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Mechanical Ventilation Basics

Mechanical Ventilation Basics

by Cameron Leafloor | Jan 25, 2024 | Airway, Anesthesiology, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Recently Featured, Respirology

Mechanical ventilation has a lot of nuance associated with it, but a lot of reference guides focus on care in the ICU. There is certainly a need for more practical application for the ED doc or initial setup of patients on the vent. With both ER and ICU experience,...
Decoding Code Status: A Goals of Care Framework

Decoding Code Status: A Goals of Care Framework

by Lucy Karp | Nov 30, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

In general, the public perception of CPR is filled with inaccuracies, and recently the New Yorker wrote about the Hidden Harms of CPR. In the article, Dr. Sunita Puir, a palliative care doctor, talks about how it is an “open secret in medicine that CPR is brutal and...
Lactation – A brief guide for the emergency provider

Lactation – A brief guide for the emergency provider

by Rosa Ramaekers, Courtney Price | Oct 26, 2023 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pediatrics

You are seeing your next patient in urgent care, a 35-year-old female with a wrist injury who has been waiting for 6-hours. After sending her for an x-ray and offering pain control in the ED, she tells you she is 3-months post-partum and is currently nursing. She asks...
Experiential learning with a TWIST: Ovarian Torsion

Experiential learning with a TWIST: Ovarian Torsion

by Danielle Penney | Oct 12, 2023 | Featured, Most Viewed, OBGYN, Surgery, Ultrasound

I was in the OR for the first day of my anesthesia rotation when suddenly the pain hit me. It was in my left flank, radiating to my back — so much pain I could hardly think. A flurry of tests later, my ultrasound showed good doppler flow, and my lab work was pristine....
Taking A Dive Into Diverticulitis

Taking A Dive Into Diverticulitis

by Graham Wilson, Sam Wilson | Sep 28, 2023 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Surgery

You are treating a 43-year-old male with two days of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, a documented fever of 38.4 and malaise. He has no urinary or bowel symptoms. His past medical history is unremarkable. He looks well by ED standards. After a focused history and...
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