Selective Modules

Additional ICU topics for targeted learning, elective needs, and deeper dives beyond the core curriculum.

Critical Care Ultrasound / Echo

Procedural & Technical

Focused bedside ultrasound for shock, respiratory failure, volume assessment, and procedural support.

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Severe Electrolyte Disorders

Medical Emergencies

High-risk sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and acid-base problems in critically ill patients.

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ACLS & Arrhythmia Management

Medical Emergencies

ICU-focused approach to cardiac arrest, peri-arrest physiology, bradyarrhythmias, tachyarrhythmias, and post-arrest care.

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Organ Donation

Communication & Ethics

Clinical, communication, and systems approach to organ and tissue donation in ICU.

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Critical Care Obstetrics

Medical Emergencies

Approach to severe maternal illness, pregnancy physiology, hypertensive disorders, hemorrhage, sepsis, and respiratory failure.

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Toxicology

Medical Emergencies

ICU approach to common severe overdoses, toxidromes, antidotes, enhanced elimination, and supportive care.

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Renal Replacement Therapy

Procedural & Technical

Indications, modalities, prescriptions, complications, and practical ICU workflow for RRT.

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Status Epilepticus

Medical Emergencies

Recognition and staged management of convulsive and non-convulsive status epilepticus in ICU.

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Quality Improvement

Systems & Quality

Practical ICU quality improvement, safety culture, measurement, and implementation basics.

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Critical Care Research Literacy

Systems & Quality

A primer on modern critical care research methodology — trial design, bias, effect measures, and critically appraising ICU evidence for the bedside.

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Communication

Communication & Ethics

High-stakes ICU communication including goals of care, family meetings, conflict, and interprofessional handover.

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End-of-Life Care in ICU

Communication & Ethics

Symptom control, withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies, family support, and ethical/legal principles.

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