Bacterial Infections in the ICU
Dr. Manjari Joshi is an expert in infectious diseases who works at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, and specializes in battling the rages of hospital associated infections as well […]
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.
The Fungal Invasion of the ICU- A Catastrophe Waiting to Happen
Dr. Devang Patel currently serves as Chief of Infectious Disease for the MICU here at the University of Maryland. Today he was was gracious enough to speak on invasive fungal infections not only
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 (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
Achondroplasia and the ICU, a combination fraught with ERROR
[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 working a typical night shift in the MICU when you hear word of a patient coming up from the ED who
Dr. Michael Chansky: Acid-Base (Made Easy)
We were fortunate to have Dr. Michael Chansky, Professor & Chair of Emergency Medicine at Cooper University Hospital and a member of the Master Educator’s Guild come down to the
Vasoplegic Syndrome Post-cardiopulmonary Bypass
[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 65 year old male with a history of CAD, HTN, & HL initially presented to the ED with an NSTEMI was found
PEA arrest- A new look at an old crisis!
Traditionally, the approach to pulseless electrical activity (PEA) has been to focus on reversible causes of arrest — the “Hs and Ts”. This makes sense in theory, but, in practice,
