(ADAPTED FROM THE ABA CCM CONTENT OUTLINE)
1. Central Nervous System
a. Altered mental status
iv. Other (e.g., hypoxic/metabolic encephalopathy)
c. Degenerative Disease of the Brain
d. Head Injury, Closed or Open
e. Infectious
f. Neuromuscular Disorders
i. Critical Illness Polyneuropathy
ii. Demyelinating/Guillain-Barré Syndrome
g. Seizures and Status Epilepticus
i. Stroke
2. Hemorrhagic (Subarachnoid, Subdural, Epidural)
j. Subarachnoid, Subdural, Epidural Hematoma
k. Vascular Malformations (e.g., Aneurysms, AVMS)
l. Pituitary Disorders (e.g., Acromegaly, Sheehan’s Syndrome)
2. Cardiovascular 
a. Cardiac Transplantation, Rejection, Complications
b. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
c. Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Ischemia/Infarction
d. Hypertension
e. Infectious
f. Myocardial Function/Dysfunction
g. Peripheral Vascular Disease
1. Aneurysms, Thoracic, Abdominal
h. Rhythm Disturbances
1. Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation
2. Heart Block, Asystole, Pulseless Electrical Activity, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation
1. Cardiogenic
2. Distributive (Sepsis, Neurogenic, Anaphylactoid)
3. Hypovolemic (e.g., Hemorrhagic Shock)
4. Obstructive (e.g., Pulmonary Embolism)
2. Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy (Takosubo Syndrome)
l. Circulatory Support Systems
3. Left or Right Ventricular Assist Device
3. Pulmonary
1. Obstructive
2. Reactive
3. Restrictive
b. Airway Disruption (e.g., Pneumothorax)
d. Chest Trauma (e.g., Pulmonary Contusion, Flail Chest)
e. Embolic Disorders (Air, Fat, Thromboembolic)
f. Infection
3. Pneumonia
ii. Health Care/Ventilator Associated
g. Lung Transplantation, Rejection, Complications
i. Respiratory Failure
3. Spontaneous Breathing Trials
4. Other Ventilator Strategies
a. Differential Lung Ventilation
4. Renal
d. Renal Transplantation (e.g., Rejection)
e. Management Strategies
f. Fluid and Electrolyte Management
i. Antimicrobials/Antifungals
ii. Buffers
iii. Diuretic Therapy
h. Renal Replacement Therapies: Ultrafiltration, Intermittent Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis
5. Hematologic/Oncologic
a. Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation
i. Acquired
b. Isolated Factor Abnormalities
ii. Congenital
d. Hemoglobin Abnormalities
v. Hemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia)
f. Platelet Abnormalities
i. Thrombocytopenia (Including HIT)
iii. Other (Thrombocytopenic Purpura, ITP)
a. Coagulopathy, Bleeding Disorders
b. Emboli (Amniotic Fluid, Thromboemboli, Other)
c. Liver Function Abnormalities (e.g., Acute Fatty Liver, HELLP)
d. Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia
7. Endocrine
a. Adrenal
1. Hyperglycemia, Including Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemic Coma (NKHC)
c. Pituitary
2. Diabetes Insipidus Including Central, Nephrogenic
d. Thyroid Function Abnormalities
1. Critical Illness Effects on Thyroid Function
2. Hyperthyroidism, Including Thyroid Storm
3. Hypothyroidism, Including Myxedema
8. Gastrointestinal
a. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
c. Gall Bladder Disease & Cholangitis
d. Stomach
f. GI Motility Dysfunction, GERD
h. Hepatic
1. Dysfunction/Failure, Acute and Chronic
4.Liver Transplantation, Rejection, Complications
5. Cirrhosis, Ascites; Paracentesis
9. Dermatologic
b. Disruption Of The Skin Barrier, Including Decubiti, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
d. Wound Care (Surgical and Other)
10. Immune/Infectious Disease
d. Immune Suppression
i. Acquired
11. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Abnormalities
12. Specialized Areas
i. Complications
ii. Electrical Burns
iii. Inhalation Injury
i. Biologic, Chemical, and Nuclear Exposures
ii. Epidemic (e.g., SARS, Bird Flu, Toxic Exposures)
c. Drowning, Fatal, Near-Drowning
13. ICU Ethics
c. Living Will/DPOA/Healthcare Surrogate
14. ICU Management and Organization
a. Clinical Care Bundles (e.g., Sepsis, Catheter Management)
d. Outcome and Performance Measures (HCAHPS)
f. Scoring Systems (e.g., Apache)
g. Sedation/Analgesia/Delirium Assessment (e.g., CAM, RASS)
b. Isolation Techniques
c. Nosocomial Infections
i. Catheter Associated Infections
ii. Pneumonia (Ventilator Associated, Hospital Associated)
iii. UTI, Catheter-Associated UTI
16. Life Support and Resuscitation (ACLS, BLS, PALS, ATLS, ENLS)
17. Nutrition Management
a. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (Formula, Caloric Intake)
c. Metabolic Assessment (Basal and Stress Energy Requirements)
18. Pharmacology (Indications, Contraindications, and Complications)
c. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Metabolism
d. Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
19. Poisonings, Toxic Ingestion, Overdoses
20. Thermoregulation