What is the difference between CCU & ICU?

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What is the difference between CCU  ICU?
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The world of healthcare is quite complex,
especially in terms of research that demands
acute medical attention. Because each department
has different functions and uses different
terminology, understanding all of them can be
incredibly reassuring.  Among all, today we will
discuss the two terminologies the Critical Care
Unit (CCU) and the Intensive Care Unit
(ICU). Because many get confused between both at
first, but each serves distinct roles in patient
recovery and healthcare management.
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CCU CCU stands for cardiac care unit and is
often called critical care unit. It is a
specialized unit in the hospital that is designed
to take care of patients with cardiovascular or
pulmonary conditions. 
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• The environment within a CCU features advanced
  monitoring systems that provide continuous
  surveillance of each patients cardiac health.
  This allows professionals to immediately detect
  any changes in heart function. Patients in the
  CCU may have experienced
• Heart attack
• Arrhythmia
• Heart failure
• The CCUs healthcare professionals include
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Respiratory therapists and others with
  specialized training in critical care medicine.

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• Health Issues Managed in CCU
• As its name suggests, patients in a CCU are
  typically those who have heart-related issues. A
  few issues are listed below
• Heart attacks
• Unstable angina
• Cardiac arrhythmia requiring monitoring and
  interventions
• Heart failure needs intensive care
• Post-operative care following cardiac surgery
• Provide specialized treatments to support heart
  health and recovery.

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ICU ICU stands for intensive care unit, which
provides 24-hour care and treatment for
critically ill patients. It is possible to treat
a wide variety of conditions in the intensive
care unit thanks to a wide array of medical
equipment and technologies, such as mechanical
ventilators, which support or replace spontaneous
breathing, and continuous renal replacement
therapy machines for patients with acute kidney
damage.
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• In an ICU, healthcare experts monitor
  life-sustaining functions, including heart rate,
  breathing, and blood pressure. In some hospitals,
  specialized ICUs are designed to treat specific
  types of patients.  The specialization includes
• Cardiac ICUs
• Neuro ICUs
• Pediatric ICUs
• ICU Healthcare professions include
• Intensivists
• Critical care nurses
• Respiratory therapists

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• Health Issues Managed in ICU
• The scope of the ICU is broader than that of the
  CCU, assisting patients with critical health
  issues, such as
• Severe respiratory distress or failure
• Multi-organ failure
• Complex surgeries that require postoperative
  critical care
• Serious infections
• Traumatic injuries

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Above, we tried to define both the terms so that
you can differentiate them. However, if you want
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