Shock

Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, Kevin will discuss the role of steroids in the treatment of patients with septic shock.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Bleeding control is an important component of trauma care. Here are the fundamentals.

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: 2 minutes What’s the evidence when it comes to dopamine for pediatric septic shock? Dr. Dallefeld breaks it down in this post.

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!

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: 3 minutes For decades EMS clinicians have been trained to expedite transport to the hospital for the sickest patients. Rapid movement to transport often occurs at the expense of aggressive medical intervention and current evidence suggests that for certain patients this practice may be deleterious.

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?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Neurogenic Shock can have confusing presentations. Learn how to recognize and treat it from Mohamed Hagahmed in this post.