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ICU Stories (fresh out of oven): Young patient with hx of polysubstance abuse (including iv heroin) was admitted w septic shock / peritonitis @ underwent exp-laparotomy etc. Hospi...
ICU Stories: While walking around the ICU at the beginning of your night shift, you notice that the respiratory therapist increased the FiO2 from 90 to 100% in a mechanically vent...
ICU Pharmacology Secrets: This is another random collection of pharmacology pearls that I witnessed & wrote down during the last two months. And so it begins: 1. Hydralazine (H...
ICU milestones: It was 23 years ago today, May 4th 2000, when @NEJM published one of the most influential studies in Critical Care (CC): the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Net...
ICU stories: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is another "bread-and-butter" ICU case. The typical scenario is one of a patient who presents to the ED w nausea/vomiting/weakness, receive...
ICU Infectious Disease Pearls and Pet Peeves-Part3: These are some extra points & random thoughts regarding commonly used antimicrobials & frequently encountered ID scenarios in th...
ICU stories: You start your night shift and while walking in and out each patient’s room, you see this 👇 on one ventilator's screen: https://t.co/W9uv9zOyzD
ICU stories: Middle-aged pt w remote hx of seizures had grand-mal sz at home & in the ambulance. Intubated for airway protection in ED; transferred to ICU. Placed on propofol. Over...
36F presenting with SOB, cough, subjective fever. BP 101/58, HR 140, T 100.9, RR 40, 87% on RA. Patient upright and appears in respiratory distress and unable to speak in full sent...
