Helen J. Castro

Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Helen J. Castro is a Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner in Chicago, IL with special training and skill in rapidly assessing a patient's condition and intervening with immediate treatment, constantly monitoring patients with highly unstable physical conditions, as well as providing emotional support to gravely ill patients and their families. As a Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner, Helen J. Castro performs basic life support and advanced cardiac life support, as well as mental, emotional, and physical stress support. Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner is the care of critically ill or injured patients. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioners include trauma, organ failure, accidents, acute illness, or emergency heart surgery recovery. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Critical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioners include ordering diagnostic tests, monitoring vital signs, treating wounds, administering medication, assisting physicians, and advocating for patients.