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Critical Care Medicine |
The critical care specialist manages life-threatening disorders
in intensive care units and other hospital settings. Shock,
coma, heart failure, trauma, respiratory arrest, drug overdoses,
massive bleeding, diabetic acidosis, and kidney failure are
examples of conditions requiring critical care specialists.
Doctors who achieve certification in critical care medicine
by the American Board of Internal Medicine must first be certified
in internal medicine.
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