Intensive Care Unit (Icu) Vocabulary

noun a state of mental confusion and disorientation

• The patient experienced delirium as a result of the medication.
• He was talking nonsense due to his delirium.
• She was completely out of it, lost in delirium.
• The chaos of the city at night gave a sense of delirium.

noun a medical condition in which a blood clot forms in a blood vessel

• Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood.
• My doctor said I need to be careful of thrombosis after my surgery.
• I heard that sitting for too long can cause thrombosis, so make sure to get up and move around.
• In a figurative sense, unresolved conflicts can lead to emotional thrombosis, blocking healthy communication.

noun a medical doctor who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, typically in an intensive care unit

• The intensivist carefully monitored the patient's condition in the ICU.
• The intensivist kept a close eye on the patient in the ICU.
• The intensivist was on top of things in the ICU.
• The intensivist was like a guardian angel watching over the patient in the ICU.

noun cytokine storm

• A cytokine storm is an overreaction of the body's immune system that can be triggered by certain diseases.
• When the immune system goes into overdrive, it's called a cytokine storm.
• If your body freaks out and releases a ton of immune chemicals, that's a cytokine storm.
• Just like a storm can wreak havoc, a cytokine storm can cause chaos in the body's immune response.