D , Is Clinical Associate. Purpose. The treatment of electrolyte dis-orders in adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), including guidelines for cor-recting specific electrolyte disorders, is reviewed. Summary. Electrolytes are involved in many metabolic and homeostatic func-tions. Electrolyte disorders are common in adult patients in the ICU and have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, as has the improper treatment of electrolyte disorders.
Public-private partnership (PPP) is a funding model for a public infrastructure project such as a new telecommunications system, airport or power plant. Public-private partnership (PPP) is a funding model for a public infrastructure project such as a new telecommunications system, airport or power plant. The public partner is represented by the government at a local, state and/or national level.
Short for Point-to-Point Protocol, a method of connecting a computer to the Internet. PPP is more stable than the older SLIP protocol and provides error checking features. Working in the data link layer of the OSI model, PPP sends the computer's TCP/IP packets to a server that puts them onto the Internet.