Bring Lung Ultrasound To YOUR ICU
By now you’re probably used to checking your acutely ill patients heart and IVC with bedside ultrasound when they come into your ICU. But do you want to learn how […]
Education
Educational posts, organized by topic
A storm is brewing…… A deadly case of undifferentiated shock
[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 on call for the Cardiac Surgery ICU when you receive notification that a new patient is in en route….. Mr.
Anatomy of an Percutaneous ECMO Cannulation (Femoral Vein Cannulation)
Continuing our ECMO Education Series, below is a video from one of our recent ECMO cannulations along with an outline of the steps, pearls, and pitfalls when initiating ECMO. Â This
A Peculiar Case of Shortness of Breath – A Dilemma While Working in Haiti
[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”] While working in a local hospital outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti you were called to the Emergency Department to see a 54 yo
The Arterial Line: A Significant Source of Blood Stream Infections
A recent systematic review & meta-analysis was just published in Critical Care Medicine this month looking at whether arterial lines are a significant source of catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs).
N-acetylcysteine for Inhalational Burn Injury
[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”] Case: 57 year old female was transferred to your ICU from an OSH after a house fire for carbon monoxide poisoning, possible
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.
Ventricular Arrhythmias in the LVAD Patient
[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”]A 32 y/o male with a history of NICM Â (LVEF ~ 5%) s/p LVAD placement gets admitted to your ICU with a reported
Larry Weiss – The Right to Die
Dr. Larry Weiss is a professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland , who also practiced as a defense attorney for a number of years in the state
