurement pdf
- Urinalysis pdf
Metabolism and Endocrinology
- Acidosis in Renal Disease pdf
- Additional Indices in Analysis pdf
- Adrenal Insufficiency in Sepsis pdf
- Approach to ABG Analysis pdf
- Bicarbonate – Use in Critical Illness pdf
- Calcium disorders pdf
- Conn’s Syndrome pdf
- Cushing Syndrome pdf
- Diabetes Insipidus pdf
- Hormonal Responses to Critical Illness pdf
- Hyperkalemia – Treatment pdf
- Hypernatraemia pdf
- Hyperphosphataemia pdf
- Hyperosmotic Hyperglycemic Syndrome (HHS) and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) – Clinical Features pdf
- Hyperosmotic Hyperglycemic Syndrome (HHS) and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) – Treatment pdf
- Hypoglycaemia pdf
- Hypokalaemia pdf
- Hyponatraemia pdf
- Hypophosphataemia pdf
- Hypopituitarism pdf
- Ketoacidosis pdf
- Lactic Acidosis pdf
- Magnesium Disorders pdf
- Metabolic Acidosis pdf
- Metabolic Alkalosis pdf
- Metabolic Responses to Critical Illness pdf
- Myxoedema Coma – Clinical Features and Diagnosis pdf
- Myxoedema Coma – Treatment pdf
- Normal Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis (NAGMA) pdf
- Obesity pdf
- Phaeochromocytoma pdf
- Respiratory Acidosis pdf
- Respiratory Alkalosis pdf
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone (SIADH) pdf
- Thyroid Storm – Clinical Features pdf
- Thyroid Storm – Treatment pdf
Neurology and Psychiatry
- Bacterial Meninigtis pdf
- Bacterial Meningitis – Directed Therapy pdf
- Botulism pdf
- Brain Abscess pdf
- Brain Death pdf
- Cerebral Neoplasm pdf
- Cerebral Oedema pdf
- Coma pdf
- Epidural Abscess pdf
- Examintion of the Comatose Patient pdf
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome pdf
- Hypoxic Brain Injury pdf
- ICU-Acquired Weakness pdf
- Intracerebral Haemorrhage pdf
- Intracranial Hypertension – Management pdf
- Ischaemic Stroke pdf
- Lacunar Syndromes pdf
- Motor Neuron Disease pdf
- Myasthenia Gravis pdf
- Neurocritical Care pdf
- Neuroimaging pdf
- Periodic Paralysis pdf
- Respiratory Failure – Neuromuscular causes pdf
- Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy pdf
- Seizures in the Critically Ill pdf
- Spinal Injury pdf
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage pdf
- Suicide pdf
- Tetanus pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Management pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Mechanisms pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Prognosis pdf
- Venous Sinus Thrombosis pdf
- Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System pdf
Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Airway Problems in Pregnancy pdf
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism pdf
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy pdf
- Ectopic Pregnancy pdf
- Hypertensive Emergencies in Pregnancy pdf
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome pdf
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy pdf
- Physiology of Pregnancy pdf
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease pdf
- Respiratory Failure in Pregnancy pdf
- Pre-existing Disease in Pregnancy pdf
- Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy pdf
- Septic Shock in Pregnancy pdf
Respiratory
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) pdf
- Acute Severe Asthma pdf
- Airway Obstruction pdf
- Aspiration Syndromes pdf
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia pdf
- COPD pdf
- Haemoptysis pdf
- Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia pdf
- Lung Transplant pdf
- Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema pdf
- Pleural Disease pdf
- Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised pdf
- Pulmonary Mechanics pdf
- Respiratory Physiology pdf
- Tuberculosis pdf
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia – diagnosis pdf
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia – prophylaxis pdf
(Also see the Respiratory section of Equipment and Procedures)
Renal
Statistics and Evidence
Toxicology
- Alcoholic Ketoacidosis pdf
- Alcohol Withdrawal pdf
- Antidepressants, Other pdf
- Antidotes pdf
- Approach to the Poisoned Patient pdf
- Calcium Channel Overdose pdf
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning pdf
- Digoxin pdf
- Envenomation pdf
- Ethanol and Toxic Alcohol Poisoning pdf
- Hyperthermia pdf
- Hypothermia pdf
- Lithium Overdose pdf
- Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity pdf
- Malignant Hyperthermia pdf
- NSAIDs pdf
- Opioids pdf
- Organophosphates pdf
- Paracetamol Overdose pdf
- Sedative-Hypnotics pdf
- Specific Overdoses I pdf and II pdf
- Specific Problems in the Poisoned Patient pdf
- Theophylline and Other Methylxanthines pdf
- Tricyclic Antidepressants pdf
Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma – Assessment pdf
- Abdominal Trauma – ICU Management pdf
- Assessment Principles in Trauma pdf
- Emergency Thoracotomy pdf
- Glasgow Coma Scale pdf
- Head Injury pdf
- Laryngeal and Tracheal Injury pdf
- Spinal Injury pdf
- Thoracic Trauma pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Management pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Mechanisms pdf
- Traumatic Brain Injury – Prognosis pdf
Sources
The Mind Maps were created using information from the following resources relevant to the JFICM Fellowship Exam:
- Critical Care Secrets (4th edition) (2007) by Polly E. Parsons, Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish
- Oh’s Intensive Care Manual (5th edition) (2003) by Andrew D. Bersten, Neil Soni
- Textbook of Critical Care (5th edition) (2005) by Edward Abraham, Mitchell P. Fink, Jean-Louis Vincent, Patrick Kochanek
- Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine (5th edition) (2003) by Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe
- Data Interpretation in Critical Care Medicine (5th edition) (2003) by Bala Venkatesh, T. J. Morgan, C. J. Joyce
- Examination Intensive Care and Anaesthesia (2007) by Nikki Blackwell, Carole Foot, Christopher Thomas
- Toxicology Handbook (2007) by Lindsay Murray, Frank Daly, Mark Little, Mike Cadogan
Further explanation of information contained in the ICU Mind Maps can be found in these texts. Information contained in the ICU Mind Maps should be verified by authoritative and evidence-based sources and cannot be guaranteed to be error-free.
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