Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia in the U.S., and it is estimated that 12.1 million…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pre-brief From 2011-2014, Staphylococcus aureus was the second-most prevalent pathogen for all hospital-acquired infections. Most common organism implicated in…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor hormone of calcitonin that is undetectable in healthy states but is upregulated by…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief Propofol has become one of the most commonly used sedatives in critical care and anesthesia worldwide. Propofol is…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Until recently, only small prospective, observational studies or larger retrospective studies evaluated the use of midodrine in weaning vasopressor agents in the ICU.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pre-brief Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides mechanical support for the treatment of cardiac or respiratory failure. Highly protein bound…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pre-brief Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is the cause of unexplained cardiac arrest in 5% to 13% of patients. Patients…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Can we use a DOAC in a patient with a BMI ≥40 kg/m2 without impacting efficacy or safety?
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Reading Time: 2 minutes [▶] Dysregulation of glucose control is observed frequently in critically ill patients due to numerous reasons including sepsis, stress response, and use of corticosteroids.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Do you know which critically ill patients need stress ulcer prophylaxis?