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 […]
Medical Literature: Trust no one and expect sabotage!
Today we are pleased to welcome Dr. Majid Afshar, one of the newest members of the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Maryland. Today he was willing
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.
Shanholtz – Salvage Therapy for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Dr. Carl Shanholtz was the man of the hour at the University of Maryland Multidisciplinary CC Conference this week, here to discuss his “Plan B – Z” for patients with
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
Airway and Thoracic Procedures: 3 Topics You Gotta Know
Today we are fortunate to have Dr. Ashutosh (Ash) Sachdeva, director of the University of Maryland Interventional Pulmonology Service and all around bronchoscopic wizard, to speak to us on his passion:
Hayes – Vanc & Zosyn is NOT the Answer to Everything
This week, Dr. Bryan Hayes – Clinical Pharmacologist and expert in Toxicology gives an amazing talk highlighting 10 of his top tips for antimicrobial use in the emergency department &
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).
