Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief Understanding ventilator loops is essential and beneficial in evaluating your patient’s respiratory mechanics and interactions with the ventilator.…
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Broadening the Scope of Practice for Respiratory Therapists with Ultrasound
by Guest Authorby Guest AuthorReading Time: 2 minutes Incorporating the use of ultrasound (US) technology has the potential to allow RTs to expand their roles and provide better outcomes.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The long forgotten Vasopressin is back in action. Is it time to rethink our algorithm of cardiac arrest patients?
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The most under-appreciated value in respiratory care is alveolar minute ventilation!
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Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, Kevin will discuss the role of steroids in the treatment of patients with septic shock.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Mechanical CPR (MCPR) is increasingly popular during OHCA resuscitation. Are these devices the game changers for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care?
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Here are Salim Rezaie’s 6 pearls to not f**k up the arm when using peripheral vasopressors.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In critically ill patients, the presence of a persistent air leak complicates ventilator management and is challenging. Here are the keys to winning the battle…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Unsure if your patient’s tachycardia is atrial or ventricular? Try this technique to figure out!
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Cerebral edema from traumatic brain injury (TBI) with elevated intracranial pressures (ICP) is considered a neurologic emergency. Medical management with hypertonic solutions (HTS and mannitol) are the mainstays of therapy. Is one agent superior to the other?