Reading Time: 5 minutes Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. The EPIC TBI study produced evidence suggesting that with simple modifications, the care provided in the field by prehospital clinicians can have a substantial impact on outcomes associated with severe TBI.
Hypotension
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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: 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: 2 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The Pre-brief Management of the hypotensive patient is critical knowledge in the emergency department (ED) This population represents some of…
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Neurogenic Shock can have confusing presentations. Learn how to recognize and treat it from Mohamed Hagahmed in this post.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Treatment of thyroid storm requires a very specific order of medications for some very important reasons; use this as your guide.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes This post discusses the utility and safety of push dose pressors in the critical care setting. It is accompanied by a visual summary of the preparation steps of the two most commonly administered push dose pressors in the Emergency Department.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Pre-brief There are some things that are not taught when you are learning central lines. This video is part…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Pre-brief Peri-intubation hypotension is bad. We must look for predictors and work to prevent this from happening. Mitigating Peri-intubation…