Boswell – ECMO Before, During, and After COVID-19
Dr. Kim Boswell, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland and Shock Trauma, discusses ECMO before, during, and after COVID-19.
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Pickering/Holden – Management of Massive Hemoptysis and Tracheal Complications in the ICU
Van K. Holden, MD, FCCP, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland and Edward M. Pickering, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Maryland and Director of Interventional Pulmonology at the Baltimore VA Medical Center present on the management of massive hemoptysis and tracheal complications in the ICU.
Saleeb – Tuberculosis
Dr. Paul Saleeb, Assistant Professor of Medicine, from the Division of Infectious Diseases presents on tuberculous infections focusing on pulmonary manifestations
Ramani – Pulmonary Hypertension for the Pulmonologist
Dr. Ramani, associate professor of medicine at the division of cardiology presents the pulmonary core curriculum lecture with the topic being pulmonary hypertension.
Wickwire – Sleep selfcare and resilience for health professionals during COVID19
Dr. Emerson Wickwire is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Director of the Insomnia Program at the University of Maryland Midtown Medical Center presents pulmonary grand rounds. His topic is timely, and is titled “Sleep self-care and resilience for health professionals during COVID-19”
Slack- Refractory Status Asthmaticus: Drips & Gases & ECMO, Oh My!
Today we are happy to welcome Dr. Donald Slack, A second year Pulmonary-Critical Care fellow here at the University of Maryland. He hails to us most recently from Christiana Health Care System where he completed his internal medicine residency before returning home to UMMC, where he spent his medical school training. Today he shares some information extracted from a VERY difficult asthma case that presented to his service several months ago. This is a fantastic review of the random things we attempt to keep asthmatic airways open. So before you reach for that EpiPen or start the ketamine drip, you should take 45 minutes and learn about why those ideas may not be as helpful as you think.
Hu: Bronchopleural Fistula- Summary and Recommendations
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.
Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion: What Does It Mean, & What Do I Do Now?
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
Endobronchial Obstruction: The Impact of Interventional Pulmonology on Morbidity & Mortality
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
