Neuromuscular conditions Preface Neuromuscular conditions Neuromuscular conditions Table of contents: Preface Introduction Identifying and Assessing Weakness Determining the severity of weakness Characterising bulbar involvement Characterising respiratory muscle involvement Determining the cause of weakness Laboratory investigations General Issues In The Management of the Patient with Neuromuscular Disease Predicting acute respiratory failure Airway protection and secretion management Ventilation and weaning Nutrition Thromboprophylaxis Sedation and mobilisation Selected Diseases Precipitating ICU Admission Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) Botulism Tetanus Myasthenia Gravis Motor neurone disease Myotonic dystrophy Rhabdomyolysis Drugs and toxins Neuromuscular Complications During and After Critical Illness Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness (ICU AW) Prolonged neuromuscular blockade Metabolic and electrolyte disorders Other Critical Care related complications Conclusion Neuromuscular conditions Preface Neuromuscular conditions