Shah – Lactate in the ICU
Dr. Sanjeev Shah, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania presents present the weekly multi-departmental critical care fellows’ lecture on “Lactate in the ICU – more th
Education
Educational posts, organized by topic
Adhikari – Challenge and opportunities for sepsis research in resource-limited settings
Today we have the distinct pleasure to welcome Neill Adhikari, MDCM, M.Sc., one of the world’s experts on critical care management in resource limited settings. Dr Adhikari is currently practicing as an intensivist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care at the University of Toronto. He also acts as an Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, at the Sunnybrook Research Institute where he focuses on critical care delivery in low-resource settings. Over his brief academic career Dr. Adhikari has been incredibly prolific in academic production, publishing over 180 peer-reviewed journal articles and accepting speaking engagements from around the globe. This afternoon we were fortunate to lure him down from Canada to speak on an exceedingly important topic: how can we address the devastation of sepsis in areas of the world where basic labs and clean water can often be a luxury and not a guarantee?
Srivisatava – mechanical support 1-18-18
written by Scott Sullivan, MD Today it is my pleasure to introduce Dr. Mukta Srivastava. She is the Cardiology Fellowship Program Director and an interventionist actively involved in the insertion
Winters – CC literature update 12-14-17
Summary by Lia Losonczy, MD, MPH Sepsis: “Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28101605 Had over 90 recommendations Pearls: SSC acknowledges but does
Gonzales/Shah: Sepsis interprofessional curriculum
Please enjoy complimentary access to a sepsis curriculum created by two esteemed faculty members here at the University of Maryland Medical School: Jeffrey P. Gonzales, PharmD, FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP and Nirav G. Shah, MD, FCCP.
Seam – ARDS phenotypes 6-29-17
Summary by Dr. Basel Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Histopathology Definition: Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) In reality, it likely more heterogeneous than that. The First ARDS Consensus Definitions 1994 American-European Consensus
Co – Diaphragm US 3-30-17
Diaphragm Ultrasonography in the ICU Summary by Dr. Kamel Gharaibeh Methods to assess diaphragm function Transdiaphragmatic pressure (pdi) is the gold standard Phrenic stimulation & tracheal occlusion pressure CXR Fluoroscopy
Hong – Endocrine Emergencies 2-23-17
Lecture Pearls by: Faith Armstrong, MD CCM Fellow The most important thing is to identify these disorders which can potentially be fatal. Thyroid Thyroid Storm Stimulated by stressful stimuli (such
ECMO Boot Camp – Day 3
Today we wrap up our wonderful tour of ECMO-ology with a few lectures that will give you a few ideas on the finer things of ECMO: what can go wrong, what
