"Voodoo Death": The Deadly Brain-Heart Syndrome
reduce risk of LV mural thrombus in apical involvement Prognosis: LVEF recovery takes 1-4 weeks BACK TO OUR PATIENT: Neuro exam gradually improved and the patients started following commands with…
reduce risk of LV mural thrombus in apical involvement Prognosis: LVEF recovery takes 1-4 weeks BACK TO OUR PATIENT: Neuro exam gradually improved and the patients started following commands with…
…consequences and not causes of arrest, and others don’t readily apply to the inpatient population (I hope your patients don’t inadvertently become severely hypothermic!). Another way to remember the reversible…
…choice and is also helpful in evaluating for parenchymal complications. Empiric antibiotic therapy should include: Broad spectrum coverage for commonly implicated pathogens (ex: vancomycin, pseudomonal-dose piperacillin/tazobactam). ADD clindamycin or metronidazole…
…Pancreatitis is becoming a common cause of CA due to both compression of lymphatic channels and direct damage by pancreatic enzymes Said A. Chylous Ascites: Evaluation and Management Pathophysiology based…
…(water soluble, such as atenolol) Lithium Ethylene glycol Lithium pharmacokinetics follow a two compartment model [active drug found in both intra- & extracellular compartment] Central compartment: Highly perfused tissues (e.g….
…Initiate Treatment: when able, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) Emergency Management: often the “terror” of the attack is more destructive then those actually effected Class A Agents Anthrax: easy to acquire, easy…
A 17 yo woman is admitted to the ICU with fulminant liver failure due to Wilson’s disease; her course is complicated by encephalopathy, renal failure, and circulatory collapse despite maximal…
…episode of a wide-complex tachycardia. The patient denies chest pain, shortness or breath, nausea or recent vomiting. He initially came to the emergency department because his LVAD control box was…
Dr. Amal Mattu is a master of many things, one of them being the EKG. We were fortunate enough to have him teach about something that are seen all the…
…ECMOvember you are all slowly becoming experts in extracorporally oxygenating people! This post will introduce three common ECMO disasters that are easy to treat…. if they are caught early…. Your…