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Management of PEA: in need of resuscitation?

Management of PEA: in need of resuscitation?

by Bo Zheng, Alex Coutin | Jan 16, 2020 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

What is pulseless electric activity (PEA)? Pulseless electrical activity is diagnosed based on a patient having an organized, non-shockable rhythm and no palpable pulse.  However, PEA is not always a cardiac arrest state.  In many cases, patients with PEA have...
Life in the balance: Why fluid choice matters in the Emergency Department

Life in the balance: Why fluid choice matters in the Emergency Department

by Bo Zheng, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 2, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries

IV fluid is a drug Intravenous fluid administration is the second most common medical intervention next to supplemental oxygen.1  Over 200 million liters of normal saline (NS) is used in the United States annually.2 Intravenous fluids, like any other drug, should be...
An Analysis of Paralysis: Neuromuscular blocking agents in the Emergency Department

An Analysis of Paralysis: Neuromuscular blocking agents in the Emergency Department

by Bo Zheng, Richard Hoang | May 3, 2018 | Anesthesiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

In this post, we will discuss the use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) for intubation in the Emergency Department; we will focus on considerations in predicted difficult airways (RSI vs. awake intubation), Rocuronium vs. Succinylcholine, and the indications...
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