Connecticut (CT) 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. Connecticut has
187 practicing
critical care medicine doctors. Broken out by city, critical care medicine doctor density
in Abington is 1,
in Bridgeport is 9,
in Bristol is 2,
in Brookfield is 3,
in Danbury is 7,
in Dayville is 1,
in East Hartford is 11,
in Enfield is 1,
in Fairfield is 3,
in Farmington is 6,
in Glastonbury is 1,
in Greenwich is 3,
in Hamden is 2,
in Hartford is 19,
in Manchester is 1,
in Marlborough is 1,
in Middlebury is 2,
in Middletown is 8,
in Milford is 1,
in New Britain is 5,
in New Haven is 45,
in New London is 5,
in Norwalk is 11,
in Norwich is 7,
in Old Saybrook is 1,
in Putnam is 3,
in S Woodstock is 1,
in Seymour is 1,
in South Woodstock is 1,
in Stamford is 6,
in Stratford is 1,
in Torrington is 2,
in Trumbull is 3,
in Vernon is 3,
in Vernon Rockville is 1,
in Wallingford is 6,
in Waterbury is 12,
in West Haven is 3,
in Wethersfield is 2,
in Willimantic is 1,
and in Woodbridge is 1.
Connecticut Information
This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297.
Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18
and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.
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