Fever in Sepsis by Dr. Emily Damuth
Should we be treating fevers in sepsis? ...and don't forget to Save the Date for 8/1/18....ResusEM2 is coming!
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Critical Care
Advanced Practice: Airway Mastery Series! DL vs VL for Airway Management in the ED
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The ResusEM conference is coming back this August! This is a summary of a portion of Dr. Byrne's talk on airway management presented at the August 2017 ResusEM conference at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Check out some of the literature looking at the performance of video largyngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in various hospital settings.
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Advanced Practice: Airway Mastery Series! DL vs VL for Airway Management in the ED
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The ResusEM conference is coming back this August! This is a summary of a portion of Dr. Byrne's talk on airway management presented at the August 2017 ResusEM conference at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Check out some of the literature looking at the performance of video largyngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in various hospital settings.
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How to (NOT) Kill Your Patients With Intubation
Dr. Richard Byrne talks about the do's and don't of intubating your sick patients in the ED. This lecture was from the ResusEM conference from 2017! ...stay tuned for the schedule and tickets for ResusEM2 on 8-1-18
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Status Epilepticus
A quick guide to the medications needed for a patient in status
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Advanced Practice: A rare cause of refractory shock
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A 34 year old woman comes to the ER after a few days of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. She is found to be disoriented and hypotensive, but she isn’t improving with fluid hydration. What gives?
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Not Just the Shakes - Management of Delirium Tremens
Withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens) can mimic many other critical illnesses we see including but not limited to sepsis, toxidromes, excited delirium, and hyperthermia, making it a life-threatening disease that is often underrecognized.
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The Adrenal Trial
Should we be giving steroids for patients in septic shock? This trial attempts to answer that question.
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Board Review: Aortic Dissection
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A 63 year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with sudden onset chest pain that is tearing to the back. Blood pressure is 200/110 and the patient looks very uncomfortable. You order a CTA of the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis and diagnose Aortic Dissection. What is the medication of choice in the initial management of aortic dissection in this patient?
A. Nitroprusside
B. Nicardipine
C. Esmolol
D. NItroglycerin
E. Diltiazem
Answer is C: Esmolol
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A Case of Pediatric Ingesion
A 2-year old presents with a chief complaint of accidental mothball ingestion 2 days ago (as per his mother). He appears pale and has had a couple episodes of vomiting. He has a history of G6PD deficiency. What are your immediate concerns? (read more for the answer)
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