eCPR: Correcting the failures ACLS leaves behind!
Welcome to ECMOvember 2014!! Apologies for the late start, but I think you will agree the wait was worth it! Today we have a talk that I gave at the […]
Shah + Badjatia: Therapeutic Hypothermia 2014
Today we are fortunate to have the combined mental powers of two of the greatest minds in the field of therapeutic hypothermia. First you will hear from Nirav Shah, Assistant
Patel- Viral Infections & the ICU: a deadly combination!
Dr Devang Patel is a member of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and works currently as the Chief
Wendy Chang: Status Epilepticus Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make!
Today we are honored to have Dr. Wan-Tsu (Wendy) Chang, member of both the Neurocritical Care Department and the Emergency Department here at the University of Maryland. Dr. Chang has spent
Chyle- coming to a paracentesis near you!
You are sitting in the call room, counting down the minutes until you are finished covering the critical care floor when you get a phone call from one of the
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome, i.e. Clotting Gone Wild!!
Thanks to Drs. Katelyn Donohue and Christina Tupe for this fantastic Case Report! After a long night of all-out chaos you hear of a transfer accepted by the previous shift and fast
A case of severe hypothermia…. when "sepsis" isn’t the ONLY answer
[tab_nav type=”two-up”][tab_nav_item title=”Clinical Case” active=”true”][tab_nav_item title=”Answer” active=””][/tab_nav][tabs][tab active=”true”] You are working in the MICU on a relatively quiet Sunday night, turn the lights off and just as you are about
Intraosseus: when central access isn’t an option
[tab_nav type=”two-up”][tab_nav_item title=”Clinical Case” active=”true”][tab_nav_item title=”Answer” active=””][/tab_nav][tabs][tab active=”true”] Since 1922, physicians have been using the long bones as a “non-collapsible vein” for fast and reliant resuscitation. Although first targeted to
When Tuberculosis Meets The Spine: The Legacy of Percivall Pott
[tab_nav type=”two-up”][tab_nav_item title=”Clinical Case” active=”true”][tab_nav_item title=”Answer” active=””][/tab_nav][tabs][tab active=”true”] You receive a call from the neurosurgery intern who is frantic! He states that he is in desperate need of your help.
