Alabama (AL) Critical Care Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Critical Care Medicine Information
Description
Critical care medicine deals with life support or organ support for patients who are critically ill. A critical care physician diagnoses, treats, and supports patients who may be in an intensive care unit, or who may have multiple organ dysfunction. Patients who receive intensive care treatment are usually critically ill patients who are treated after major surgery and require intensive monitoring. The critical care or intensive care physician may also communicate with the patient’s primary physician, other specialists, and the critical care staff to coordinate treatment and care.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are Trauma, cystic fibrosis, renal failure, Liver Failure, Post-operative Care, Acute Lung Injury, Serious Infections, Hypoxic Injury, Multi-organ Dysfunction, Circulatory Failure, Cardiopulmonary Failure, airway & respiratory compromise, Reversible heart & lung dysfunction, and hemodynamic instability.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including tracheotomy, endotracheal tube, mechanical ventilation, ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), passage of pulmonary arterial balloon flotation catheters, adial arterial catheterization, and establishing central venous access.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Blood Test, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs).
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has
90 practicing
critical care medicine doctors. Broken out by city, critical care medicine doctor density
in Alabaster is 6,
in Alexander City is 1,
in Andalusia is 1,
in Anniston is 2,
in Ardmore is 1,
in Athens is 1,
in Auburn is 1,
in Bessemer is 2,
in Birmingham is 39,
in Brewton is 1,
in Clanton is 1,
in Cullman is 1,
in Dadeville is 1,
in Decatur is 1,
in Dothan is 3,
in Enterprise is 1,
in Evergreen is 1,
in Fairhope is 2,
in Florence is 1,
in Foley is 1,
in Gadsden is 1,
in Huntsville is 7,
in Jasper is 2,
in Mobile is 15,
in Monroeville is 1,
in Montgomery is 3,
in Oneonta is 1,
in Opelika is 2,
in Selma is 1,
in Sheffield is 2,
in Tuscaloosa is 1,
and in Valley is 1.
Alabama Information
Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808.
Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18
and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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