Enjoy two videos from ResusEM...one from Dr. Hope Kilgannon and the other from Dr. Brian Roberts

You are treating a patient for diabetic ketoacidosis in the ED. Thing is, the patient isn't very ill and only has mild DKA (pH 7.25-7.3). Is starting a continuous insulin infusion and admitting the patient to an intensive care unit bed really the best use of resources? Read on for an alternative suggested regimen using subcutanoues doses of rapid acting insulin

Too Healthy To Die....Is M-CPR to the Cath Lab the Answer?

Dr. Sarab Sodhi discusses some of the new literature for vfib cardiac arrest. 

For decades now, aggressive fluid replacement in pediatric DKA patients has been thought to contribute to cerebral edema and neurologic injury. This has resulted in a general policy of cautious fluid replacement with isotonic crystalloid, and perhaps even contributed to under-resuscitation of these patients. In this first large, randomized, prospective study to examine the role of type of fluid (0.9% NaCl vs 0.45% NaCl) and rate of administration, the hope was to detemine if type of fluid, rate of adminstration, or both were associated with cerebral edema and neurologic injury in this patient population. Read on for the key results of this practice changing paper!

Dr. Sarab Sodhi discusses the literature beyond standard BLS and ACLS recommendations. 

Should you be using Sepsis 3.0? Dr. Annahieta Kalantari breaks it down. 

Few things may alter the course of your career...this amazing video by Dr. Stephen Trzeciak may be one of them

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign has published a 2018 update to their guidelines for sepsis care. The new recommendations have sparked major controversy in the emergency medicine, critical care, and infectious disease communities. Read on for a brief summary of the most controversial points and links to further reading!

Should we be treating fevers in sepsis? ...and don't forget to Save the Date for 8/1/18....ResusEM2 is coming!