Critical care medicine is often practiced in the ICU
Critical care medicine is a medical sub-specialty concerned with the diagnosis and management of life threatening conditions requiring sophisticated organ support and invasive monitoring for critically ill patients. Critical care medicine encompasses treatment in a broad range of conditions, requiring knowledge from internal medicine and/or emergency medicine.
While critical care physicians usually practice in the ICU, they also can practice in the ER.
Notable Critical Care Physicians[]
- Dr. Pete Wilder (Critical Care Physician, Infectious Disease Specialist at St. Ambrose Hospital and Alternative Medicine Practitioner at Seaside Health and Wellness)
Notes and Trivia[]
- Pete was an attending ER doctor at St. Ambrose Hospital practicing critical care medicine.
- Critical care physicians practicing in the emergency room are also known as ER doctors.