Reading Time: 5 minutes It has been taught to nurses, probably since the dawn of time, to check gastric residuals every 4 hours as part of a standard of care. But why do we do this? And should we be checking them?
Tyler Jones

Tyler Jones
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner in Cleveland, Ohio. With a passion for teaching, POCUS and shock. I am a Husband to an amazing Wife/Nurse, dog father, world traveler and volunteer high school baseball coach.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes We all know that we transfuse for a patient with hgb < 7.0 g/dL (Micromole/L) . But now the question is how did we get that number? Click here to find out!
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Reading Time: 4 minutes We all have probably proned or at least heard of what it is. But what is it? And why do we do it?
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief If you have ever been in the intensive care unit (ICU) or operating room (OR), you know that…
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The Pre-brief Vasopressors are potent but a mainstay treatment in the ICU for shock patients. Loubani and Green first noted…
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Ever wondered why we use certain vasopressors? And how is it that they do what they do? You will find those answers here, take a look!
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The Pre-brief Sepsis is a dysregulated response to acute infection which can lead to multi-organ failure, septic shock, and even…