Reading Time: 2 minutes Some parameters on an LVAD are simple and easy to understand, but the pulsatility index can be more challenging. Dr. McCloskey breaks it down for us in this post.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Samantha Dallefeld goes over using medications for off-label uses in our pediatric ICU patients in this post!
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Reading Time: 8 minutes ECMO can be intimidating, but it’s actually pretty simple! Here is Dr. Fraser Mackay’s breakdown of VV-ECMO.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Can A.I. help us with hypoxemia?
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Current practice guidelines and recent reviews seem too keen on recommending albumin infusion as a “volume expander” in patients with cirrhosis and AKI.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Kids aren’t just little adults! Here’s what you need to know about taking care of pediatric sepsis patients.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The equation of motion is a mathematical description of the forces that drive ventilation, and the way these forces are spent in doing so. For the uninitiated reader, this may sound a bit esoteric with little clinical relevance, but nothing could be further from the truth.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Taking care of an LVAD patient in extremis can be nerve-wracking. Call their VAD coordinator immediately. Then, just as you would in a code situation, take your own pulse first (because the patient may not have one), take a deep breath, and remember your ABCs.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Waveform end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) monitoring is an essential tool we must be using in our departments. Check out this short, but super high-yield video!
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pre-brief 58 y/o male with a history of OSA, COPD, CKD III, HTN, presents with RUQ abdominal pain x…