Reading Time: < 1 minute The Pre-brief Two mnemonics have evolved over the years regarding crucial ICU interventions. By using these mnemonics, you can reduce…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief There is a common dogma taught and perpetuated amongst clinicians that bactericidal (cidal) antibiotics are preferred to bacteriostatic…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief The need for inotropic support with dobutamine or milrinone is common in the management of decompensated heart failure…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief Delirium affects 10-60% of medical inpatients and up to 82% of mechanically-ventilated patients in the ICU. It is…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief “When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” Often mistaken at first, Wooden Chest Syndrome is exactly that…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief In critically ill patients presenting with shock, severe hypovolemia, cardiac arrest, major trauma, and difficult peripheral IV access,…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Pre-brief: We all love Precedex (dexmedetomidine) for its light sedative properties and minimal effects on respiration. But what about its…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief What is myasthenia gravis (MG)? MG is an autoimmune disease that stems from antibodies binding to acetylcholine (Ach)…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pre-brief Today we’ll be discussing the management of 3 gastrointestinal hiccups (pun intended) commonly dealt with in the ICU:…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Urine drug screens (UDS) can be useful tools for critical care providers to determine if a patient is acutely intoxicated or has overdosed on a substance. However, there are pitfalls to using UDS.