Hemodynamics

Reading Time: 3 minutes CPVT is a life-threatening condition that results in sudden death in young children and adults. It is often undiagnosed and untreated. This post discusses the presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment options for CPVT.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Adrenal crisis is a life-threatening condition with increased morbidity if the condition is not recognized early and management is not initiated promptly. In this post, a brief review of adrenal insufficiency is provided with emphasis on early resuscitation and specific treatments.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many patients present to the Emergency Department with hypertension. How do clinicians differentiate between those patients who will benefit from an urgent reduction of blood pressure and those who can be safely discharged home?

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Pre-brief Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs), also known as Swan-Ganz catheters, are intravascular catheters that are inserted through a central…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Here are Salim Rezaie’s 6 pearls to not f**k up the arm when using peripheral vasopressors.

Reading Time: 4 minutes Should we be using Lactated Ringers in sepsis? Won’t we increase the lactic acid further? Here we discuss the flawed reasoning behind blaming Lactated Ringers for exacerbating lactic acidosis.

Reading Time: < 1 minute References Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Schiller NB, Appleton CP, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. A simple method for noninvasive estimation of…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Should we be using Lactated Ringers in hyperkalemia? Won’t we increase the potassium further? Here we discuss the flawed reasoning behind avoiding Lactated Ringers in hyperkalemia.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Dr. Colin McCloskey discusses vasoplegia, a consequence of cardiopulmonary bypass, and gives us some ways to treat it.