Educational posts, organized by topic
Bronchopleural fistulae (BPF) are more than simply air leaks to be fixed with a chest tube. Albeit relatively rare, they carry a high morbidity and mortality, and knowledge regarding their management is important to facilitate healing and limit negative outcomes.
THE CASE: A 68 yo M w PMH recently diagnosed R arm fibromyxosarcoma with known metastatic disease to the lungs, s/p 1 cycle of Gemcitabine & Docetaxel, as well as
The consequences of excessive auto PEEP can be fatal, so it’s important that we are checking for it regularly on patients that have a high risk of air trapping. Fortunately,
[tab_nav type=”two-up”][tab_nav_item title=”The Case” active=”true”][tab_nav_item title=”Answer” active=””][/tab_nav][tabs][tab active=”true”] A 50 y/o female with a history of asthma is intubated in the ED for SOB. The patient is hemodynamically stable and has a
While in the ICU, you get a phone call to see a 59 year-old patient on the floor with respiratory distress. She was just admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with TTP (platelet
[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”] Time to Play: What’s That Rhythm?! Rhythm Strip Patient is a 60 yr old gentleman with ALS who was admitted for respiratory
The Case: 64 yo M veteran smoker w PMH severe COPD on 4L O2 by NC, pAfib on AC, admitted in December for progressive dyspnea over weeks, found to have
Happened upon this commentary written by the venerable Jean-Louis Vincent in Intensive Care Medicine, and it’s a MUST read. Below is his “Top 10 list,” but there is a lot more
Greetings again from ECMOVember 2014!! Here is another lecture I gave at a recent ECMO training course. Today we have a picturesque look at the times when ECMO doesn’t go as
