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,

Introduction to Ventricular Assist Devices

This week’s lecture was an introduction to the Left Ventricular Assist Device given by Dr. Gautam Ramani.  In this talk Dr. Ramani discusses the fundamentals in deciding which patients should

IHD vs. CRRT in Acute Lithium Toxicity

[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 24 y/o male with a history of bipolar disorder and depression is admitted to your ICU from the Emergency Department after

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