Reading Time: 3 minutes Normal saline is one of the most common fluids used for resuscitation of patients. But what if normal saline isn’t actually normal and creates an extra obstacle in the care and resuscitation of your sickest patients?
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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: 5 minutes CVP is a controversial and complex topic and Dr. Michael Javid breaks down the basics for us in this post.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Does sodium bicarbonate have a role in cardiac arrest? Should it still be a part of the cardiac arrest ‘cocktail’? Let’s take a look at what the evidence says.
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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: 2 minutes The post discusses the assessment and management of trauma patients with unstable pelvic fractures.
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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: 2 minutes This post reviews the evolving technology and design of REBOA catheters.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Intravenous fluids and resuscitation of critically ill patients go hand in hand and the decision of what fluid to use and when needs careful consideration. Here is a good place to start.