Pulmonary aspiration Pulmonary aspiration is the entry of secretions or foreign material into your trachea and lungs. The patient may either inhale the material, or

Infant respiratory distress syndrome Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) also known as hyaline membrane disease (HMD), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, or surfactant

Induced coma Induced coma also known as a medically-induced coma or medical coma, is a drug-induced state of profound brain inactivation and unconsciousness used to

Stress ulcer Stress ulcers are stress-induced gastritis, stress-related erosive syndrome, stress ulcer syndrome, and stress-related mucosal disease, where the gastric and sometimes esophageal or duodenal mucosal

Disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation also known as DIC, is a serious, sometimes life-threatening condition in which the proteins in your blood involved in

Refeeding syndrome Refeeding syndrome broadly encompasses clinical complications that can occur as result of potentially fatal fluid and electrolyte shifts in malnourished patients during refeeding

Mucinous cystic neoplasm Mucinous cystic neoplasms are defined as mucin-producing and septated cyst-forming epithelial precancerous conditions of the pancreas with a distinctive ovarian-type stroma ((Testini

Disability rating scale Disability Rating Scale was developed as a method of rating the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to determine how long recovery might

Injury severity score The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is an internationally recognized anatomical scoring system to assess trauma severity that provides an overall score for

Head tilt chin lift The head-tilt chin-lift maneuver is a procedure used to prevent the tongue obstructing the upper airways, which commonly occurs in an obtunded