ATS Core Curriculum 2020. Adult Critical Care Medicine

ATS Sch. 2020 Oct 13;1(4):436-455. doi: 10.34197/ats-scholar.2020-0015RE.

Abstract

The American Thoracic Society Core Curriculum updates clinicians annually in adult and pediatric pulmonary disease, medical critical care, and sleep medicine, in a 3- to 4-year recurring cycle of topics. These topics will be presented at the 2020 International Conference. Below is the adult critical care medicine core including complications of chemotherapy, acute-on-chronic liver failure, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, mechanical circulatory support, direct oral anticoagulants, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and vasopressor selection.

Keywords: clinical review; core curriculum; critical care medicine.